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Subject:Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
From:Joachim Beek
Date:Tue, 9 May 95 17:11:31 CDT

>tires will not be P44's, but won't be Michelins either.  I've had
>some white knuckle experiences with Michelins on sports cars in
>the rain that made me loose bladder control...  =:-0
>
>Maybe the answer is to avoid European rubber...
>
>C ya L8er
>
>Lee Thompson
>Austin, TX
>Reply-To: "Lee Thompson" <lthompson@fisher.com>
>
In the FWIW department, I've heard (and had some personal experience)
that French Michelins are better than American Michelins.  My bladder
control experience didn't even happen in a sports car...just a Golf.
Sworn by P44's on my regular size cars ever since, and recently got
P300's for the van.

Joachim
P44-shod 88 Fox and 78 Scirocco
P300-shod 90 GL Vanagon
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