RunningBum
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Agree about the 10 year old tires, with 2 stories to tell about trying to extend the life of my tires.
I put 3000 miles or less on my Miata most years, so going by mileage, I could probably get 10 years out of their tires. But after about 7, I could feel my car riding rough and shuddering. I asked my mechanic about alignment, etc, and he suggested new tires, and after some discussion, talked me into it. The problems went away. The old tires were the problem.
My daily driver, which was a Honda Pilot, was started to lose some tread. I decided to squeeze one more year out of them since they did pass inspection. Made it through most of the winter, then caught a snowstorm on the mountain, and slid off the road and totaled it. I feel sure that the primary cause was the poor traction with the worn tires. It was an older Pilot, probably worth less than $6K by then, but still, worth protecting with new tires, not to mention I was lucky that I didn't slide off somewhere I could've been hurt.
Both lessons taught me not to be cheap about replacing tires.
I put 3000 miles or less on my Miata most years, so going by mileage, I could probably get 10 years out of their tires. But after about 7, I could feel my car riding rough and shuddering. I asked my mechanic about alignment, etc, and he suggested new tires, and after some discussion, talked me into it. The problems went away. The old tires were the problem.
My daily driver, which was a Honda Pilot, was started to lose some tread. I decided to squeeze one more year out of them since they did pass inspection. Made it through most of the winter, then caught a snowstorm on the mountain, and slid off the road and totaled it. I feel sure that the primary cause was the poor traction with the worn tires. It was an older Pilot, probably worth less than $6K by then, but still, worth protecting with new tires, not to mention I was lucky that I didn't slide off somewhere I could've been hurt.
Both lessons taught me not to be cheap about replacing tires.