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To: James Fulop who wrote (27)	11/2/1999 7:22:00 AM
From: Green Receipt	Respond to of 134

I'm not a mechanic... but, I use three indicators of when to change a tire/tires 1) I get a blowout and blowouts usually occur for me when the tire stores are closed and i have no spare, or i'm motoring rural. 2) I wear it down to the horizontal bumps (done once, actually I rented a car that had tires like that. I didn't know I was driving on bald tires, til someone told me.) 3) When I'm cornering, the wheels start grossly losing grip. sometimes #3 is due to poor car design. You may want to consider rotating your tires, in theory, it should give more life to your tires.

To: James Fulop who wrote (27)	11/3/1999 4:26:00 PM
From: Terry Whitman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 134

No need to get new tires if they still have good tread. That is not really so old for auto tires. If they are cracking (dry rot) then you may want to consider replacing them soon. Regards, TW