Thank you, and the fact that she’s had it a few years is a good sign.
Now am looking at tires, but getting conflicting info. Here’s one source:
“..ended up buying BF Goodrich tires for a few reasons. The first reason is they are made in America by Americans. The plant they were made at according to the DOT code is Tuscaloosa Alabama. The whole process of choosing the right tire for the right price was made much easier by a website called The Tire Rack. I found the right size tires, I read the customer reviews and then compared the prices. The whole time I was doing this I kept in mind that for me the tires had to be made in the USA and they had to be of recent manufacture (tires are good for 6 years).
The DOT code on the tire tells the story of where it’s made and when it’s made. The first two digits after the initials DOT are the codes for the manufacturer. The last three or four digits tell when the tires are made according to the week and year. Here’s an example, my new tires had the DOT code that looked like this: DOT BE —— 4207. The “BE” indicates the BF Goodrich plant in Tuscaloosa Alabama. The dashes represent the manufacturers size and style codes. The “4207” at the end indicates they were manufactured in the 42nd week of 2007 (the week of October 21st 2007).
Anyway, my new tires look nice, they ride nice and they were manufactured here in the good old USA even though the company that owns the plant is based in France. That was an acceptable compromise to me.”
excerpt http://madeintheusabyamericans.blogspot.com/2008/06/stimulus-check.html