[fred cook]

I just put new tires on my F150 (60K on the old set) and thought I was done buying tires for a while. Not so! I took a look at the DOT lable on the Michelin tires on our Jaguar XJS convertible and discovered that they are 6-7 years old. Lots of tread left and the car is kept in a heated/cooled garage so there are no signs of sidewall cracking, etc. Also took a look at the SC coupe and discovered that 3 of the 4 tires date to 2004 with the 4th being dated in 2006! Again, lots of tread and no sidewall deterioration. The tires on the Jag I can probably live with for a bit but the P-car is going to need a new set of shoes. The problem being, I can't find a matched set of tires (205/55-16 front and 245/45-16 rear)! Can find several different 245/45-16s but no matching fronts! The current tires on the car are Falkens but it looks like the 245s are no longer available. The closest I can come will be Toyo Proxes in two slightly different tread patterns. The only other solution I can think of would be to buy two new Fuch replica 17x8 wheels to go on the rear. I REALLY did not want to spend more $$$ on tires right now! What say ye?