Headlights do/don't pop up and tires.

(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:

> I do not recall specific data on tire age in my SAE references,
> but they are not young.

Sure they are, they can't vote or buy a beer, that's young! I'm sure
I'll replace them before they are old enough to do either.... <G>

> Note in particular the reference to standing in the sun over long
> times.

Yeah, but it's a dry heat! <G>

You know there's a movement afoot to outlaw tires over a certain age?
I don't think the congress will consider it seriously.... yet.


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XS11E > wrote:

(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:
>
>> I do not recall specific data on tire age in my SAE references,
>> but they are not young.
>
>Sure they are, they can't vote or buy a beer, that's young!

That is unfair. The voting age should take relative age into account
or it will discriminate against minorities. Before you know it,
3 year old cats and dogs will be barred from the voting block too.

Leon
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"XS11E" > wrote in message
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> (Leon van Dommelen) wrote:
>
>> I do not recall specific data on tire age in my SAE references,
>> but they are not young.
>
> Sure they are, they can't vote or buy a beer, that's young! I'm sure
> I'll replace them before they are old enough to do either.... <G>
>
>> Note in particular the reference to standing in the sun over long
>> times.
>
> Yeah, but it's a dry heat! <G>
>
> You know there's a movement afoot to outlaw tires over a certain age?
> I don't think the congress will consider it seriously.... yet.
>

I was still thinking about this Flaken Ziex 512 H traction problem as it
rained here and felt confident in them... but there are mixed reviews on
miata.net about them. Appears that the more aggressive drivers say that
they are not as good as others claim. Could this just be a case of not
knowing better? I mean once you have had great tires on a car you can never
have crappy ones again... also I thought that if XS11E is in some place
like Florida with concrete roads, that might be the reason for the different
experience. Who knows... I am ok with them, be then again I might not know
what I am missing (that is if I had really good/expensive set of tires).

What a shame it wasn't the girlfiend's mother, but her cat. Planning is
everything.
Ephar & Bambi
The Original Winkin' Miata
Just turned 180