Dennis, the story of not being able to sell the MXT to any except vanagon owners is the same story I got when I bought mine from Discount Tires in Albuquerque last year. Must be at least some truth in the story. John Rodgers "88 GL Driver Dennis Lockwood wrote: > I bought my set of MXT's one year ago and am quite pleased with them. I have > found that 48,000 miles is about all I can get from any set of Michelins, > wish that I could get more. > Yes, the Michelin web site does not list these tires. I bought mine at my > local NTB. I went in to the store to get whatever tire would fit. After > explaining to the young service technician my vehicle's needs, he got on the > phone and found these tires for me. Surprising because I thought that good > service was dead. He explained that they cannot sell them to anyone except > Vanagon owners. I do not know if this statement is true, but it makes for an > interesting story. > Anyway, my advice is to get them, you will not regret it. > > Good luck and safe driving, > > Dennis Lockwood > 91 Vanagon Carat > Original Owner |
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