Found some HanKook Tires on ebay

[malcolm2]

FYI for anyone looking for Lite Truck stock tire for their Bay.....

I am not associated with this guy, but I did buy some tires from him yesterday.

RA18 Hankook's for $69. No Tax, Free Shipping. That is the cheapest price I could find. Discount Tire Direct had them for about $80. Walmart had them for $77 I believe. Amazon had a price similar, but only had 1 tire. Those 3 had tax to add.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-New-185R14-Hankook-Vant...2749.l2649
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[CrRusty]

From what it looks like these are the new or replacement tires for the older RA08s. That seems like a very good deal with free shipping.

Here is a review from the wal fart online:

1-1 of 2 reviews
Average rating:3out of5stars, based on0reviews
Bring back the RA08s, these are too fast wearing
these and one yokohama summer tire seem to be the last options for vw vanagons with 14 inch wheels. I drive an 87 westfalia and used to rave about hankook RA08 tires. these were $100 vs $80 but stayed round and wore evenly till the wear bars. These RA18 which now replaced the obsolete RA08s wear much faster and are shot at 25K miles on a vw vanagon driven on any curvy roads.

drbacon, October 16, 2019

[aeromech]

Great deal. Thanks for the info
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[Turbod16v]

I have purchased tires from them numerous times, so I can vouch they are legit.
Tires are not old either. Date codes have been within a year of purchase. My spare is a 2019 production.

I also found out after order a couple sets from them that they are only an hour from me so no need to wait on shipping! But they did ship fast in in my experiences.

Highly recommended.

My only worry is they Jack the price once it goes forum viral, or whatever the word is for all the sudden a ton of people start ordering them.
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[malcolm2]

Mobile Tire guy in my neighborhood.... Works late and for cash. I got the Hood Special. $20 / tire. Mounted and Balanced.

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