Timmah! Posted March 18, 2019 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 38 Topic Count: 502 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 6187 Content Per Day: 2.25 Reputation: 10624 Achievement Points: 52862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 121 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Posted March 18, 2019 Check & post here... consider it a PSA & poll. codpiece, L!ckALotAPus and Blackbart 2 1 Awards
AusiGirl Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 20712 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 865 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 1030 Achievement Points: 8565 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 12/22/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 28 Birthday: 06/08/1972 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2019 Far out not good! Awards
JohnnyDos Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted March 19, 2019 Good informative post Timmah.
RobMc Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 25355 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 31 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 5824 Content Per Day: 1.90 Reputation: 9236 Achievement Points: 63677 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 141 Joined: 12/14/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 14 Birthday: 01/05/1954 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Just replaced the two rear tyres on my wifes car which were, wait for it, 6 years old, I noticed bad cracking on the sidewalls, so the above article is spot on, as an ex motorcyclist I am acutely aware of how important tyres are. I never buy cheap tyres, I renew them at 3mm tread left regardless, I check them every week both for faults and pressures which are very important, and I do not repair them after a puncture I replace them. Tyres are THE most important part of any vehicle, full stop, amazing the amount of people with high end vehicles who boast about cheap tyres, if you can't afford to run it don't buy it. A lot of these Company's flogging cheap tyres are selling out of date tyres from tyre dealers and Companies, In the UK you buy a cheap tyre from an auction site, this has been discarded in the uk sold to eastern europe and then sent from there back to the uk as a new tyre. I have just been caught this way but thanks to paypal got a refund, the moral (as it has been forever) 'if it seems too good to be true it usually is'. Two things every motorist should learn are the speed and load ratings for their vehicle, especially the latter which is usually totally ignored even by garages, a manufacturer can make the same tyre size in various load ratings, put on a one too low and as above it can blow out at speed. Edited March 19, 2019 by RobMc Timmah! and ANGUS 2
7Toes Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted March 19, 2019 the one around my mid section will be 59 in a few days lol RobMc, JohnnyDos, Damage_inc- and 3 others 3 3 Awards
ANGUS Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 2985 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1688 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 3056 Achievement Points: 20377 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 10:37 PM Birthday: 12/01/1966 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2019 Put set on my sons car yesterday... 4th week of this year, Say I did ok..... AngerIssues and Timmah! 2 Awards
Helio Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 27349 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 3 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 155 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 194 Achievement Points: 1257 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/07/18 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2020 Posted March 19, 2019 All 4 of mine are spares from 1998 Damage_inc- 1 Awards
Timmah! Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 38 Topic Count: 502 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 6187 Content Per Day: 2.25 Reputation: 10624 Achievement Points: 52862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 121 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Author Posted March 19, 2019 That's why I'm not a big fan of these tires that are supposed to last for 90 kajillion miles before wearing out...I replace my tires every 2 years, spare-included. RobMc 1 Awards
ANGUS Posted March 19, 2019 Member ID: 2985 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1688 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 3056 Achievement Points: 20377 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 10:37 PM Birthday: 12/01/1966 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2019 A tired that has been used since made will last longer than a tire that has sat for a while then used...Comparing same life span.. AngerIssues and RobMc 2 Awards
Damage_inc- Posted March 20, 2019 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted March 20, 2019 general rule of thumb is tires should not be driven on if older then 7 yrs old or if tread is at tred wear bar or at 3/32 .i sell tires there is a dot number on easch tire its like a vin number.it tells what factory the tire is made in and the date it was made most will show you the week in the year it was made. Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted March 20, 2019 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 437 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 370 Achievement Points: 3716 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 11:23 PM Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Posted March 20, 2019 I used to work for discount tire.. we would not even put air in a tire if it was 6 or more years old. codpiece 1 Awards
codpiece Posted March 20, 2019 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2509 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 3609 Achievement Points: 23134 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Posted March 20, 2019 Exactly why I always buy from Discount. A true quality company! Twinkie 13 1 Awards
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