I have the MXTs, too, and they work great in the wet and on a syncro are fine in
the snow.  I've blow by other 4wd going up mountain passes in deep snow with
them.  I've had them off road in the snow 2 feet deep no problem (at 25 psi).
I've taken them on hundreds of miles of dirt road....no problems or tears,
they're tough.  I think they're great tires, quiet, too.
steve

Michael Townsend wrote:

> Well,
>
> I just got 5 Michelin MXT's from my FLATS.  As the FAQ says, most dealers
> cannot find them in their computer or catalogs, but if you tell them that it
> is Michelin part # 73568, they miraculously appear in the computer.  The
> ones I received were "special order" and took a week to show up.  They were
> very dusty, as if they were laying around in a warehouse for a long time.
> It was fun watching the employees and manager standing around gawking at the
> tire mounting machine because of the incredible amount of pressure required
> to set the beads.  (The alignment guy drives an 85 Golf Diesel!  Smart man!)
> Anyway, these tires are incredible quiet and smooth.  They feel strong on
> the exit ramps, and you aren't afraid that they will explode when you hit a
> pothole.  I haven't had the opportunity to try them in wet weather, and we
> almost never get any significant amount of that white precipitation down
> here.  I am not a tire expert, just another happy customer with a bleeding
> credit card.  If it wasn't for this list, I would never have heard of "load
> range C," and there is no telling what I would have ended up with.
>
> Michael Townsend
> townsend@rtp.ericsson.se
>
> btw, my FLATS (Ingold Tire, Durham NC) said that someone else called asking
> for this type of tire, after mine were received before I went to get them
> mounted.  The other customer offered to buy them if I did not show up.  I am
> curious if this other customer is on this list -- it wouldn't surprise me.
> The tire vendor was extremely surprised to hear two requests in the same
> week for these tires.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 8:32 PM
> Subject: I'm confused/frustrated
>
> Volks,
> Well, this tire issue is bringin' me down (can't you hear the steel guitar
> in the background?!?)