[vash]

when i got my 4x4 tacoma the tires were bald. bad. we drove it back from LA on pins and needles. i kept checking for cell phone service just in case we had to call AAA. lucky we got home. i went to work the next day, and my wife thought she would be sweet and buy me some new tires. she got Michelin X-radials. (LTX?). i spent a little bit of time searching new tires, and when i got home i was ready for some all terrains..

i immediately saw the new all season tires. was i disappointed? yes? i wanted something a tad more aggressive. but my wife was so cool getting me tires so i could be safe. it was hard faulting her for wanting to surprise me.

now i wanted to hate those timid looking "street" tires. i drove them to AZ and 4x4 up some of the gnarliest trails. i never got stuck, never got out of control. desert rains showed up on our last day, and i plowed thru some decent muddy, flowing streams...then i got 23 mpg on the way home. I LOVE THOSE TIRES!!

they are silent, i get kickass mileage, they are lasting very long..(40k and counting), they perform GREAT in rain and snow. they make a suitable occasional off roading tire, and handle some really big stuff better suited to a mud-terrain. i dont know how much she paid. she got them from costco.