Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:48:16 GMT From: hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: TCS query?
In article <robl-1834A0.23243918082003nopsam.east.cox.net>, Rob Levandowski <roblnopsamhiz.com> wrote: > My 9-5 came with Michelin Energy MXV4 tires fitted. They are > "performance all season" tires. Todays Oxymoron: "performance all season". > Granted, they don't have the traction of > a true snow tire. Then don't use it during winter. It is that simple. > For my needs at the time, true snow tires weren't > necessary, would have created a storage problem, and would have been a > difficult expense. The safety of proper tires/tyres is expensive? You buy a one of the safest cars on the market and ruin it all by acting cheap? > Don't believe me? Try the manufacturer's web site. Not a single word about "all season" tires/tyres on the Swedish Michelin site. They are probably afraid of all the laughter. > http://www.michelinman.com/catalog/tires/MichelinEnergyMXV4.html?tiretype > =2&tire=5 I find it odd that any company dare market a simple summer tire/tyre as "all season" tire/tyre in a sue-happy country. -- G–ran Larsson http://www.nospam.com/saab/