Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 10:24:07 GMT From: Bengt ÷sterdahl <bengt.osterdahlTA”–BORTnospama.com> Subject: Re: what year wheel will fit???
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 23:31:40 GMT, "Bob(but not that Bob)" <nobodynospamere.com> wrote: >> >> FWIW... last year the SAAB stealers were all running specials with Gislaved >> Nordfrost tires (better snows than any Goodyears) and the 16" OE alloy >> wheels for $799. > > >I called a local dealer last week about that very thing, but was told >that thanks to GM, no more Gislaveds - just Goodyears from now on. > For those of you that may not know the story of Gislaved: Gislaved is a small city in Sweden where the Gislaved tires were manufactured. It was bought by Continental some years ago. A couple of years ago Contiental closed the plant in Gislaved and made 700 workers redundant (ever heard of the SAAB - GM story?). The tire brand Gislaved exists but not the factory in Sweden. /Bengt