RE: [Chrysler300] Cheap tyres and shocks

["Henry Schleimer" <henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark

 

Been there, done that.  My first car was a $700 Valiant that had 4 different
tread patterns including retreads.  When I nearly drifted off a wet road at
60 mph, I bought a brand new set of quality tyres because I thought my life
was worth it.  I drove that car for four years in the grey primer it came in
before I could afford to get it painted but at least I knew it would go
around corners (really well!).

 

If you can buy cheap tyres that you can trust, good luck to you.  Over here,
my only other option is $2000 for Cokers.  Neither fill me with confidence
but I probably can drive better than I did 30 years ago.

 

All the best

 

Henry

 

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mark Souders
Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2011 1:01 AM
To: henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Cheap tyres and shocks

 

  


Well, Henry, let me help you understand. This all depends on several
factors. In my case, I bought "cheap" shocks because one evening while
returning home from a cruise-in, the car quit running (fuel pump push rod
issue). The lame jerk operating the wrecker pulled the car up on the
roll-back by throwing the hook around a NOS shock, rendering it useless. I
needed the car for a car show the following weekend. I didn't have the time
to shop around and possibly argue with a 17 year-old kid behind some
counter, so I went to Auto Zone and bought shocks off the shelf. These
Gabriels have been on the car for more than eight years with no problems.
Now that I'm in a better situation financially, I can now afford to buy the
more expensive KYB shocks. Problem is, new shocks are not on my priority
list, so the Gabriels will stay on the car until a later date. 
Incidentally, new tires are at the top of my list, since my "new" tires were
installed eight years ago, as well. And yes, those tires were "cheap" also,
I bought them from Walmart for $68.00 each, on sale with a coupon.
When you can't afford the best, you settle for second best. Then, at least,
you can drive and enjoy the car.
There is a huge diversity of people in this club, from all paths of life.
Some are better off financially than others but we all suffer from the same
disease - Love of 300's. We all do what we can to enjoy our cars no matter
what our means.
I am glad for you, and respect the fact that you can afford to spend $2000
for your tires, and I hope your day will never come that you are forced to
drive an old Corolla.

Best regards,
Mark Souders
300H
Mohrsville, PA, USA

-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Schleimer <henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:henry.schleimer%40optusnet.com.au> >
To: Chrysler300 <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> >
Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2011 8:26 am
Subject: [Chrysler300] Cheap tyres and shocks

I find it hard to understand how people can talk about $75 tyres and $20
hock absorbers for cars worth up to $100 000. Is that what you would buy
or a new Mercedes?

Just do a few sums about how much money you will spend on gas over the time
t takes for these items to wear out to put this into perspective....

Note that I had to pay $2000 for my set of 5 American Classics here in
ustralia and it will cost $112 just to fill the tank. If I wanted to spend
75 on tyres, I'd be driving an old Corolla!

Henry

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