[T3] Tire Expiration Dating

[Dave Hall]

Well, the guy makes a big thing about the British industry wanting not to
use tyres over 6 years old, but I've not heard that said publicly.  
We don't usually get the high storage temperatures that might exist in parts
of the USA - the tyres in the rack on the forecourt in the report must be
getting more weathered than I would expect in the UK.  

My son's car had several cracks in the treads on some tyres on his car -
Michelins, too, which I've never experienced before in that brand.  Sure, in
a tyre on a 'project' car, not moved for ages, the tyres can crack badly. 

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of John
Sent: 08 February 2012 17:02
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Subject: Re: [T3] Tire Expiration Dating

Hi Guys,

Not sure how to exactly respond to threads when I am in digest mode but not
sure if anyone has shared the following link yet.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

-John



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Here is a pretty thorough rap on Tire Expiration Dates...more complex than
one might think at first.

http://www.aa1car.com/library/tire_expire.htm

PS: Long ago, a friend sold me a big fat Buick, the kind with portholes, for
$90, because I had to fix front alignment problems. ? I didn't get to do
that because I hadn't? yet finished course in "How not to be an idiot". ??
Front tire(s) wore out and blew every three or four weeks from really odd
wear.? I just replaced blown ones with cheap but decent used tires...ten to
20 bucks a pop.
?Thing is....I became the safest, most alert driver on the road because I
Never Knew when the next tire would blow.? ?? This is the same principle as
strapping your youngest child to the front bumper.? That gets you to drive
Very Cautiously too....if you like the kid, that is.
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