Re: Picked up my daily driver and was told the tires are again rotted....

Posted by JWL On 2013/10/14 21:33:43

I think we have discussed this before, but tires today do not have the time life that we used to get. Modern tires are made to disintegrate over time. Exposure to direct sunlight will hasten the aging. The new chemistry being used to make tires is to eliminate the large number that accumulate in recyclers yards and cause health and environmental problems like breeding places for mosquitoes and air pollution when they catch fire. New tire retailers cannot sell a tire that is more than a certain age based on the date code of the tire. The good news is they do last longer, mileage wise. Some say 5 years is the optimum life of these newer tires. Good idea to check the date code of tires you are buying and get the newest ones.

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