vax1:pwv (04/19/83)
"... Bridgestones are garbage." - from a recent article. I would like to reiterate that one should ignore such statements when made without reference. Back when I was regularly riding motorcycles, I found that Bridgestone tires were excellent for road holding qualities (they saved my butt a number of times during quick meneuvers to avoid the (automobile) driver who looked right through me and pulled out into my path). However, one sacrificed tread life to gain this quality (my rear tire typically was shot after 4k mi. of highway driving) since they tended to be softer than a "high mileage" tire. "One man's garbage...." My experience with the mud & snow tires that came on my 4wd Subaru has been similar. Pat Vilbrandt ...microsof!fluke!pwv
dbg@ihldt.UUCP (05/02/83)
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Date:Mon, 2-May-83 13:52:32 EDT
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Rick,
I have Bridgestone Potenzas on my supra and have no
complaint. I think you can discount a good number of complaints
you've seen here on the net. ("my new car has bridgestones and
it skids a lot when it rains" is hardly an objective or conclusive
evaluation). I still check out my tires regularly though.
By the way, what made you choose the Maxima over the twin cam six
Cressida.
ihldt!dbg
p.s. my car has horrible traction on ice and snow. posi-trac,
high torque, and fat tires are a bad combo for winter driving.