[DML] Re: Old Tires

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

And one has to wonder how big of a hand the tire manufacturers had 
to do with trying to push this ridiculous measure through.

Sounds either like tire companies trying to avoid lawsuits from 
accidents cause from tires by saying "I told you so, not our fault 
anymore, they were expired tires, you were warned."

Either that, or they are feeding on the gullibility of people, and 
are preparing to sell a helluva lot of tires now. 

I think it is some of both. I just finally removed the JCPenny 
radials off my old mustang before I sold it lasy year. Yep, JCPenny 
radials, guess how old those were.


-Joe O'Brien

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--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> There was a piece on the news tonite that several auotmakers are 
now
> going to warn owners that they SHOULD NOT DRIVE ON TIRES OVER 6 
YEARS
> OLD!!!! Consumer groups are saying this warning is long overdue. 
There
> are 52 deaths that can be directly related to driving on old tires.
> They cannot be properly inspected to determine condition so they 
are
> effectively being "time-lifed" like aircraft parts. What this means
> for us and all owners/drivers of classic cars is that you MUST 
replace
> older tires no matter what the condition or risk catastophic 
failure 
> death, or injury. It is no longer (if it ever was) a good idea to
> continue to drive on the NCT's. All tires are made with a date 
code.
> If the tires on your car are over 6 years old you should consider
> replacing them. They also include the spare in this warning but I
> think that is going a little too far. At the very least you should
> have the tires inspected and always make sure they are inflated
> properly but this is no insurance that they will not fail without 
warning.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757






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