Re: Transmission rebuild.   
       
   > I'm ready for the winter now..   
   > - Mark   
      
      
   Ahh there is still life in this echo.  Speaking about winter, I am nearing   
   the end of my OEM Michelins for my FORD Escape and looking into something   
   more agressive for the Cape Cod winters.   I've narrowed it down to two tires   
   that seem to be reasonably priced i.e. Firestone Destination A/T and General   
   Grabbers AT2.  It seems that both are favorites in the reviews, both offer   
   all around performance and longetivity and both have good reputations for not   
   being loud. What it seems to boil down to in the reviews is what vehical they   
   were on.The Grabbers seem a tad bit better in the snow but everyone raves   
   about how long the Firestones last. The reviews tend to get hair splitting.    
   A third newcomer is the Yokohama Geolander (too many choices). Anyhow, I do a   
   lot of mixed driving being a visiting nurse in a rural area so I run up   
   against sand at beachfront properties, mud and dirt roads, and occasional   
   torrential flooding in areas. I am leaning towards the Firestones. Any other   
   ideas out there?   
      
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