If your driving doesn't take you too far from home, probably worth the risk. How long were they in use on the SL? If they were mounted for three years or longer, I'd pass, but if only used for a season then they probably have some life left.
HOWEVER, I recently tried to have an older tire (about 5 years old) mounted as a spare, and the shop declined. You may want to take them to a shop to see if you can even get someone to mount them. -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of roger...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 5:36 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Tire Age Fellow listers, I come to you with a safety question to seek your collective advice. I need a set of tires for my 80 300SD. It only gets driven 5-6K miles per year now. I have the opportunity to buy a set of Michelin Energy MXV4 tires. The tires have about 95% tread remaining and look like new. However, their production date is 0802 which puts them in the 8th week of 2002. Now they show no signs of tire rot and have been stored inside since removed from an SL. What do you guys think? Buy or pass due to age? Thanks and best wishes, Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) www.rubylane.com/shops/sna (antique) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
