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and back to the point I was making - this is a good tire if OP wants to go off of a prepared surface. It’s also a good tire if all they ever want to do is look like they go off road. I’ve been happy with mine both on and off road, and I’ve brought some objective facts to support this position.
you’ve brought nothing but hate, discontent and hyperbole.
and back to the point I was making - this is a good tire if OP wants to go off of a prepared surface. It’s also a good tire if all they ever want to do is look like they go off road. I’ve been happy with mine both on and off road, and I’ve brought some objective facts to support this position.
you’ve brought nothing but hate, discontent and hyperbole.
Dude, we're twins! I have the same year, same color.
You might be interested in what I did on the fog lights:
See, the housing has a black surface inside. I covered it with aluminum foil HVAC tape (not the shiny mylar stuff but the satin stuff), so now it scatters a bunch of light directly off to the sides. I then took off the plastic covers because I couldn't get them to not block light. It looked terrible with all the bumper colored hardware around it, so I spray painted the inside matte black. I trimmed the masking tape with a single edge razor blade. Didn't do such a great job but like a good transsexual, it's "passable".
Seriously, they make a great low speed off-road light now, and great daytime running lights, and great supplements to the low beams on dark highways when there are oncoming lights. Nice bright H11 LEDs. Super easy to install except I had to cut the black housing in back to free space for the back of the bulb.
Oh yeah? The jerk store called and /they’re out of you/ you’re late for your shift/ they’ve issued an RMA for you / insert favorite playground comeback here...
Last edited by Max Blast; Mar 26, 2021 at 12:58 PM.
I can't help but notice that OP peaced out on 10 MAR, maybe we can just continue this thread as the equal opportunity insult thread of the month?
lol, it's been fun
Thought provoking, too. I was berated twice for going off topic. Well, last I checked, people aren't paying to have questions answered, and I definitely ain't getting paid. We do this for fun and the satisfaction of helping a brother out. I hadn't even noticed that the OP was looking for long wearing tires; if you already know what you want, why ask people? I'm not a tire salesman. Go onto Tire Rack or whatever and look for high wear rating tires.
No, you ask a question on a forum such as this in order to get feedback on your question. That doesn't mean a direct answer; it means you will get feedback, which may very well steer you in a direction you hadn't anticipated.
Such as not placing so much emphasis on wear mileage, or considering a more versatile tire.
Just because someone makes an account and asks a question doesn't make me his [female dog]. Now in this case, OP was quite gracious; it was the interlopers that decided to start telling other people how they should think, act, and respond.
It's ridiculous; I post a lot because I've got free time on my hands and I like thinking out loud, but these guys must really have nothing better to do. It's embarrassing.
Y'all can make fun of me for my ghetto fog light surround now.
Last edited by eric_in_sd; Mar 26, 2021 at 03:01 PM.
I specifically hunted for a GL with the off-road package so I wouldn't have to depend on a farmer to drag me out of a soft sandy access road or an overabused dirt road in the spring or fall.
Is that YOUR road, or the original posters road? No.
It looks lovely though, much more appealing than paved roads.
Example of the type of roads I have the pleasure of traveling. In this pic, this road is in semi decent shape, actually. I've had the pleasure of navigating roads that were much, much worse. Next time I will try to remember to snap one of the roads I take that is so badly rutted, I think twice about driving it.
E Coupe C207, ML W166, ML W164, Sprinter 1500/144, W111 SB220 Fintail(s), A5 chassis Beetle 5+5
...but what does YOUR road look like? How is it obligatory for you to drive logging roads, or do you seek them out? I live in a state forest, a lake district. There are dirt roads, but I choose to stay on tarmac.
The real question is how this turned into an off-road thread. One guy went from Michelin street tires to Michelin street tires, feel the excitement? This was until someone felt the need to suggest AT tires to someone who will never use them, and expressed zero interest. I simply said to "think about it", because of all of the factual failings of an AT tire for everyday use...for someone who lives....on a street.
I actually have to make it up a long uphill rocky driveway, and I make adjustment for it. There are more or less "knobby" street tires available, and I'm not looking for track slicks, believe me. BUT I never had a motive situation where my tires let me down. So, do I need AT tires? Maybe a little tiny bit more than an average owner. Am I willing to compromise my 1000mph turnpike game for them???? Haha, no fing way.
See how everything is nice and plowed 12 hours after the snow? For these frosty roads I want a tire that actually has grip in snow and ice....guess what, that AIN'T an all-terrain tire!
duh.
I can drive on the beach in deep sand with half-shot all-season tires, lol....
I take issue with that none of us made it anywhere...
Eric made it all the way from San Diego to BFE Idaho...in a GL....on off-road tires.
and I resemble all your other remarks.
I bought a house with a pretty big detached garage here in BFE Idaho. Now I'd have the room to store a third set of tires ... so I was idly contemplating a highway touring set ... you know, for the road trips, which I seem to be doing a lot of. But truth be told, those trail tires aren't that loud even when they're new, and if I'd had them I probably wouldn't have gotten that flat tire when I took a side trip to see the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with my daughters.
It seems to me when you're on a road trip is when you're more likely to want to take an impromptu off-road adventure.
Nah I'll just stick with the trail tires, second set for snow tires.
I just did another round trip marathon: 1700 miles in two days. Actually ran into a late season snow storm on the way out of Boise, so I was briefly a bit terrified, but otherwise the trail tires served me just fine.
E Coupe C207, ML W166, ML W164, Sprinter 1500/144, W111 SB220 Fintail(s), A5 chassis Beetle 5+5
Originally Posted by Max Blast
nope.
this is me
you’ve brought nothing but hate, discontent and hyperbole.
I have those same wheels! I bought them as my #2 set for winters in PA. I dnl the 20" oem with Scorpions very much, going with 245/60-18 Destination LE3 a proper "Highway All-Season" tire. I've been buying a lot of Firestones recently, not glamourous but they get the job done.
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I bought them as my #2 set for winters in PA. I dnl the 20" oem with Scorpions very much, going with 245/60-18 Destination LE3 a proper "Highway All-Season" tire. I've been buying a lot of Firestones recently, not glamourous but they get the job done.
