my mom got a 3" nail in her tire... I saved it.

Must be nice to afford new tires. I have steel belts hanging out of the front tires of my MB. I have fairly new tires on my old cars and still decent Michelins on my Lexus, so the Mercedes mostly just sets there, because it needs an alignment badly as well.

With a $350 repair bill coming up on the Lexus this weekend (fan bracket bearing went out), its set me back... again.

they came with the car.

I see! Well, I will have to break down and buy new ones within the next 3-4 weeks and get an alignment. I know it will make a huge difference. The tires on this MB are also cracked and appear to be dry-rotted.

I had a screw in the tire of my Lexus about 3 months ago... they plugged it, but it was still discouraging since they were only 1/2 worn and I paid a pretty penny for these too.

The contractors are paid by the tire companies, repair shops, fix-a-flat manufacturers, and roadside service agencies to leave nails and screws on the roads. That way, the tire companies will always make money selling replacement tires, as will the repair shops who sell new tires and make a profit from repairing damaged tires, so will the O'Reilly where you get that can of fix-a-flat to limp to the repair shop, and the roadside service agencies who'll replace your flat for a slight charge.

Anyone wonder why the Tweel isn't mainstream by now?



In other words...

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Uh, WOW! I had completely forgot about that ugly thing!

Two things to stop the "tweel", well other than downright ugly and stupid looking, are cattle guards and railroad tracks.

Yah tires normally come with the car.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

I know the feeling, I put a new high performance rear tire on my motorcycle. Took it out for a shake down run. Next day it was flat with a roofing nail. You dont plug a motorcyle tire and go 100+ mph.

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

100% correct.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

Construction guy...going down the street...

CG: "GD Mercedes...thinks he owns this town...well pound your streets in shoe leather a-hole!" *TINK!* *TINK!* *TINK!* S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s

CG: "GD JapCrap...thinks he can buy his way to Nirvana...well, say hello to your blistered feet you #%$#@!! *TINK* *TINK* *TINK* S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s

CG: "GD ForeignCrap...the stuff should be melted and sent to the bottom of the ocean...well, there won't be any air holding you Mofos up!" *TINK* *TINK* *TINK* S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s

CG: "Look, some American steel...Have a nice day guys!"




I still luv my MB...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

When the yoko's are done for and used up I'll probably try another set of them.. if not.. michelins