Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 10:56:41 -0700 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Saabs in Movies
Tim Baker wrote: > > Nice pages with the movies. To answer your question in the Final > Analysis page (Michelin MXV4s - were those stock for Saabs, ever?). > Yes they were and they truely sucked. Actually, they were just MXVs > and not MVX4s. My '94 900 Turbo Convertible CE was factory shod with > this rubber and I replaced them with Bridgestone RE71 Potenzas. What > a difference. It seems to me that my '95 900SE V6 was also equipped > with Michelin MXV4 Energy tires and these were even worse. 3 sidewall > blowouts in 24k miles. All of my previous Saabs were equipped with > Pirelli tires and they seem to be pretty good. > > Tim. Interested... MXVs make sense... As for MXV4s, I put them on my '84 and my '90 SPG, and three other Saabs I've purchased used came with them... I really have nothing bad to say about this tire, other than the fact that they're obscenely expensive... not rubber I'm willing to fork over $$$ for, but it terms of ride comfort and performance I really cannot complain... -Justin
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