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Subject: Re: [OM] No on caught my stupid error, was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:38:12 -0400
Yes, the tires are fairly large at 235/55R17 and highly rated as rain 
tires.  I could have done better on price by shopping around I suppose 
but I was determined not to drive that car one more day if it should 
rain.  In more than 50 years of driving I've never experienced that much 
of a scare.  There was traffic around me and I'm sure that I traveled 
down the road for about 100 meters with the car turned sideways about 
20-30 degrees.  I'm sure everyone else was as scared as I was too. :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 9/20/2010 9:21 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> Yuk - I hate buying tyres.  But I hate aquaplaning/skidding too!
> Round here a lot of people buy winter tyres (and maybe a second set of
> rims) and get them switched over twice a year.
> But €100/tyre is what I expect to pay (for my Beemer 3-series) - I
> feel for you when you're paying almost double (I guess it's a bigger
> car).
> br
> jez
>
> On 20 September 2010 15:04, Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
> wrote:
>> No, the only possible connection with Moose is that he has seen this
>> Buick parked at his house.
>>
>> Last year, at 28,000 miles the Buick scared the bejeezus out of me by
>> hydroplaning at 70 mph on I-81 in Pennsylvania during a heavy
>> thunderstorm.  I thought sure I was going to lose it as it started
>> turning itself sideways but did manage to recover more due to luck than
>> skill.  I was absolutely shocked because I'd not experienced
>> hydroplaning since about 1970.  Both incidents were due to worn tires.
>> It was my fault for not inspecting the tires but in the past 15-20 years
>> I've not had a set of tires that lasted less than 60,000 miles.  I was
>> not prepared for worn out tires at 28,000 miles on a $34,000 car.
>>
>> As a result of that experience I spent almost $800 at the Buick dealer
>> on a set of Bridgestone Turanza tires.  I had spec'd those specific
>> tires based on some research showing they were highly rated as rain
>> tires.  Following good practice the car was also given a 4 wheel
>> alignment when the tires were changed.
>>
>> Fast forward 8,500 miles.  I took the car to the local Goodyear shop
>> which was offering a free tire rotation if you brought your car there
>> for the annual New York state inspection.  They discovered very
>> significant tire wear to the edges of the rear tires due to serious
>> toe-in error.  In short, the tires are not ruined but their life has
>> been significantly shortened.  It's especially irritating since this car
>> gets almost no driving on the pot holed local roads.  Its express
>> purpose is highway travel and it spends its winters in Florida.  I
>> suspect error on the part of the Buick dealer's alignment guy which is
>> emphasized by it taking them until the 3rd alignment to get the car to
>> track straight after I bought it.
>>
>> Then, to top it all off, while I was inspecting the tires at the
>> Goodyear shop I noticed that the chrome plating on the wheels is
>> beginning to peel off.  I'm not happy.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 9/20/2010 5:27 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>>> To be honest the Buick story might be more interesting.  Does it
>>> involve Moose and Mt Cadillac at all?  ;-)
>>>
>>> On 18 September 2010 22:01, Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>    
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think my mind was distracted by thinking about going to do battle with
>>>> the Buick dealer this morning.  Long story.
>>>>
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