Re: tires

["Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm@igtc.com>]

I'm no fan of the D40's (scalloping, early wear, etc...), but the SP8000's
rock!

-> Paul <-

Tom M. Matthews writes:
> Don't buy the Dunlops!
> 
> I put 40k+ *hard* miles on a set of D60's in 13 months. All I have to
> show for it is wear bars  ;)
> 
> I had no problems at all with tire damage or failures.
> 
> Tom M. Matthews
> tmmatthews@worldnet.att.net
> '95 GTI VR6
> 
> >>I bought them at about 30kmi to replace my GAs. They ran OK, but they all
> had catstrophic sidewall failure at about 60kmi. On all 4 tires (The
> Dunlop
> D60A2) the sidewalls got a 4" rip in the sidewall during regular driving
> and
> using factory pressure settings. They all ripped within 3 weeks of each
> other.
> Basically you get what you pay for, the Dunlops are cheaper than most
> others.
> I would heartily recommend any of the Michelins out there. I would stay
> away
> from these particular Dunlops. The S8000 and D40A2 might be better, but
> stay
> away from the D60s...
> 
> Anyone else have this happen to the Dunlops?<<