How long did you have them on the car and what sort of weather conditions? Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 1, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I’ve had Falkens on a couple of cars and been very pleased with them. > > -D > > >> On Aug 1, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On August 1, 2017 at 2:11 PM Donald Snook via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I think mine was a combination of an alignment issue and an older tire and >>> tread separation. It was the driver's front tire, so it could have been >>> bad news. >> >> Flat tires aren't normally a big deal. >> Uneventful unless you're in a panic stop or a hard right turn. >> Less eventful than the driver's rear tire if you're in a hard right turn. >> >> I watched somebody lose the entire driver's front wheel in a Grand AM about >> 25 years ago. >> I was behind her on the entrance ramp, watching it wobble and thinking the >> driver must be brain dead. When we got on the freeway I'd pull up next to >> her and try to communicate, but no guarantee I'd be successful. >> We got on the freeway, I accelerated to 10mph over the limit, and watched >> the Grand Am pull away. >> >> Within a half mile, the wheel was racing down the median, heading for >> oncoming traffic, and she'd coast a while, then try applying the brakes, >> which would result in a shower of sparks when the disk hit the concrete, >> then she'd let off the brakes and the sparks would stop, then the brake >> lights would come on again and the sparks would fly, then she'd get off the >> brakes, apparently never thinking of hitting the emergency brake...the wheel >> didn't hit anybody, and I didn't stop to help the idiot, just went on my >> way. >> >> Mitch. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
