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Old 03-08-2023, 2:14pm   #1
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Must be for an SUV, as I have not purchased a tire under 275 for a car in 20 years.

Great choice for tire, you should have a 30K mile warranty, make sure they notate such, as the last set on the wife's XT5 were gratis from Michelin after they screwed up / lost my proration paperwork for six weeks after I emailed to them at least 5X.
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Must be for an SUV, as I have not purchased a tire under 275 for a car in 20 years.

Great choice for tire, you should have a 30K mile warranty, make sure they notate such, as the last set on the wife's XT5 were gratis from Michelin after they screwed up / lost my proration paperwork for six weeks after I emailed to them at least 5X.
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The older Michelin MXM4 are being phased out. They were great tires! First set made it to 75k. Second set now has 67K on them. I'll store these in my shed for a bit.

The cool tread pattern is why I posted that picture. Each tread line has it's own design, and those small circle cuts what's that about...
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How much did those set you back?
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Hope you are in a humid climate. Out west, Michelins dry rot faster than any other tire.
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Good tires. Not ZP?
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These are ZP's.
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Hope you are in a humid climate. Out west, Michelins dry rot faster than any other tire.
I've never gotten this kinda mileage before.
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10th post, just for the Dog!
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Must be for an SUV, as I have not purchased a tire under 275 for a car in 20 years.
Check the OEM specs on the C8 Stingray.
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Cute lil things!

The first thing I ditched on the gen6 "Maro" was the dangerous underperforming oem 245's. (Who the f puts 245's on a V8 performance car?)
305's now
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These on the winter beater and tow-rig.
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Do they offer 36 mo financing now?
Tires aren't cheap any longer.
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They were a strong contender when I was looking at tires for the R, but ended up with the Continental Extremecontact DWS 06 Plus. Contis were #2 on TireRack, Michelin were #5. I've had great luck with both brands and would have been happy with either. The Contis were a couple hundred cheaper for the set and are made in Germany which helped sway my choice.
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'13 CTS Coupe

The older Michelin MXM4 are being phased out. They were great tires! First set made it to 75k. Second set now has 67K on them. I'll store these in my shed for a bit.

The cool tread pattern is why I posted that picture. Each tread line has it's own design, and those small circle cuts what's that about...
75K on a set of tires is awesome, especially for low profile tires in that size. I'm surprised....I mean, how much tread depth do those tires have right now, new? Not 75K worth, I would think.
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75K on a set of tires is awesome, especially for low profile tires in that size. I'm surprised....I mean, how much tread depth do those tires have right now, new? Not 75K worth, I would think.
It's possible if he's driving around like Miss Daisy is in the back seat. Hell, I used to regularly get 30K+ miles out of the tires on my C5, C6, and C6Z.
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6.50 x 15 bias belted FTW!!!Click image for larger version Name: IMG_1005.jpg Views: 0 Size: 1.52 MB ID: 77137
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I remember for years, buying F78-14 tires for my old Charger.

Then I lost my mind and starting running F50 M/Ts and air shocks. So dumb.
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They were a strong contender when I was looking at tires for the R, but ended up with the Continental Extremecontact DWS 06 Plus. Contis were #2 on TireRack, Michelin were #5. I've had great luck with both brands and would have been happy with either. The Contis were a couple hundred cheaper for the set and are made in Germany which helped sway my choice.
I'm a Michelin fan and love the Conti's!
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Just put a set on the C5 before I put it away last fall.

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I'm a Michelin fan and love the Conti's!

I put the Continentals on the E63 and they perform very well in dry and rain. Cold does diminish traction significantly but I don't drive her in the Winter.
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