On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:46:33 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
> ... so she went to some local tar shop and got some Goodyears or
> something. She's happy, they were a bit cheaper than the Costco
> Bridgestones on sale, so I guess all is good.
At least she is not
I hear that when Pirellis go flat they go WOPWOPWOP
I thought the tires on the girl's car were not that old, they had a lot
of good tread. There was a receipt in the package with the car, I
thought they might have been fairly new but she says the only receipt
was from 2006 and the tires
on the Burgundy SDL, I had all 4PIRELLI tires slip belts badly on one
70 mile trip to an MBCA meeting. The thing shook like a dog trying to
kill a rat. at 25 MPH or less, it wobbled at a shriner's clown car.
over 25 it shook terribly. It was a LONG SLOW trip home...
Thumbs down on
I HATE wobble from slipped belts. I will say avoid Pirelli also. I do
not have any slipped belts but the traction in the rain is like driving
on ice.
On 4/9/2018 8:46 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Bubbles happen. there does not have to be damage. The last conti I
bought, a "made
Bubbles happen. there does not have to be damage. The last conti I
bought, a "made in USA," general tire one) got a bubble on the sidewall
very quickly. Wish I could buy German Continentals again/still.
Jury is still out on the Barum (owned by conti) They have a few K miles
on them, and
The only time I've seen a bubble form has been following the sidewall
being brushed against something like a curb, etc. (I know, she rec'd
the absolute best training from Daddy but accidents happen) Or maybe she
loaned it to a friend?. Then the sidewall gets weaker over time until
the inner
Kudos to girl child for catching it.. you've trained her well to do a
pre-flight.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 7:55 PM, G Mann wrote:
> Remove the tire ASAP. It has FAILED. Any further use is a crap shoot akin
> to Russian Roullette.
> Danger danger
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at
Remove the tire ASAP. It has FAILED. Any further use is a crap shoot akin
to Russian Roullette.
Danger danger
On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Rotate that tire to the rear axle (until replaced) so if it blows, she's
> less likely to
Rotate that tire to the rear axle (until replaced) so if it blows, she's less
likely to lose control of the car.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Worth a look. Definitely need to get a different tire on there though,
blowouts are not fun.
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Girl child calls and says LF tire on the E320 has a bubble on the sidewall.
Observed that this is likely Not Good. She got the car about a year ago. BFG
Tires were fairly new, I recall seeing the receipt in the package of papers.
Suggested she go to Costco and ask what they think as I believe
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