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p.smith78 · 02-22-2004, 03:14 AM

Thanks for the info...I will buy all four the same.

Just to let you know up here in Canada where they tax us on our taxes and then tax us again just for good measure and then add a tire disposal levy on each tire and tax us on the levy....The price of the SO3's , cheapest price I could find after very extensive looking , and I mean extensive is $1358.00 and that is just for the tires and doesn't include the install and balance which is a further $240.00 bringing the price of the SO3's to $1598.00.

The price up here for the Kumhos is $650 all the compound taxes and tire levies included and then the install. Pirellis are even more expensive then the SO3's...here anyways. So here in Canada the SO3's are $700 dollars more for a set then the Kumhos.

So I fully understand what your saying, but the price of stuff up here is a real killer because of all the taxes we pay. And it doesn't help much to buy from our brothers to the south because our dollar is always so pitifully low compared to yours.

Hopefully I am happy with them....if not...your right ...it's a Porsche and I will end up changing them for a better tire and costing more in the long run. You probably get what you pay for.

Thank you for your reply though. I appreciate it.

02-22-2004, 03:14 AM	#3
p.smith78 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 35	Thanks for the info...I will buy all four the same. Just to let you know up here in Canada where they tax us on our taxes and then tax us again just for good measure and then add a tire disposal levy on each tire and tax us on the levy....The price of the SO3's , cheapest price I could find after very extensive looking , and I mean extensive is $1358.00 and that is just for the tires and doesn't include the install and balance which is a further $240.00 bringing the price of the SO3's to $1598.00. The price up here for the Kumhos is $650 all the compound taxes and tire levies included and then the install. Pirellis are even more expensive then the SO3's...here anyways. So here in Canada the SO3's are $700 dollars more for a set then the Kumhos. So I fully understand what your saying, but the price of stuff up here is a real killer because of all the taxes we pay. And it doesn't help much to buy from our brothers to the south because our dollar is always so pitifully low compared to yours. Hopefully I am happy with them....if not...your right ...it's a Porsche and I will end up changing them for a better tire and costing more in the long run. You probably get what you pay for. Thank you for your reply though. I appreciate it. __________________ PJ