| Subject: | Re: Tires Michelin Agilis vs LTX M/S |
| From: | Mark Dorm |
| Date: | Thu, 9 May 2002 22:01:24 -0700 |
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>That's funny you should say that cause I just saw</P> <P><A href="http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&vehicleSearch=true&width=185%2F&ratio=0&diameter=14&sortCode=34200&minSpeedRating=R&ratio=&width=185%2F&diameter=14&minLoad=Reinforced&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&manufacturer=Continental&manufacturer=Michelin&manufacturer=Yokohama">http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&vehicleSearch=true&width=185%2F&ratio=0&diameter=14&sortCode=34200&minSpeedRating=R&ratio=&width=185%2F&diameter=14&minLoad=Reinforced&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&manufacturer=Continental&manufacturer=Michelin&manufacturer=Yokohama</A><BR><BR>and I was noticing there are three different yokohama options of the Y 356: </P> <P>C, C with RBL, and D (where RBL is raised black lettering). </P> <P>And then I noticed the big price difference between them and the Michelin Agilis... </P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>So you like them better than Florida? I wonder if the D have a tighter turn than the C? </P> <P>>From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET></P> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Mark, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>For the price difference, and the availability factor--I went with the <DIV></DIV>>Yokohama 356--195 75 R-14's--- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>D rated, 1800 lbs,@ 65 psi--- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I run them at 45 psi, and they handle well, follow the road well, and <DIV></DIV>>the best part is they are only $61.00 per tire---- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>While I feel Michelin's are an excellent hoop--they are way over priced <DIV></DIV>>for what your really getting---- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Later, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Terry <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>E-mail message <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Tires Michelin Agilis vs LTX M/S <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>http://tires.michelin-us.com/mastapp/servlet/Controller/site.catalog.Results?vehicletype=templatedata%2Fcatalog%2Fvehicle_type%2Fdata%2FTruckandVan&wheelsize=any&specificuse=any&vehicletypename=truck%2Fvan&wheelsizename=any&specificusename=any&flag=1 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>This Michelin site is ranking the LTX M/S better than the Agilis. And <DIV></DIV>>note that when you search under size 14 inch wheels, only the LTX M/S <DIV></DIV>>pops up, and when you type in 15 inch wheels, LTX M/S, other LTX's, and <DIV></DIV>>Agilis pops up. I almost ordered Agilis and I was told it would be a two <DIV></DIV>>month wait, so I didn't buy anything. Note that Vanagon.com tire page <DIV></DIV>>mentions the Agilis 81 but not the 61, this is a mix up isn't it? The 61 <DIV></DIV>>is made for the Vanagon, the 81 exceeds Vanagon specs, and made Frank of <DIV></DIV>>Stebro unhappy, though he had bad u-joints..., some other guy said he <DIV></DIV>>had 81's and he liked 'em. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Anyway, aren't the LTX M/S under-weighted for our vans? This current <DIV></DIV>>version of Michelins site doesn't make this an easy answer. There are <DIV></DIV>>more specs that don't mean anything to me than there are stars in the <DIV></DIV>>heavens. <DIV></DIV>>Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM105401/46'>Click Here</a><br></html>
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