At 08:16 AM 5/27/99 -0700, Jay Laifman wrote:
>
>I have always run Michelin XZX tires on my Alpine. We also run Michelins
>on my wife's car. Her first set ran about 45,000 miles, which was about
>20,000 more miles than they were supposed to. Unfortunately, they no
>longer make that tire.
Well, I have run XZX's for years, and those are the ones I routinely got
80,000 miles out of, but, understand, I do not rotate my tires, being an
old John Muir fan. The replacements are the all-but-identical XH4's, which
I now have on my Audi. Nice tires.
I agree that the harder the tire, the less handling benefit. But, then, I
am doing street driving, so I can avoid auto-cross needs. If I were doing
high-performance work, I'd probably opt for Yokohoma, much as I detest the
company (one of their plants is here in town and they are a horrid employer
and a vile concern in many regards -- the workers will NOT buy Yokohoma
tires in protest).
Marc
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