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> snip
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> > The wheels were likely upgraded to get rid of the dreaded TRX tires. > > You're
> > lucky it was done for you to save you the expense.
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> snip
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> > -Russ.
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> What's the problem about [Michelin] TRX's apart from the cost and lack of
> alternatives (only Avon). At the time they out performed many other tyres
> and were safer if punctured at high speed. I had them on three different
> 735i's and the did very well apart from one new one that got a screw in the
> sidewall about a week after fitting.
Good lord, I drove around on a set of TRX's for a while and they were sad, sad, sad compared to modern tires. Great if you wanted to do smokeshows in front of the local high school or something, or practice power oversteer in a parking lot, but dog-poor grip in the real world.
I squealed them on breaking, I slid them around corners, I lit them up at anything more than half throttle it seemed like when lanuching.
And toboggans in the snow -- really scary.
That was a 633 -- drove a E28 only 2 years newer shortly afterwards with really mediocre brand all-season radials, they had much better grip.
-Russ.