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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,


Are you happy with those Michelins? Are they X-Radial LT? I am thinking
about getting a set of those (X-Radial LT 225/75R15) at Costco. Michelin
wrote back that these are made exclusively for warehouse clubs. Made me
wonder a little whether they are as good as LTX then. Got no straight
answer about load range and whether they have the third steel belt, yet.

I don't remember for sure now, MXV's I believe, since I just traded
that car in, but they had high temperature and speed ratings.

I've bought them for years. Never had a failure except once when I
slammed into a curb, and it was replaced on the "road-hazard"
warranty.

The new Q45 came with Bridgestones, which I'm leery of, on 18" wheels.

I'll keep a sharp eye on them.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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To-Email- said:
To-Email- said:
[snip]

The wheel on my wife's car still fell off. She was *not* happy.
Fortunately, she had just pulled off the interstate onto a side
street when it passed her. It ruined a new Hakkapalita, broke four
of the lugs, stripped all of the nuts, and ripped up the fender.

WHAT is a "Hakkapalita"?

Expen$ive snow tire from them northern Europeons.
http://www.nokiantyres.com/wintertyres_en

The Michelin's I buy at Discount Tire have a road-hazard warranty.

Perhaps, but Hakks are _the_ winter tire (which obviously you have
no use for ;). I bought a set for my son too, though my wife's
current car came with something lesser. If it's really bad I take
her to work anyway (4WD).
I once dodged a drunk coming straight at me by swerving to the left
and bounced off a curb, tearing the sidewall out of a tire. Discount
replaced it no-questions-asked.

I didn't swerve. He swerved my driver's door. $8500 damage.
[snip]

He didn't ask if the aliens were green? ;-)

No, Jim was just relieved that the fellow didn't notice he was missing
a hubcap.
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,
I don't remember for sure now, MXV's I believe, since I just traded
that car in, but they had high temperature and speed ratings.

What? You traded in your Nissan truck? How could you if nothing has
fallen off yet?
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,


What? You traded in your Nissan truck? How could you if nothing has
fallen off yet?

No. The Frontier PU has only 25,000 miles on it.

I traded in the 1996 Q45 (135,000 miles) for a new Q45.

Did you miss the link to a photo in my "Modern User-Friendly
Technology" post?

...Jim Thompson
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,
No. The Frontier PU has only 25,000 miles on it.

I traded in the 1996 Q45 (135,000 miles) for a new Q45.

Did you miss the link to a photo in my "Modern User-Friendly
Technology" post?

No, but I had assumed it was the Q45 you already had. Saab had a similar
design a decade ago, maybe more. You could still see lines and stuff
like that but most of it was rigid pipe. Looked like inside the cowling
of a jet engine. That's why it was called "the engineer's car".
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,


No, but I had assumed it was the Q45 you already had. Saab had a similar
design a decade ago, maybe more. You could still see lines and stuff
like that but most of it was rigid pipe. Looked like inside the cowling
of a jet engine. That's why it was called "the engineer's car".

With the old Q45 you could see everything... no covers.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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I don't remember for sure now, MXV's I believe, since I just traded
that car in, but they had high temperature and speed ratings.

I've bought them for years. Never had a failure except once when I
slammed into a curb, and it was replaced on the "road-hazard"
warranty.

The new Q45 came with Bridgestones, which I'm leery of, on 18" wheels.

I'll keep a sharp eye on them.

...Jim Thompson

I didn't read far enough down the sticker... the 18" wheel upgrade
changed the tires to...

Michelin Pilot HX MXM4, P245/45R18

...Jim Thompson
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,

I didn't read far enough down the sticker... the 18" wheel upgrade
changed the tires to...

Michelin Pilot HX MXM4, P245/45R18

That's "show off at the theater" stuff. Be prepared to shell out big
bucks when these need replacement. And easy on the accelerator at the
traffic light even if the dude in the Roush-Mustang challenges with a
"vrooom" ;-)
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,



That's "show off at the theater" stuff. Be prepared to shell out big
bucks when these need replacement. And easy on the accelerator at the
traffic light even if the dude in the Roush-Mustang challenges with a
"vrooom" ;-)

They're currently listed at ~$276 each, not much more than the MXV's I
had on the old dude... typically lasted 40K miles.

Besides, would *I* drag race ?:)

...Jim Thompson
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,
They're currently listed at ~$276 each, not much more than the MXV's I
had on the old dude... typically lasted 40K miles.

Ouch! The ones for my SUV are $114 each and the original Yokohama set is
still pretty chipper at 56k miles. The reason I want to change them out
is not that they are worn too much but because they are now about 10
years old.

Besides, would *I* drag race ?:)

Who knows when that Z280 feeling comes up again :cool:
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Hello Jim,


Ouch! The ones for my SUV are $114 each and the original Yokohama set is
still pretty chipper at 56k miles. The reason I want to change them out
is not that they are worn too much but because they are now about 10
years old.



Who knows when that Z280 feeling comes up again :cool:

Every day. Otherwise I must be dead ;-)

BTW, it is 280ZX, Z80's are for the cheap crowd ;-)

...Jim Thompson
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim said:
Besides, would *I* drag race ?:)


What you wear when you race is your business. ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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What you wear when you race is your business. ;-)

Oh, gawd! I'm so glad that I had already sat my wine glass down...
two sno-o-o-rts in a row are almost too much to take ;-)

...Jim Thompson
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim said:
Oh, gawd! I'm so glad that I had already sat my wine glass down...
two sno-o-o-rts in a row are almost too much to take ;-)

...Jim Thompson


You KNEW that I couldn't let an opening like that go by, didn't you?


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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