Date:         Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:07:13 -0800
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: new Michelin x tires
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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At 10:27 AM -0800 11/4/00, David Marshall wrote:
>I thought by the title you put the X tires on your Van... really doesn't
>sound like them from the description below!  The Canadian Military used to
>use them on their Iltis along with other vehicles they have and I have seen
>them fitted on Syncro 16s in Europe too... **VERY** aggressive off-road tire
>pattern!
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>Is sort of how the pattern looks, these are just big rubber lugs for
>ripping up dirt or in my case my driveway! :)

        I    d o n ' t   t h i n k   s o

        He's probably referring to the Michelin X One, a "premium"
        all season tire.

        I have a set of them on our Villager (215/70R15 97T M+S)and
        they're better handling and quieter than the Goodyear Eagle GAs
        they replaced.




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