Flying Rubber

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After leaving Philadelphia and heading south,I finally exited the harrowing urban East Coast and got on open road in Virginia,but noted a strange shimmy and noise.Further investigation revealed a frayed inner rear tire.Fortunately,dual rear wheels allows you to keep moving,although at reduced speed.Even though the tires looked OK before I left Maine,they may actually have been the original tires since the vehicle only had 37,000 miles on it when I bought it.After replacing the blown tire and thinking about it as I traveled on,I decided the smartest thing was to replace them all,which I did on arrival in Aiken and Florida.She runs much smoother and piece of mind is wonderful.I think my mileage has also probably improved from 8 mpg.,although I haven't had a chance to check it yet.Thank God gas prices have plummeted.

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