Thread: Out of Date Tyres

Last year I took my tyres on my Perentie to get swapped over with some newer 2nd hand ones.
The guy at the tyre place said I didn't have to and the tyres looked good on them.
I said while they have a decent amount of tread on them they are 9 years old and I want to swap them for these other ones which were just sitting in the shed which were 3 years old.
He tried to talk me out of it but I got it done anyway.
Fair to say I never went back there again.

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

He tried to talk me out of it but I got it done anyway.
Fair to say I never went back there again.

Why ?

He was probably trying to do the right thing by telling you there was no need to change them. Your call but most tyre places would be telling you that a much younger tyre needed changing so probably worth dealing with someone not just focused on generating sales.

The tyre guy I use will fit anything as long as its not perished or below the wear limit. He will bring to my attention the age but also asks how the vehicle will be used (daily driver, occasional Club outing etc.).


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Why ?

He was probably trying to do the right thing by telling you there was no need to change them. Your call but most tyre places would be telling you that a much younger tyre needed changing so probably worth dealing with someone not just focused on generating sales.

The tyre guy I use will fit anything as long as its not perished or below the wear limit. He will bring to my attention the age but also asks how the vehicle will be used (daily driver, occasional Club outing etc.).


Colin

There were perish marks on the side too. I also recall a story of someone dying from a direct cause of the Perentie blew an old tyre on the road and rolled.
The main reason he didn't want to do it was that he had double booked and could not fit it in. I had to wait 4 hours longer to get it done which meant I was driving 5 hours in the dark to work the next day.

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

There were perish marks on the side too. I also recall a story of someone dying from a direct cause of the Perentie blew an old tyre on the road and rolled.
The main reason he didn't want to do it was that he had double booked and could not fit it in. I had to wait 4 hours longer to get it done which meant I was driving 5 hours in the dark to work the next day.

Different story if they were perished and he was double booked......

Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Different story if they were perished and he was double booked......

Colin

Yeah I probably should have mentioned that. The current tyres spent a lot of time out of the sun and will go past the 5 years ok.

I would think that most people would wear their 4WD tyres out before they got too old and perished But for trailers and vans they seem to die of old age before they wear out, At least this has been my experience.
Tyres ARE an expensive item of maintenance But if they are buggered or on their way out for whatever reason be ti wear or age they NEED to be replaced, Not only for your own safety But also for the safety of the other road users and pedestrians.
With old tyres sure you can inspect the outside of the tyre for wear and cracking But unless you take the tyres off the rims you have NO idea of the condition of the inside of the tyre.
Personaĺly if I have any doubts whatsoever about a tyre I will replace it despite the pain inflicted on my wallet.
Sure I could run the gauntlet and take the risk by using suspect tyres But if someone gets injured or dies because of this I don't think I could live with that.

I went to my local tyre place a few days ago to see if he had any 235-85R16 as I rotated the tyres on my caravan (they are on Defender rims) and found one with a split in the sidewall , he said "no thats not a common size, I'd have to order one in" This is a Farming community too, WTF , I told him its the most common 4x4 size , he said "Ive got news for you mate" - looked at his computer & said the Last one he ordered in was for a LandRover just over 2 years ago , looked at my car in his forecourt & he said , " & I think it was for you " .

OK , I said I think they're getting a bit old, they're almost 5 years old , again looked at me like I was an idiot , he never heard of such a thing . Well I suppose he's not one for ripping customers off .

OTOH Ive started seeing parked up caravans lately with UV covers on the wheels .

What's the Point of Caravan Wheel Covers?

235x16 is a bit of an odball size, ten years ago I had to settle for 225x16.