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Re: Nokian tire acquistion follies (long)
Posted by westernny [Email] (more from westernny) on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:47:34
In Reply to: Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., MI-Roger
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, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:14:21
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I just bought a set of Nokian Z's for my 9-5 Aero - and they were NOT easy to get. I checked with some of the "dealers" in my town listed on Nokian's site. They ranged from a fancy indy joint to local neighborhood repair shops. None of them had a single Nokian summer tire in stock in my size! Several of them had no idea what I was talking about and said that the Z wasn't being made any more. One place said they could order them, but I'd have to plunk down another $16-20 per tire for UPS shipping.
In frustration, I called the Nokian "factory" down in Tenn. The gave me the name of the tire distributor in town who supplies all of their local dealers. Called the guy. He insisted that the only way I'd ever see a set of Z's was if I paid the additional shipping charge!
I called the Nokian factory back and related all of this. They gave me a name and a number of one of their regional distribution warehouses, and said that I shouldn't have to pay for shipping, and suggested I give the local distributor the contact at the warehouse.
I eventually got the local Saab dealer's parts manager to handle all of this for me - he got me the tires, no shipping charge, about a week for the whole mess. ALL of the local shops that are not nationally branded tire outlets buy their tires from the same distributor, apparently.
I don't think Nokian is going to move too many summer tires with this scheme.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., MI-Roger
, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:14:21- tiresbyweb.com, Iowaero, Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:35:52
- Re: Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., Paulie T, Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:15:14
- Re: Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., Grackle, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:39:00
- Re: Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., BamaTC, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:04:04
- Re: Least expensive source ofr Nokian NRVi's or V's..., JG, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:14:17
- Re: Nokian tire acquistion follies (long), westernny, Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:47:34 <-- Viewing This Message
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