Hi Paul, I know it is a little high but I am constantly driving with a load (two very healthy little girls). I'll try lower them a little and see if I like it. I also understand that the quoted tire pressure on the gas filler door is the minimum recommended pressure (right?). Question: Does high tire pressure affect tire perfomance in the rain or is it tread depth and pattern dependent only?

I think Arthur sparked a dormant synapse in my brain :p with the thrust link comment as I have found the elusive post by Stevebfl about this issue from November 2000. Hey, I'm not complaining about my car, with 230,000 miles it is still amazingly solid, very reliable and looks nice too, brilliant silver with the all leather black interior and new rims with the SLK blue center wheel caps.

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1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
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