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  1. balthazar
    That concept above is the 2007 Riviera.
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    Michelin bought out another rubber company's site 10 minutes from me, in 1907. They expanded the facility, plus built a number of 'bungalows' for workers (my brother-in-law lives in one). At one point they employed over 2000 locals. There was also a large building across the main street with a connecting elevated passage, tho I never saw that. Michelin moved back to France in 1930 when the depression hit. It's been empty much longer than the 25 years I've been in the area. Just this year everything was demolished except the smokestack & water tower (which are staying). I've poked around the site in the past- that roofless building right by the stack had a fascinating bunch of machinery- the original powerplant. All gone now. Sometime I believe in the 1980s, Michelin paid for lights to illuminate a ball field/park a few blocks away. At least, that's what I heard- hard to believe on the face of it.
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    When did Michelin stop being French?
  5. balthazar
    MORE common - both in sheer numbers and in market share.
  6. balthazar
    ^ I agree. Same thing happens where people think the S-class (coupe) costs $30K because it wears the same nose as the CLA.
  7. balthazar
    Right (smacks forehead). But that's not 'retro'- it's ghetto/gutter engineering.
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    Oh come on- it's for a TORONADO! [spending other people's money = WHEE!!] Kinda why I kept the dry-rotted Atlas PlyCron 20" tires on my '40, and there's SIX there! No prob on the 215/70s- 6 mm shorter tire than the 205/75.
  9. balthazar
    Correct- I picked the wrong 'G' out of the 10 or so 'G's MB has.
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    Don't know how to break this to you, but the STS has been gone for SEVEN model years now. - - - - - Yea, size is not playing into consideration in this tier, Cubie; if you're dropping $100K / the lease rate of, cramming your lux SUV into a short, low-roofed garage is not an issue- the E and the G are literally 2 inches apart in length.
  11. balthazar
    Kinda has a toilet bowl thing going; everything is swirling toward the center.
  12. balthazar
    Ohhh, about the year 2050.
  13. balthazar
    There have been a couple of systems- I keep a 1960s Firestone consumer guide to keep me straight on this. A metric 225 is equivalent to a J78 is equivalent to a 8.85. Or supposedly. Go back to bias ply tires and the sectional width is far greater than the tread, whereas modern radials -especially lower profiles- have sectional & tread widths fairly close.
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    it looks so small!
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    Holy crap- 25 aspect ratio tires- must be able to feel it when you run over a paper clip. Remember- aspect ratio is a percentage, USUALLY what you stated is correct but it's totally possible to have a 60 that has a bigger sidewall than a 75. I have 60s on the back of my B-59.... but they're 315/60-15s... that's a sidewall 189mm; Drew's 205/75 has a sidewall only 153 mm tall.
  16. balthazar
    Disadvantages? Unless the 225 rubs at full steering lock; no. It's not like we're talking going from a 205 to a 325. The slight height increase will have your speedo reading very slightly slower- the taller tires will cover more ground at the same "driveshaft" speed.
  17. balthazar
    Aspect ratio measures the tire's sidewall, not the overall tire height. In other words; from the tire bead to the tread.
  18. balthazar
    '225' is tread or sectional width, so it's wider. It's sidewall is proportionally shorter, but 70% of 225 is actually a taller sidewall than 75% of 205. Yes, a taller sidewall should give you a bit more compliance, but the diff here is minuscule. BTW- sidewall height is measured from the tire bead to the tire tread, so in calculating overall tire height, it's rim diameter + (sidewall x 2). Here the sidewall is only 4 mm taller on the 225, or 8mm taller overall. You'll never notice a difference in compliance on that alone.
  19. balthazar
    Numerous sources closer to the program than C&D have stated the 5.5L is NOT slated for the next Corvette, despite it being using in race car versions.
  20. balthazar
    '68 Catalina convertible in for some fuel system work at my buddy's shop. Red w/ black top & bench seat interior, 400 2bbl. I drove it around a bit, under a mile, idled fine but had bad stumble under throttle. Timing is also off.
  21. balthazar
    Not here. 205/75 is 153.75 mm tall sidewall, 225/70 is 157.7 mm tall. Smaller percentage, but of a larger measurement. The 225 is 0.3" taller overall, a negligible difference. I would always go with a wider tire. Tread design is paramount to determining noise (unless it's a wider tire of the exact same brand/model). DD, have you ever looked to Coker Tire for WWs?
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    • It would be really sad if the urus becomes the top selling Lambo. • Navigator is competing with the Escalade, not the other way around. Escalade almost buried the Navigator- Cadillac is not going to lower the price on it, you're dreaming. But yes, I could see... OK not 25% ($18K) but a $10K raise for the next generation, then expand the range upward. And basically that price raise is accomplished by just increasing standard features. Don't need another SUV above it, the next gen Escalade will be the "better Escalade". Isn't it due in like 18 months? • Of course CTS sales decreased- it moved upmarket. S<E<C, 7<5<3. If BMW increased the price of the 3 to the 5, it's volume would lower also. • Remember: the Tahoe uses Escalade parts.
  24. balthazar
    If its OK with you, I'm not going to click that link. But to answer the jist of your post - yes; there's absolutely a move of 'tech for tech's sake', tho really all this is doing is putting the same tech in different products.
  25. balthazar
    Here's your 'straight line ability' road course :
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