My bet would be tires too. I had a set of Michelins that would not wear out. However, the older they got the harder the rubber got (I assume) and it got to where I could hardly move on flat ground in the winter. They were on a car I did not plan to keep forever so I swapped them for some cheap house brand all season radials from a local discount auto store and the difference was like night and day. The car became much more drivable in winter conditions.
I think I am seeing that with our 4Runner even now. The current set of tires (big old 31X10.5's) are 5 winters old. They do not have the traction that they once had but still have lots of tread even with around 50K miles on them. I think they will get replaced for next winter even though they will not be "worn out". Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:29 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Traction in adverse conditions That's good news. As soon as I can get better tires on there and become a better driver, and place a few sandbags in the the space designed for them, I can expect the car to back me up into my parking space like all my other cars do. Brian Marshall wrote: Your problem isn't the design of the car. It may be your tires or it may be your driving, but it's NOT the car's design. _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
