Tire Age Question For My Neighbor
My neighbor keeping up with me bought a 2008 Fleetwood Southwind, it only has 11,000 miles and has been kept stored in a climate controlled storage and drove to RV park and back, has factory tires and...
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et2 wrote:msmith1199 wrote:et2 wrote:
It sounds like your neighbor is interested and appreciates the good condition of the MH he's considering. Why jeopardize the whole thing on some (IMHO) very questionable tires. Why take the chance. Replace them and forget about it. If he's already trying to push the envelope on maintenance issues, maybe having a MH isn't the right thing for them.
Mine will be replaced after six years no matter what - sooner if needed.
Why take the chance? I can think of about 4000 good reasons ($$$) to take the chance.
Well they are within the recommended replacement time frame. My wife's life and mine are worth more than a few ($$$). I think there are many people that feel the same way. You push the envelope you push your luck. You can't spend the money if your dead.
If you don't have the money to maintain a MH you probably shouldn't own one. Manuals and maintenance intervals are there for a reason.
If you're going to crash your motorhome and kill everybody inside when a rear tire blows, maybe you shouldn't own one!
