Re: Tires

["Richard" <dmc_driver@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>
wrote:
> The other night there was a piece on ABC World News Tonight about
> tires and age. It seems that even a tire 10 years old could be
> considered unsafe. For more go to
> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/us/oldtires030924.html
> I guess I am glad now I finally got my NCT's off!
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 


I believe that. I've seen old tires with lots of tread left, but
thought nothing of it. I should have known better. A blowout waiting
to happen. It happened to me when I was driving my Camaro back in
1989 at about 170 kilometers per hour. It caused the whole wheel to
break off the axle on the front right side of the car. Amazingly,
the car didn't flip and I managed to get to get it off the road and
onto the shoulder, but I don't know how. It all happed so fast. God
was looking out for me that day!

The moral of this post? If you bought a Delorean that still has the
original tires on it, REPLACE THEM! Your life may depend on it!

P.S. Great post David!

Richard Rowe
Vin 5853