I mounted my spare for the first time last summer.  It had set merrily
cooking behind the radiator for over three hundred thousand miles.  It
lasted about ten before it started disintegrating, heaving chunks of itself
at the inside of the right rear wheel well.  Actually only lost the area
that was behind the radiator, but it wasn't balanced too well after that.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Francis <tbf@PACIFIER.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: wanted: new 205 mxl tires

> >Todd Francis wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,   I am looking for 2 new Michelin 205 70 R14 MXL tires
(original
> >> tires on Syncros) to put on my Tristar.
> >
> >Todd, if you are going to drive your Syncro, get 4 new tires. Differences
> in
> >the rolling circumference will fry the VC in no time!! Ideally, you
should
> have
> >5 new tires, and rotate them evenly. Sometimes functionality is more
> important
> >than being historically correct.
> >
> >PerL
> >87 Syncro 112i
>
>
> Per,  You are correct of course about putting on 4 new tires but I have
> already found 2 new MXL's and am hoping to find 2 more.