[Shotimes] All-Season tires

[James White]

Long story, short.

About a year ago I bought a pair of Kelly's in the middle of Iowa (Iowa
City) at a chain called Tires Plus.

POS

Was never able to get them balanced.  They are out of round so bad that I
could not go over 60mph even after 3 attempts at balancing them.

 Never could find any body to warranty them

Would never ever again buy a Kelly tire.

Have however had real good luck with the rather pricey Michelin Pilots in
the snow.  New ones are as good as a "all season" tire as you can get.

Now have a new set of Sumitomos (SRIXON4) and will report as to how they do
in the snow.  So far they are fairly good in the dry and just so-so in the
rain.

Have bought the Pilots several times before, but the Sumitomos were about
half the cost, so I thought that I would try them.  At least after 7k they
have stayed round, unlike the Kelly's.

If you have the bucks, get real snow tires, like Blizzaks and change them
after the snow stops.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   275k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   224k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Dembik" <djdembik27@bluefrognet.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 12:52 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] All-Season tires


>    Hi gang, i was just wondering if anyone out there has had any
experience
> with the all-season tire ---> Kelly "navigator gold" .  I was looking at
them
> and it says they were rated near the top last year for winter driving, and
> seeing that on my drive home tonight i seen some flakes out the window.
Its
> about time for some new tires, so if anyone has any knowledge on these
tires,
> it would be appreciated. Thanks
>
> --Will ( 95' mtx, Buffalo NY)
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