Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:03:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Michelin LTX vs. Yokohama Y370
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On 12 Sep 2003 at 5:38, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 9/11/2003 3:41:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> > Yes, I hate to bring up that four letter word again (I've searched the
> > archives...) but upon rotating my tires, I found one of my older Yoko 370
> > tires on the rear has a badly broken belt, giving it about a 3/4" bulge in the
> > tread... not good.
>
>        Oh no not that same story AGAIN !  Those Yoko are becoming famous for
> doing the belt break bulge !  My advice, get rid of them and never use them
> again.  I've got the LTX's and have never had a problem with them is over 75,000
> km.  No off road experience though.  I keep on the highways out here in Eastern
> Canada !

Interesting... I hadn't heard of the broken belt issue on Yokos. But to be fair, my
driving is out of the ordinary - I went through 2 Conti "reinforced" tires the first year I
had the van from driving these roads, one of them had 3 flats before the shop
refused to repair it further. Hitting large, sharp obstacles at 60km/h (which
sometimes cause the suspension to bottom out) must be hard on any tire. Perhaps
I will try the LTX, if only to see how they compare, since I have 2 new Yokos on
now, and can run them together. Thanks for the info.--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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