Date:         Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:24:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: MICHELIN XCA
Comments: To: JOHN REDDICK <svyolo@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20011204001232.4571.qmail@web10403.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hey dude, when you write in caps people think you are yelling!
Got earplugs?

Entity JOHN REDDICK spoke thus:

> I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE TIRE TRAFFIC ON THE
> LIST FOR A WHILE NOW.  I PUT MXT'S ON MY WESTY ABOUT
> TWO YEARS AGO.  THEY WERE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT, BUT ONLY
> LASTED 28,000 MILES.
> I DESTROYED TWO OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A TRIP
> TO PRUDHOE BAY THIS SUMMER.  I COULD NOT FIND ANY
> SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS UNTIL I GOT TO WHITEHORSE,YK.
> YUKON TIRE RECOMMENDED THE MICHELIN XCA.  I HAD NEVER
> HEARD OF THEM.
> THEY ARE READILY AVAILABLE (ONLY 205-75R14 IN 14
> INCH), 8 PLY RATED (VERY VERY HEAVY DUTY), MAX LOAD
> 2270 AT 65 PSI.  MUCH HIGHER LOAD THAN ANY OTHER 14
> INCH I HAVE SEEN.
> I NOW HAVE 9000 MILES MOUNTAINS, GRAVEL, HIGHWAY
> ETC ON THEM.  THEY SHOW NO WEAR WHATSOEVER.  THEIR
> STRAIGHT LINE STABILITY IS LIKE A LASER.  YOU CAN FALL
> ASLEEP FOR AN HOUR AND STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
> ROAD.  CROSSWIND/GUSTY WIND/TRUCK WAKE VANAGON WIGGLE
> IS NOW GONE.  COMPLETELY.  NADA.  PASSING A SEMI 180
> OUT ON A TWO LANE ROAD IS A NON EVENT INSTEAD OF A 2
> SECOND DANCE.
> THEY RIDE SMOOTH AND QUIET, HANDLE AWESOME, WEAR
> LIKE IRON, AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. DOES ANYBODY
> ELSE HAVE ANY LONGER TERM EXPERIENCE WITH THEM???
> THE XCA'S ARE AS BIG AN IMPROVEMENT AS THE MXT'S
> WERE OVER THE CAR TIRES THAT CAME ON MY WESTY. I HAVE
> NOT TRIED AGUILA'S, BUT AM SO HAPPY WITH THE XCA'S
> THAT I DON'T THINK I WILL.
>
> JOHN REDDICK
>
>
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