Re: [Chrysler300] Tires-Ticking Time Bombs?

[moparpjf@xxxxxxx]

I agree - there was another round of discussions on this a couple of years  
ago.  One would think that the tire companies would be only too happy to  
put expiration dates on tires - they can recycle those not sold, and the  
expiration date would assure the purchase of new tires when the expiration  
date was reached (since the insurance companies would probably make it a  
condition of coverage that one not have expired tires on the car to be  insured.
 
All that having been said, as I have noted in this forum previously, I  
have suffered a number of tread separations on the Cokers I purchased for my  
G.  I had not thought of checking the date codes, but I still have a couple  
that I removed from the car as a precaution, and I think I will check the 
dates  to see how old they were when I bought them 7 years ago.  (I had not 
owned  them more than 3 years when they disassembled).  I now have black 
diamonds  on the car and have not had any trouble at all (but I think I'll check 
those  codes just for the hell of it, now that the subject has been raised 
again)
 
Regards to all,
 
Pete Fitch  
 
In a message dated 11/16/2009 2:43:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

There  was another story like this about a year or two ago, could have been
the  same one.  The report is lacking one key ingredient, science.  Let's  
see
some factual data and hard evidence that all tires 6 years and older  are
"ticking time bombs" .   There is no way I'm spending  $700-$1,000 every 6
years for new tires for my G, when it only gets 1,000  miles a year put on 
it
and it is out of the sun 99% of the time.   Tires need to be inspected, and
air pressure checked regularly.  I  really believe if this was as big of a
problem as the story indicates, the  manufacturers and tire retailers would
be on the forefront of requiring  replacements within certain time limits,
because their insurance companies  would demand it.  Common sense should
prevail, not scare tactics, show  me the science and the test results on old
vs. new tire reliability and  then I'll decide when to replace them.

Bob J

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On
Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:15  AM
To: Chrysler 300 Club
Subject: [Chrysler300] Tires-Ticking Time  Bombs?




Hi to all,

Came across an  investigative report regarding tire safety or lack thereof 
in
reference to  age.

It does not bode well for the collector hobby if  true.

Don't kill the messenger, this is for information  only.

http://abcnews.  <http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897>
go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897

Tony  Rinaldi






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