Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:19:10 +0800 From: "Meme MemE" <splitscreen69nopsamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: Tyres for 9-5SE in Oz?
Are you the some Peter Wilkins thats is on TV the old MTV host "Peter Wilkins" <wilkinspnopsamail.com.au> wrote in message news:icrcbusljmohuaauqmvk0mjrqol8bchivmnopsamcom... > My 1998 9-5SE came with 215/55 R16 Michelin Pilots HX which are no > longer available. My Saab dealer recommends Michelin MXV 3A's in > lieu, but they are $350 each. > > Local tyres like the Goodyear GA+ or Dunlop Monza such as fitted to > the premium Holdens and Fords are only $170 each. > > That's a $720 saving for 4 tyres fitted. > > So are the Michelins that much better than the premium local tyres? > Should I just cough up the extra money, or are there any other tyres > available at reasonable prices that anyone has tried on a Saab and are > happy with? > > I was nearly talked into some Bridgestone Turanza ER50's, but they > turned out to be more expensive than the Michelins! > Are they worth it? > > Any advice or recommendations based on experience would be much > appreciated - my head is spinning from all the garbage the tyre > dealers tell me -eg that this tyre or that tyre is perfect and just > right for the 9-5 - even when their brochures showed the tyres were > not even made in the 215/55 R16 size or even if they were, like the > Goodyear Revspec, they didn't have the required load capacity. > > TIA > > -- > Regards, > Peter Wilkins
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