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Date:         Tue, 9 May 95 17:11:31 CDT
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From:         Joachim Beek <beekj@smd6.jsc.nasa.gov>
Subject:      Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks

>tires will not be P44's, but won't be Michelins either. I've had >some white knuckle experiences with Michelins on sports cars in >the rain that made me loose bladder control... =:-0 > >Maybe the answer is to avoid European rubber... > >C ya L8er > >Lee Thompson >Austin, TX >Reply-To: "Lee Thompson" <lthompson@fisher.com> > In the FWIW department, I've heard (and had some personal experience) that French Michelins are better than American Michelins. My bladder control experience didn't even happen in a sports car...just a Golf. Sworn by P44's on my regular size cars ever since, and recently got P300's for the van.

Joachim P44-shod 88 Fox and 78 Scirocco P300-shod 90 GL Vanagon -- I'm not an engineer, but I play one at work.


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