If the were free,I'd pass. 1) Rubber deteriorates with age, irregardless of use. 5 years is the recommended limit. 2) They are probably radials and become rotationally biased once mounted and used. Unless the are marked as for direction of rotation you never know how they went on. On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:35 PM, <roger...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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 > -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI _______________________________________ 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
