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MetroMPG · 05-21-2010, 10:29 AM

I once asked a local yard about buying a set of almost new tires off a junked car, and they wouldn't sell them for liability reasons. Which seemed weird to me, considering all the other used junk they sell.

I wouldn't normally buy used tires either, but these are the Holy Grail of hard-to-find used tires

. Also, it's not certain that I will actually have to pay for them.

05-21-2010, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
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