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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Thomas Savage
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 9:30 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I have found a problem with following the tracks of a
wealthy owner ...
On 4/2/2011 9:52 AM, Bill Ringgold
On 4/2/2011 9:52 AM, Bill Ringgold wrote:
My new S420 "Prius" is a dream car and drives like it, BUT, I hit what
seemed an insignificant enough pothole that I didn't work very hard to
avoid. Apparently it had a hard edge that was too hard for the Pirelli
225/40 R18's on the front [235/50's on th
I would suspect that very stiff sidewalls and tread would result in
poor contact patch much of the time -- a large pebble would lift the
entire contact patch off the road.
There is a reason cars don't have solid tires.
Peter
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>From: "Bill Ringgold"
>Subject: [MBZ] I have found a problem with following the tracks of a
> wealthy owner ...
>
>My new S420 "Prius" is a dream car and drives like it, BUT, I hit what
>seemed an insignificant enough pothole that I didn
Low profile tires are VERY expensive on moderate to poor quality
roads (meaning 90% of America these days of scrimping on road
maintenance to build new interstates).
A buddy of mine a few years back ruined three tires and two
aftermarket rims before he learned to stay with /60 profile tires
My new S420 "Prius" is a dream car and drives like it, BUT, I hit what
seemed an insignificant enough pothole that I didn't work very hard to
avoid. Apparently it had a hard edge that was too hard for the Pirelli
225/40 R18's on the front [235/50's on the rear]. Lots of tread on the
tires but sud
