What's the Scoop on the VW Passat V6 4 Motion?

[Larry C Leung]

IMHO, even the MXV (non energy) suck. They came on my 200 when I got it.
The worst part is that they lasted. and lasted.and lasted and I was
cheap.

LL - NY

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:35:10 +0100 Tom Nas <tnas at euronet.nl> writes:
>Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
>
>>AWD, V-6 (the Audi 2.8 24V 190 HP one), tiptronic. Parent's just got
>one.
>>Not a bad car, nice and taut and full of nice touches, but:
>>
>>The Michelin MXV Energy's suck
>
>No kidding... as does every tyre marked 'Eco' or 'Energy'. Hard tread
>
>rubber, pliant side walls. Low rolling resistance and comfortable
>ride, low
>fuel use but low grip and lots of roll as a result.
>
>Looks great on the fuel consumption tables, though.
>
>Tom
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>