No, I haven't been a ToyHome owner since the late 2000s.
I purchased my Dolphin in 2005 during a period of great upheaval in my life (divorce, moving, etc.)? and did not notice that the previous owner(s)
had not replaced the tires in 12 years. I was dramatically informed of this by a passenger-side outer rear tire blowout on Interstate 5 in the middle
of California's Central Valley.
Of course, it happened quite late in the day. Of course it happened miles from the nearest off-ramp. Of course the spare tire was mounted on
a 5-lug wheel only suitable for the front (and it was 15+ years old). Of course the tow truck driver didn't have the proper 23mm socket for the lug nuts.
Of course the flatbed tow truck required too steep an angle to bring the Toyhome on board, so it bent the exhast pipe and scraped the bottom
rear corners of the coach. And, of course, the tire shop I was towed to didn't have a 185R-14 tire, so I ended up with a 195/75R14 passenger
car tire.
As soon as I got to the Los Angeles area,? I made an appointment to have 6 new tires mounted. At the time, the Yokohama Y356 was about the
best available tire, and I had no trouble with them in the several years (and about 20-25k miles) of my ToyHome ownership. I don't know if
that was due to random luck, or if Bridgestone's issues with that particular tire began after my purchase.
Anyway, the incident made me a strong advocate of replacing tires in a timely manner.
Buzz L.
Phoenix, AZ
Former '86 Dolphin 500 owner
