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Re: tires. . .

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Talking from experience, don't get the BF Goodrich Euro T/A's.  Me and my
neighbor (he has an '87 GLI) found out that they wear funny.


Penny


----- Original Message -----
From: Pei-Chung Ting <chungsteroonie@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 4:42 AM
Subject: tires. . .


> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm looking for some tire advice. . . looks like I'm
> going to have to purchase a set of tires for 16" rims
> on a 16v I'll hopefully purchase tomorrow. .. today.
> . . 215/40 16 . . . tire rack's website yielded
> several options.  Michelin Pilot SX GT's @ $161,
> Pirelli P7000's @ $102, and Yokohama 052A's @ $112.
> Treadlife rating on all these, however is in the
> 160-180 range.
>
> I'm also looking at Toyo. . . I'm running Fz4's on my
> current 'rocco 195/50 15 and they're decent and
> holding up pretty well. . . wish the sidewalls were a
> bit stiffer though. Both the T1-s's and Fz4's come in
> the size I need and have 280 and 300 treadlife
> ratings. . . do these things last forever because of
> some zen compound they're cooking up?  Or does the
> performance really suffer some. . . 'cause I'm
> inclined to shell out for the more expensive T1-s's if
> they're all people claim they are.
>
> Anyways, if anyone has any input on what to get,
> please let me know. . . I'd really like to hear horror
> stories about any of the above mentioned tires as well
> so I can avoid an expensive mistake. . . also, other
> options for high performance tires would be helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> 'Chung
>
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