[R129 SL] (no subject)

[Jan Kuylaars]

Hay peter
 
Here is the Flying Dutchmen  back again.
Moving to my other home has ended.
Now my 500 Sl has a garage with a oil drain work hole and shiny tails.
 
About the tires; I used 4 pairs the last 5 years as long as I got the
car.I am using 18 inch wheels with 8.5 J 
The first fault the foreign owner made was to put there 265 tires on.
The brand was Pirelli.
But on the inside there became cracks , so I changed them to 225
Pirellis.
After 18 months the new Pirellis'had the same problem. 
No warranty.
 
They sell my cheaper ones : Chinese Wanli.
After one year the Wanli had also this problem.
 
The mechanic told me he had a lot of complaints for the same issue.
He had bought Indonesian ones , and I could have them for buying price;
125 euro a piece.
I did so , because I found that I have paid enough on tires, and they
have trouble to put the tires on the wheels.
With some soap and several pumping up the tire fits exactly with a loud
bang.
 
So the rubber is not for easy melting.
I drive the tire now for about 7 months without problems and for my
happiness with no shaking and enough power to the road.
 
THERE IS ONE THING THAT I CHANGED:
I HAVE SET MY TIRES FROM 2.2 BAR TO 2.8 ON THE BACK.
 
GREETINGS
 

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com] Namens Peter S
Verzonden: donderdag 21 februari 2008 2:58
Aan: SL Mailing List
Onderwerp: Re: [R129 SL] (no subject)


Hi Victor,
None of us can remove you from the SL mailing list!
I understand that you have to action it yourself.  I am a member just
like you and the master list for reply is held in a data base somewhere
(in the world) - could be anywhere and on any server.
 
Suggest you access the master mailing list and remove yourself as we can
not do this for you. 
 
Incidentally, I would expect tyres to last  a bit longer than three
years depending upon use.  The cars on my W123 last about a year (35-
40,000 km) where as the SL lasts about 3.5 years (30,000 km).  My other
5 cars requires tyre changes between 20,000 km (Nissan - front tyres) to
about 40,000 km - other half's  Toyota Yaris.  
 
Regards, Peter S. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Victor R.  <mailto:vrlopez254 at yahoo.com> Lopez 
To: r129list at mbcoupes.com 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: [R129 SL] (no subject)

please remove me from your mailing list 



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