I'm wary of very high mileage warranties, tends to imply a very hard
rubber that may not do very well in the wet or snow and may be noisy.
But, I have no experience good or bad with this particular tire.

Allan

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:22:00 +0000, "David Wilhite"
<dlwilhite@COMCAST.NET> said:
> Guys,
>
> I don't want to start another tire thread, but since I'm having to repace
> my new/old Michelin tires that are seperating, I'm looking at
> alternatives for my 14" alloy wheels.
>
> I came across the General Altimax RT tire in a 205/70TR14 size.  I've put
> a link to the tire rack page below.  What caught my attention is the 98T
> rating, the 1653 lb. load rating, the 51 psi pressure and the 70,000 mile
> warranty and the $52.00 price.  A local shop can put these on my van for
> just under $150.
>
> Any thoughts on this one?
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=General&model=Altimax+RT&partnum=07TR4AMAXRTXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=1
>