The Body 34 Michelin tyres
58 Citroen XM Internet Reference Version 1.0
3/3/99
34 Michelin tyres
My book said that you should use the Michelin tyres as fitted otherwise there could be problems and
potential safety issues. Someone once explained to me that this was due to the very soft side walls on
Michelin and that it was very important with the Citroen type of geometry setup (something about scrub
angles etc). This might all be a load of *******s but when my XM company car came back once from the
tyre people with Avons and I pointed it out to the leasing company (who made some enquiries) they told
me to put Michelins on it! Of course, I wasn’t paying so I did.
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I have new front tyres on my XM since 2 weeks:
Michelin Pilot CX-KL 205/60/15
These are much more comfortable than the Pilot HX. They also make less noise.
I didn’t notice any oddities.
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My XM 2.0i is running on 4 new Michelin Classic 195/60 for two months now.
These tyres are less expensive then the original Michelin MXV2’s (or its successor the MXV3), but the
man at the tyre shop said the Classic’s won’t last as long as the MXV3’s will.
For me the Classic tyres are just fine. I didn’t notice any differences compared with the original MXV2’s
that were on the car before.
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Next time try Michelin Pilot CX-KL 205/60/15 . These are VERYYYYYYYYYYY comfortable
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Tyres are boring, but as I nearly found out by way of a serious accident, I recommend that you only fit
the Michelin tyres recommended. I went to a well known tyre fitting centre and was sold a set of their
own brand new tyres at a cost of 75 each. Two weeks later I had to perform an emergency stop whilst
travelling at 50mph. The front tyres span on the rims and the rear tyres lost adhesion. It could have
been messy. The walls of the front tyres had blistered so I took the car to a local independent tyre fitting
specialist and they removed all of the tyres and replaced them with Michelins. They informed me (and
showed me for that matter) that the 'new' tyres I had been sold were in fact double skinned remoulds,
and that the outer skin had spun on the inner. Utterly useless. There is a loophole in the law that allows
these 'new' tyres to be sold. The Michelins not only make the car feel more sure footed, they also
impoved the ride quality by about 80%.
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