Fw: [DML] Flat tire what now?

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

James,

Alan Henry used his D for years as a "daily driver"....Here's some one else
who uses his car regularly....why do you need your engine tweaking? Don't
you think they seem OK as it is?

All the best

Chris P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Palatinus, Joe" <jopalatinus@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: [DML] Flat tire what now?


> Well Darn!
> I just had a not so fun night last night. I was comming back from a clinic
> where I volunteer and I was on the interstate, and the steering seems to
> pull just slightly to the right, nothing big I thinkm and I keep going,
then
> I here a quiet thud thud thud in the right rear which is getting louder
and
> louder and shaking the ccar more and more, and of course I have a flat
tire.
> Since my cell phone is dead, I get the OEM jack out and begin turning the
> screw to raise the car up, with a screw driver, as the tool you are
suposed
> to use was not with the car. Lucky for me a tow truck guy stopped by,
cause
> I was never going to raise the car up with that jack. Her lifted me ip
and
> put my spare on which was surprised held air when the car sat on it. I
> hobbled to the next exit where I stopped a a gas sation to notice that the
> entire tire has come loose from the spare rim., so I got AAA to tow me
back
> to college. I had Dunlop tires with about 18,000 miles on them (I am not
> really sure how much the previous owner put on them) BUt anyway I have
> decided to invest in 4 new tires, I am currently looking into the MIchilin
> XGT h4s and of course the Yokos. I am more concerned with longevity than
> with performance, as this is my daily driver, I probably will put 15,000
> niles a year or so on her. Whatda you guys think? The Yokos I know are
good
> tires, but they are pretty soft, will they wear quickly?
> Thanks
> Joe Palatinus
> VIN 17167 6808
>
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