Dave, that makes sense and with as much trouble as it is to mount the extremely wide low profile tires on these cars (285/30ZR19 front and 335/25ZR20 rear) I could understand a picky customer wanting that done. But this person was loudly pointing out that the valve stems weren't at the same "o'clock" position on the driver front and rear as he was looking at his new car.
My then 12 year old daughter and I stopped in the museum the evening before I took delivery to take a look at my car but I never even thought to look at valve stem placement.
A few years ago I ordered replacement tires from Tire Rack and their recommended installer was a Firestone location nearby. Fortunately I had taken the wheels off my car and transported them to this location in my pickup because they took one tire off and spent 2 hours without success trying to mount the first replacement before giving up but at least they were careful with the wheel. I then took the tires to a speed shop that has been in business since sometime in the 1950s and they had all four tires mounted, balanced, and inflated to spec in under an hour. They get all of my tire business now, excellent service from people who know their business!
Rodger
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