Hey now, them's fightin' words!

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'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Thanks Compress Ignite. That was very helpful and I am saving in My Favorites. I had my tires rotated and balanced today. It was 10,800 miles ago when I had them done at Firestone. They have 35K on them now (and I meant they were new, and now have 40K on them but could see how that read differently...my apologies) and Firestone said they looked like they only had about 15K on them and are in great shape. They had also inflated them to 36 psi and I had them put back down to 27 psi. I asked why they did this and said that is what they had in their system for my car...is that possible? My tires are rated at max 45psi (not low profile but standard). I will definately pay close attention to this area from now on and always check my tires correctly! Anyway, thanks to all for the helpful info.

Agreed on inflation. When I have my oil changed (only when I don't have time) I often have to argue with them about tire inflation, they will check the pressures and tell me that they need more air per the sidewall. They don't understand that the sidewall pressure is the maximum for carrying the maximum rated load at the maximum rated speed, ...

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

I have found that 36PSI is the magical number for tire pressure on my TE. It minimizes tire roll under cornering, but is not super stiff under normal driving.... Also makes turn in a bit more crisp.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I ran mine to work today after deflating tires down to 27psi and getting rotation and balance done. The ride was Super Smooth and comfortable but I did notice it didn't handle as well at the front end but had less road noise and was much quieter which was very nice! Didn't seem to struggle any more on acceleration either than with heavier psi...