somewhere around 320 AA is what I look for. over 400 is getting too
hard. Tat rating ends up being above the wallyworld (dangerous Douglas)
bottom of the barrel and the overpriced high mileage high end tires. It
is against my frugal nature to throw away tires with good tread, but I
should have in this case.
Peter Frederick via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
May 22, 2016 at 7:06 AMvia Postbox
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Now you have me thinking I may restore my old 300D!
I alway buy tires by the traction rating, I don't care for those
ultra-high milage tires, they are like driving around on ball
bearings. Had a set on my old Volvo TD, and after 50k they looked
like new. Spun on wet pavement and provided very mediocre stopping,
never again.
Peter
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Curley McLain <mailto:126die...@gmail.com>
May 22, 2016 at 12:04 AMvia Postbox
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I have had nothing but bad from goodyear tires. The one exception was
the ones that came with the quantum. those never slipped belts and
held the road reasonably well. Several of the problems were rubber
that is either made too hard or ages to become too hard and does not
grip the road. This afternoon, i was supposed to attend lunch 60
miles away to celebrate #1 Daughter's engagement. I was almost there
when i looked up at a street sign to try to figure out if it was where
I should turn. in that instant, the traffic ahead stopped. I should
have had enough time to get stopped, but the the crappy badyears just
slid across the pavement. This was to be the last time I drove the
POSitive before it got new rubber. Well, it was the last time I will
drive the POS. Very low speed hit, but the hood, grill one light and
one fender are bent. The other 300D (identical car) would have easily
stopped in half the distance. (Cooper CS3 tires.) POS will cost too
much to repair. Anyone need a 100k mile OM603 and transmission? I
will be selling parts in the fall. If I read the tire date code
correctly, the tires were made in 06, but had decent tread and were
not weather checked.
I violated my own first rule of insurance. The cheapest insurance is
good sticky tires.
Be warned.
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