What my grandmother used to call penny wise & pound foolish. Once I got out of college I never sgain skimped on tires. In HS we used to get used ones from junk yard. Pre radial days. On Jan 26, 2015 3:33 PM, "Jon Agne via Mercedes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The most irritating $100 I ever saved was when I didn’t buy the > Michelins. Just sayin’. > > > > On Jan 26, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I need to replace at least two tires and probably ALL 4 tires on my 2000 > BMW 740iL. The tires on it are Michelins and they have been great tires. > They were not new when I got the car, and I have put over 40,000 miles on > the car. I am trying to figure out if it makes sense to buy 4 more > moderately priced tires (i.e. not Michelins) or I can also buy 4 used > michelins. The used Michelins have 9/32 tread on them (new is 10/32). So, > they are barely used. I wonder if used Michelins are better than new > cheaper tires. I don't want to replace them with 4 new Michelins, because > for this style and size, its about $800. > > > > This car has 216,000 so I don't want to spend a ton it. AND in recent > months I have put a new radiator in it, a new battery, new rear brakes, and > replaced the passenger door lock/latch assembly for a total of about $850. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
