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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 07:33 PM |
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4 Sale Michelin 15" x 145 XZX tyres SOLD pen deposit
2 tyres 90% tread
David Birchall PEakhurst Sydney NSW Australia
Give me a call 02-8304-4109 Work
MOB 0415-957-030
Peakhurst Sydney 2210
$150.00 EACH
Can be pick up at VW Nats Or Wakefield
Will accept CASH or Pay Pal or DD
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 07:34 PM |
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change 2 15 x 185 55 series
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 07:34 PM |
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hopre u like
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 07:35 PM |
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new new
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 07:36 PM |
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 09:27 PM |
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why so expensive, are they a good tyre?
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Michelin invented the steel belted radial tyre many years ago..
Long before any other company thought of them..
they are an excellent tyre...
long wearing also....
145 or 155 x 15 tyres are now vintage tyres and not as cheap as they used to be... due to the low manufactured numbers..
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| posted on May 19th, 2010 at 07:20 AM |
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Josh
last time i checked they were approx $350 a tyre
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| posted on May 19th, 2010 at 07:44 AM |
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thats good news, i got one of them as my spare, will be swapping that out this afternoon.
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| posted on May 19th, 2010 at 11:24 PM |
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Josh
last time i checked they were approx $350 a tyre
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WHAT?????? Thats just extortion.
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 12:17 AM |
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Well, they're not really a normal tyre for daily drivers anymore, as they went out of production. They're now only produced in small batches for
show cars who want the 100% period correct look, and priced accordingly. Obviously you can get much better tyres to drive on for that money, but if
you want the vintage look then you need the XZX. I mean, seriously, you can get a good set of used wide wheels AND a set of new tyres for that much!
I'm not actually sure whether they were the factory-fitted tyre for Beetles or not, but they were definitely factory fitment on Citroen DSs and
similar classic French cars.
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 07:20 AM |
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I'm not actually sure whether they were the factory-fitted tyre for Beetles or not
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From memory i think they fitted Dunlop B7 crossplies origionally in Aussie the Radials didnt come out till later
The Michos are extramly nice and quite to drive on
I have them 165 x 15s fitted on my other two Stock cars
even though the tyres on those cars are old they run quite and have a bit of hang on grip as well
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 08:15 AM |
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Aussie cars probably had Dunlop B-5 cross plies. If you were really unlucky, you'd get Hardies (nasty things). Some imports had B-7s.
I managed to get a set of s/hand Michelin X for my Beetle-in 1961, and they were my road and race tyres. They were OK, once you got used to them
'letting go' suddenly!
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 10:06 AM |
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Greg yeah i only rememberthe B7s
so how were the B5s ???
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 12:06 PM |
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Not as good as Michelin, or B7s, but better than Hardies.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 05:22 PM |
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my one is spanking new, even has the chalk size written on it.
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 10:30 PM |
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Glad Ive got a couple of new sets.
Should last me a few years
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