The point may become apparent when some idiot in an oversized SUV cuts
in front of you because he/she did not see your little car or the time
you come sliding around a corner to find a tractor trailer stopped in
the middle of the road.
Regards,
Peter S.
'59 Bugeye with 165/70 Firestones on 5 inch rims for daily use and a set
of 145/80's on the original rims for those other times.
>Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 14:19:07 -0500
>From: chuckc <chuckc@ibm.net>
>To: Justin Cook <justincook@yahoo.com>
>CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Tire sizes... missing the point?
>Reply-To: chuckc <chuckc@ibm.net>
>
>Yes! Another 145 user! Me too. Me too. And I
>get the Michelins cheap from Sears.
>
>chuck
>
>Justin Cook wrote:
>>
>> Spridgeteers,
>>
>> Why get all bent out of shape trying to wedge huge rubber under the
>> fenders of a spridget? I have driven vehicles that stick to the
>> pavement better than my sprite with 145s (at least that was my
>> perception). But is that more fun? I don't think so... you have to
>> drive the vehicle to scary speeds to really push. I'd rather slide
my
>> sprite around any day -- but then again I'm the dorky safety guy who
>> was asking about seatbelts a few weeks back.
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