Well, actually, there's no such thing as a "safe" car; but some are more
crashworthy than others (I think we can blame Volvo for the false notion that
there are "safe" cars).
I can't think of anything in life that's "safe." We've lost several innocents
here (USA) lately who were "safe" inside their houses when aircraft fell on
them. In life, there is only varying degrees of risk (anybody have a "safe"
job?).
That said, the key is to manage risk. I think David was trying to point out
that new wheels with good radial tires help minimize certain types of risk,
especially unexpected--and arguably uncontrollable--loss of control; especially
if you're not familiar with the handling qualities of bias-ply tires.
I've got a pretty good vocabulary, including a high inventory of profanity, but
the word "safe" is the only one that offends me.
Bob
Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com wrote:
> David,
> If you want to be safe on the road you should not drive a Healey, at least
> here in Europe.
> Our vintage Healeys are not at all save. Better wheels and tires do not help a
> lot for safety in a Healey. The Roadspeed tires keep with German motorway
> speed of if you can reach with your car would be 120-150 miles an hour. I know
> that's only possible around midnight because of the heavy traffic at daytime.
> And personally I do not like to drive any faster than 80 miles/h with a
> Healey. For me its fun to drive an old car with old style tires, old style
> steering wheel, old style gearbox, etc. An old car with modern tires looks to
> me like an elderly lady with a lifted face - it does not make her younger,
> just more ugly.
> But that's my personal opinion.
>
> Doug,
> Here in Europe you can get the Roadspeed tires from
> http://www.vintagetyres.com/. They usually have a stand at Beaulieu Autojumble
> (May/September) and give a 10% off listed price there.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/GERMANY
> 54BN1, 62BT7, 65Sprite
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