Here's a question for you car lovers. What's the shelf life of a tire? I've googled it and 6 years seems to be the magic number. My original tires are getting close to 8 years old on my honda civic yet still have a decent amount of tread on them (enough to last another year or two with my light driving). Is it crazy to drive on 9 or 10 year old tires? I'm occasionally on long trips driving on the interstate at 80-85 mph for a few hours.
I saw a FIRE friendly deal at discount tire online (NOT SPAM) for $100 off a set of 4 tires, free shipping and no sales tax. Which means a decent set of tires w/ good reviews, and ratings, for $112 delivered to my doorstep. Another $75 or less for installation/balancing, and I'm riding on new tires for under $200. Is this a no-brainer to buy the new tires and install them immediately?
I could buy them and stick em in the shed for a year till my current tires wear out, but if I understand the shelf life issue correctly, the new tires will go bad in another 6 years whether I'm driving on them or not. Might as well stick them on the car now, huh? I might put 25-30k miles on my car in the next 6 years, so running out of tread isn't an issue given the quality of tire I'm planning on buying.
I saw a FIRE friendly deal at discount tire online (NOT SPAM) for $100 off a set of 4 tires, free shipping and no sales tax. Which means a decent set of tires w/ good reviews, and ratings, for $112 delivered to my doorstep. Another $75 or less for installation/balancing, and I'm riding on new tires for under $200. Is this a no-brainer to buy the new tires and install them immediately?
I could buy them and stick em in the shed for a year till my current tires wear out, but if I understand the shelf life issue correctly, the new tires will go bad in another 6 years whether I'm driving on them or not. Might as well stick them on the car now, huh? I might put 25-30k miles on my car in the next 6 years, so running out of tread isn't an issue given the quality of tire I'm planning on buying.