>I thought I might comment after 12 months driving on a new set of Pirelli
>Citynet Plus 195 R 14C tyres in my '82 Vanagon.
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>When I was a young boy my father came home and said that he had put a set of
>these new "radial ply" tyres on his car.   He liked them, but said that the
>only problem was that if he ran over a 20c piece (2 shilling piece in those
>days) he could tell whether it was heads or tails.  There was that much more
>transferred from the road to the steering wheel.
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>With these Pirellis on my VW, I can tell whether the Queen is smiling or
>frowning.  I am amazed at just HOW much of road surface undulations is
>turned into sound or touch by these tyres.  They seem to be wearing well,
>but for the first time in my life I am very irritated by a set of tyres.

Like Michelin, Pirelli makes a full range of tires. Again like
Michelin, at the bottom are budget tires which are to be avoided...
not only do they offer no traction, but they split. Great!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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