I encountered a similar problem on my 1980 LE a few years back. The original
tires were making the car very unmanageable and dangerous to drive. There
was plenty of tread left on them but the rubber was seriously degraded so I
replaced them.
Why is Ed driving around the block on unsafe tires? Good thing someone else
didn't make that faux pas!
Frank Krajewski
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betti Ann and Preston Smith" <prbasmith at gmail.com>
To: "Shop at " Just Brits "" <shop at justbrits.com>
Cc: "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB LE Tires
> Ed,
>
> I am sure you meant to say 'would not drive ...'
>
> I agree that they are old and probably very dangerous. Interestingly
> enough, there are no cracks in the inner or outer sidewalls and there is
> plenty of tread left. Having said that I am replacing them because of
> their age not their condition. And yes, they should have been replaced
> some time ago.
>
> Preston
>
>
> On 8/12/2011 4:22 PM, Shop at " Just Brits " wrote:
>> Preston:
>>
>> << I am looking for a softer ride than I am getting from the
>> 1996 Michelin X-Ones >>
>>
>> ANYTHING is gonna be better than those OLD & VERY
>> DANGEROUS tyres ! ! ! They arr prolly like BRICKS due to
>> AGE ! ! !
>>
>> I would drive the car around the block on them ! ! !
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