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Then Firestone's listing is wrong. That happens.

I forgot that the original door sticker said the tires were 17", so Firestone's listing is certainly wrong, or conceivably there were two sizes and their listing is incomplete.

If they were easy to write to, I'd write to them, but I'm sure they're not.

Most of I90 and I15 is 80 mph now. I don't miss 'reasonable and prudent'. Traveling down 93 on a bike at 100 in a flock of soccer moms in their SUVs could get nerve racking. A friend died on Evaro Hill when one made him a hood ornament.

There are others that go under the road. The last deer I hit was just north of St. Ignatius. He left the scene before I could load him in the car. That's legal but you have to take the whole thing; no gut piles along the highway.

The trim package can make the difference - my car has 16 inch wheels but the same car with the luxury trim has 17 inch. John T.

Aha. You're right. I looked at what tirerack.com had to say.

Optional Tire Sizes 18" 225/45-18 19" 225/40-19

They also allow for custom sizes and maybe will tell you if the tire will fit or not.

But for the 2005 Toyota Solara SE SLE V6 *Coupe*, it says Toyota equips your vehicle with ONE possible size during production 17" 215/55-17 Optional Tire Sizes 16" 215/60-16 18" 225/45-18 19" 225/40-19 SPR 155/70-17 Temporary/Compact Spare -- included for completeness. When selecting a Factory tire size, note that the proper Factory tire size for the vehicle is determined by options or changes by the manufacturer.

But there is really nothing about being an SLE that enables more or fewer sizes to be used than in an SE, afaik??? All the differences are in the interior, I've assumed. It has a better radio and maybe other stuff like leather seats. Surely the tire wells are no different?????? Yes, if you add the possible factory list to the optional list, the lists are the same.

Unsure what to select? We can help! Our trained experts have years of tire fitment experience and are available to answer questions. Call 888-541-1777. Monday - Friday: 8AM - 8PM ET, Saturday: 9AM - 4PM ET

This means Tirerack's listing is more accurate than Firestone's, and that doesn't suprise me, because Firestone is established and Tirerack was new and had to try harder. What does surprise me is that, When Firestone gathered its data, who gave it incomplete data? Was it early in the 2005 year, before Toyota made the other size an option? That might be. .... except that TireRack started before 1990 and was selling online by 1998, also before, 6+ years before, my car was made.

I've never participated in choosing the size before. I've let the shop do it. So I've learned a lesson. BTW, the same company that came out to fix my flat when I was out of town will also put on mail-order tires, so you don't have to squeeze them into your trunk or back seat, go to a gas station or tire shop and wait around. There are days when I don't go anywhere and they'll come then. The key search word is MOBILE tire service.

Wait. TireRack has its own list of local trucks and cooperating companies that will come out and install TireRack tires, INCLUDING the Firestone I was at yesterday, but when I called them a month ago to come out and fix my flat, they wouldn't do it. Maybe they don't like doing this and only do it for TireRack, or maybe they don't do it for them anymore either but their location is still on the list and the map.

And I see there is a Mr. Tire very close to me on the TireRack list too. I didn't think to call them. And when I google mobile tire service , neither they nor Firestone shows up. I tried to call nearby places, so it would only take them 5 or 10 minutes to get to me.

The options were established by Toyota cefore the mosels hit the showroom floor. The wheelwells are the same sise. The 16, 17, 18 and

Probably so, a minority of sales.

It's so sad, IMO, that convertibles are fading away. That's why I watch detective shows from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Highway Patrol, Mannix and others. They all drive big convertibles. Sometimes the criminals do too.

The convertibles were there basically for the same reason that many cars on TV during that era had their interior rear view mirror removed.* The TV show creators wanted viewers to see who is in the car, versus just being able to see the car itself.

I see. Thanks.

Just like when I put the big brake upgrade on my