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In the last few years it seems that the topic of the age of tires has become more wide spread. Back in the 70's and 80's when I first started driving no one talked about replacing tires that still had plenty of tread because of how old they were. Now you hear that regardless of tread depth you should replace tires that are five years old or older. It's kind of similar to the 3000 mile oil change that the quick lube places push. Since almost every manufacturer recommends at least 5000 mile oil change intervals it seems like a hoax to still push the 3000 mile changes that the oil companies promote to basically sell more oil. I am wondering if the tire makers have taken a page from the oil companies play book to sell more tires.
So I am just curious what everyone here thinks, I change the oil according to the manufacturers recommendations and tires when the tread gets to worn and I am not talking bald but, when the wear bars are even with the tread or slightly below the tread. The tires on my Jeep are seven years old but, they have at least another years worth of driving in tread and show no signs of cracking or dry rot. Last week I stopped at the shop I bought the tires from and had them inspect them. The service guy said they look good and can probably go another year but, he recommends replacing them now. I asked why, you just said that they look fine. His reply was "because they are seven years old and they could blow at any time." I looked at him and said "Can't a new tire blow at any time?" Of course if the tire is showing signs of dry rot or cracking I replace them but, if not then I keep using them.
Definitely another one of those Not Worth The Risk issues, XJKen.
After witnessing and/or reading about some very horrific accidents (many single vehicle) caused by blowouts attributed directly to "old" tires and since I only drive each vehicle a couple thousand miles a year, my tires are replaced every six years regardless of mileage.
Nowadays, a new set of tires is far cheaper than even the most minor fender bender, not to mention personal injury or worse.
i have never had a tire blow out because it had a number of years on it. i have had tires that were well worn that blew out, and tires that had been repaired several times blow out, and i have had really good tires that were a couple of years old that completely lost the tread due to a manufacturing defect.
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Back when I started driving in the late 60's, no one talked about old tires because they rarely went more than 20,000 miles and were worn out before they were old. In fact, kids like me at the time would often get recaps or blemished tires to save money. Since the advancements of the 80s and 90s,
with much harder rubber compounds lasting 50,000 miles and up, it has become an issue because the sidewalls can crack with age. Currently my 07 Ranger has two year old tires with about 20k miles on them and they look like new, will probably replace them in 2 more years whether they are worn out or not. The 2014 Escape tires are less than a year old with about 12,000 miles and look like new.
Two new front tires added 2 days ago. Rear tires are replaced once every 8-10k/miles and fronts are replaced once every 15k-20k/miles. No rotations on my car, just alignments.
Bought a new vehicle 2 1/2 weeks ago so that's how old the tires are. On other vehicles, I've had to replace them between 3-5 years. It all depends on the milage and how they wear. I've had steal cords show because the alignment was badly off. It happened so slowly that I didn't notice it/was used to it. Now that was dangerous.
Two new front tires added 2 days ago. Rear tires are replaced once every 8-10k/miles and fronts are replaced once every 15k-20k/miles. No rotations on my car, just alignments.
What kind of driving do you do that you only get 8K out of a tire?
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