Greg -
Apparently Michelin tires aren't good enough to run at the Indianapolis
Speedway either... I'd say Michelin has few fans in the US these days...
;-)
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 9/11/05, Greg Lemon <glemon@neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
> " a friend of mine had one of those Michelins XZX's break apart at
> speed..."
>
> Girlfriend in college had a V-6 Capri with XZX's it also had a tire just
> basically disintegrate on her, luckily not at any great speed. I was not
> in
> the car but went to pick her up, it didn't just go flat, disintegrate is
> about the only word I can think of for it, about half the tire was still
> on
> the rim and half had broken off in bits. I also agree with the statement
> about handling in the rain, they are really bad in the snow too, not that
> that would be to relevant here. I am not a big fan of Mich. XZX tires.
>
> Greg Lemon
> 54 BN1
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