--===============7074802998335371708==
--0000000000002a88ee05858cba69
I do remember that, very explicitly. Scared me quite a bit. I remember
knowing the guy through the email list then, though I don't remember his
name now. Quite sad. I did not know there was a 60 Minutes episode.
On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:24 PM Chris Thompson via Tigers <
tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Fender damage? I'm sure the old guys among us will remember the case of a
> Tiger owner returning from a show when his tire blew out. The wreck was
> disastrous. His passenger spent the rest of her life in a nursing home, I
> believe. Lawsuits ensued. 60 Minutes got involved. End result of tens of
> millions of dollars of research and litigation resulted in a ruling that
> said any tire over 5 years old is the owners risk. And that risk can be
> great.
>
> Chris
>
> B382000331
> On 3/31/2019 7:11 PM, Rob Hogan via Tigers wrote:
>
> It was a dumb question when I knew the answer was never to take the chance
> on tires that old. It does cause me pain to see tires with only 200 miles
> of wear go to the recycler especially when their size replacements are no
> longer available. But that beats doing fender damage from a blowout.
>
>
> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> Virus-free.
> www.avg.com
> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 6:16 PM steve wick <srwick@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My cars don't get many miles a year as well, but some of those miles end
>> up being at freeway speeds. I figure I'd rather spend $500 on tires than
>> risk a $50,000 car or my body. I think the recommendation is change them
>> every 7 years, and that's what I do.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Rob Hogan
>> via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:52 PM
>> *To:* Tiger's List
>> *Subject:* [Tigers] Tiger's Tires
>>
>> I'm one of those drivers that doesn't put more than a few hundred miles
>> on my MR2 Spyder or will put on the Tiger each year. I wonder if people
>> with several infrequent use cars change all of their cars' tires every 10
>> years or less. Realizing the danger of running old tires particularly at
>> highway speed, are 36 year old BFG TA tires even useable at speeds under 45
>> MPH? I should have used the 235/50xR13's more before the Tiger's long
>> layup.
>>
>>
>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
>> Virus-free.
>> www.avg.com
>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> tigers@autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/chris@cthompson.net
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> tigers@autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers
> http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jay.laifman@gmail.com
>
>
>
--0000000000002a88ee05858cba69
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<div dir=3D"ltr">I do remember that, very explicitly.=C2=A0 Scared me quite=
a bit.=C2=A0 I remember knowing the guy through the email list then, thoug=
h I don't remember his name now.=C2=A0 Quite sad.=C2=A0 I did not know =
there was a 60 Minutes episode.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:24 PM Chris Thomps=
on via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.tea=
m.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:=
1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<p>Fender damage? I'm sure the old guys among us will remember the
case of a Tiger owner returning from a show when his tire blew
out. The wreck was disastrous. His passenger spent the rest of her
life in a nursing home, I believe.=C2=A0 Lawsuits ensued. 60 Minutes
got involved. End result of tens of millions of dollars of
research and litigation resulted in a ruling that said any tire
over 5 years old is the owners risk. And that risk can be great.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>B382000331<br>
</p>
<div class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-cite-prefix">On 3/31/2019 =
7:11 PM, Rob Hogan via
Tigers wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small">It was
a dumb question when I knew the answer was never to take the
chance on tires that old.=C2=A0 It does cause me pain to see tire=
s
with only 200 miles of wear go to the recycler especially when
their size replacements are no longer available.=C2=A0 But that
beats doing fender damage from a blowout.</div>
</div>
<div id=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F=
9FDF2"><br>
<table style=3D"border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222)">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style=3D"width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href=3D"http://w=
ww.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dlink&utm=
_campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_content=3Dwebmail" target=3D"_blank"><img src=
=3D"https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.p=
ng" alt=3D"" style=3D"width: 46px; height: 29px;" width=3D"46" height=3D"29=
"></a></td>
<td style=3D"width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb(65,66,78)=
;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Vi=
rus-free.
<a href=3D"http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=3D=
email&utm_source=3Dlink&utm_campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_content=3D=
webmail" style=3D"color:rgb(68,83,234)" target=3D"_blank">www.avg.com</a> <=
/td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 6:16
PM steve wick <<a href=3D"mailto:srwick@hotmail.com"; target=3D=
"_blank">srwick@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">My
cars don't get many miles a year as well, but some of
those miles end up being at freeway speeds. I figure I'd
rather spend $500 on tires than risk a $50,000 car or my
body. I think the recommendation is change them every 7
years, and that's what I do.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Steve</div>
<div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</div>
<hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%">
<div id=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537gmail-m_519399942124596=
0234divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"font-size:11pt" face=3D"Calib=
ri,
sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Tigers <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">tigers-boun=
ces@autox.team.net</a>>
on behalf of Rob Hogan via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:t=
igers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 31, 2019 12:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tiger's List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Tiger's Tires</font>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
</div>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537gmail-m_51939994=
21245960234x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:small">
I'm one of those drivers that doesn't put more =
than
a few hundred miles on my MR2 Spyder or will put on
the Tiger each year.=C2=A0 I wonder if people with
several infrequent use cars change all of their
cars' tires every 10 years or less.=C2=A0 Realizing=
the
danger of running old tires particularly at highway
speed, are 36 year old BFG TA tires even useable at
speeds under 45 MPH?=C2=A0 I should have used the
235/50xR13's more before the Tiger's long layup=
.</div>
</div>
<div id=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537gmail-m_5193999421245=
960234x_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
<table style=3D"border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222)">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style=3D"width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href=
=3D"http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3D=
link&utm_campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_content=3Dwebmail" target=3D"_bla=
nk"><img alt=3D"" style=3D"width: 46px; height: 29px;" width=3D"46" height=
=3D"29"></a></td>
<td style=3D"width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb=
(65,66,78);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-heigh=
t:18px">Virus-free.
<a href=3D"http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm=
_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dlink&utm_campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_=
content=3Dwebmail" style=3D"color:rgb(68,83,234)" target=3D"_blank">
www.avg.com</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537mimeAttachmentHeader"><=
/fieldset>
<pre class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-quote-pre">_____________=
__________________________________
<a class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"ma=
ilto:tigers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>
=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html"; target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/=
donate.html</a>
Archive: <a class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-txt-link-freetext" href=
=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers"; target=3D"_blank">http://www.team=
.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-txt-li=
nk-freetext" href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; target=3D"_blank">http:=
//autox.team.net/archive</a>
Unsubscribe: <a class=3D"gmail-m_5141471835132508537moz-txt-link-freetext" =
href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/chris@cthompson.net"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/chris@cthomps=
on.net</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
</div>
_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.tea=
m.net</a><br>
<br>
et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers"; rel=3D"noreferrer=
" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href=3D"htt=
p://autox.team.net/archive" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aut=
ox.team.net/archive</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jay.la=
ifman@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net=
/mailman/options/tigers/jay.laifman@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
--0000000000002a88ee05858cba69--
--===============7074802998335371708==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
_______________________________________________
tigers@autox.team.net
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive
Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/mharc@autox.team.net
--===============7074802998335371708==--
|