Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 21:02:31 -0800 From: "Leon Smitherman" <lcs3nopsaml.msn.com> Subject: Re: Saab Tires
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE2C5C.0F28D460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a '97 900 turbo with 30,000 miles on the odo. I have just = replaced the original Michelin Pilot "Z" rated rubber. the tires were = almost to the threads at 29 K and I pushed them another 1000 miles = because I found out that replacing them would run about $1200. Try a "V" rated tire. The Dunlop sports will probably give you a little = more life. also rotate every 5K. Good luck I was shocked when my = tires went so fast... I'm watching this set closely. Alan Erickson wrote in message = <367889AC.1927DA75nopsamejanews.com>... As someone who will need new tires for an '85 900 in the very near future, I'm wondering if the 900's tend to be a little "rougher" on tires than most cars. I seem to be getting only around 30 to = 40,000 on a decent set of tires (like Michelin)? Everything seems to be aligned and the wear is even. Thoughts or comments? =20 Alan Erickson ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE2C5C.0F28D460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV>I have a '97 900 turbo with 30,000 miles on the odo. I have just = replaced=20 the original Michelin Pilot "Z" rated rubber. the tires = were=20 almost to the threads at 29 K and I pushed them another 1000 miles = because I=20 found out that replacing them would run about $1200.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Try a "V" rated tire. The Dunlop sports will = probably give=20 you a little more life. also rotate every 5K. Good = luck I was=20 shocked when my tires went so fast... I'm watching this set = closely.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV>Alan Erickson<ALAN_ERICKSONnopsamEJANEWS.COM> wrote in message = <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto: janews.com</A>>...</DIV>As =20 someone who will need new tires for an '85 900 in the very = near<BR>future,=20 I'm wondering if the 900's tend to be a little "rougher"=20 on<BR>tires than most cars. I seem to be getting = only=20 around 30 to 40,000<BR>on a decent set of tires (like = Michelin)? =20 Everything seems to be<BR>aligned and the wear is=20 even. Thoughts or comments?<BR><BR>Alan=20 Erickson<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE2C5C.0F28D460--
