Chris..........
The OEM set lasted approximately 30,000 miles.
Replaced by a set of Pirellis from a wrecked car. These had about 70% of
their tread left, cost 30% the price of a new set. They lasted about 25K
miles.
They were replaced by another set of Pirellis which are almost gone at this
point.
The next set will be Michelins, which seem to last a whole lot longer!
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Rogers <TravelMW@ix.netcom.com>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Cc: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: OT New Car Search for the folks
>90,000 miles and three sets of tires? I'm driving a '96 Sable with 75,000
on the
>originals and still have about 5/32" of tread left. Sounds like my mileage
did
>vary, or else the rubber gods have been with me.
>
>Chris Rogers
>Des Moines, IA
>'64B and part of a '66B
>'96 Sable that someone tells me to drive...
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>Lawrie Alexander wrote:
>
>> In 1990, I sold a beginning-to-rust-through-the-bottoms-of-the-doors 1971
>> Jag. XJ6 and replaced it with a brand new V-6 Camry. My wife has since
put
>> nearly 90,000 miles on it, averaging 22 mpg around town, 28 mpg on trips.
>> One set of brakes, three sets of tires and one headlight bulb - plus the
>> requisite regular oil changes - have been the only maintenance items, in
>> addition to the timing belt change that's recommended at 60K miles (We
did
>> it at 80K and the one we took off looked almost as good as the new one.)
>>
>> Would I recommend a Camry? You bet!
>>
>> Lawrie
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 12:19 PM
>> Subject: OT New Car Search for the folks
>>
>> >My parents' 8 year old Plymouth Acclaim is going to be replaced. My
folks
>> >are not enthusiasts by a long shot (a '90 Acclaim should be evidence of
>> >that) and they hate shopping so I thought I'd give mom some help. They
live
>> >in Mesa, AZ.
>> >Any testimonials or websites that someone could recommend that would
help
>> me
>> >help my mom buy a new boring, functional, comfortable and reliable
vehicle?
>> >(parents ages are 69 and 67) Mom is enamored with the Toyota Camry, by
the
>> >way, but I really liked the Dodge Stratus I had on a recent business
trip.
>> >It's difficult for me to "reverse think" as an autophile. ;)
>> >TIA
>> >Dan
>> >73 B
>> >96 Chevy Tahoe 'sport'
>> >93 Mazda MX-3
>> >
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