Ditto on the end too.  17 years ago I had an 81 Diesel Rabbit Pickup with
Michelins on the rear (LT rated) and both suffered the same sidewall blowout
that both Roger and Robert describe, one of them on the Golden State Fwy
(I-5) in Burbank at around 65mph, the second a couple of weeks later on a
regular major surface street (50mph) in the beautiful San Fernando Valley.
No load in the bed at either time, never carried much in it anyway.  The
noise scared the willies outa me.  I think they had about 4K on them when
they blew  Haven't touched a Michelin since, nor care to.

I sure miss that truck though.........
--
Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 12/6/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Funny, I know people that swear by Michelin (apparently including some
> folks
> on this list) but every Michelin I've ever had suffered a catastrophic
> sidewall blowout- two of them while parked on the side of the road, the
> rest
> while moving (which always makes things interesting), and on three
> different
> vehicles to boot. None of them were on my Vgon, but they were all light
> truck tires. I will not buy, own or run another Michelin and I'd rather
> not
> ride on them on somebody else's vehicle if I can help it. A 100% failure
> rate is a little much.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon OEM tire report Yes, I am still using a 22 year old
> tire
>
>
> > RE: One after the other, the Michelins blew out.One at a blistering
> 65mph
> > on
> > rt 95( heading home from a junkyard,full of booty).All 4 destroyed in
> > about
> > 3K.
> >
> > Roger, I think we would all like to know the size and model of the
> > Michelins
> > that gave this kind of performance.....