Tires
In order of preference
Wildwood tire
Barnett tire
Pep boys
Walmart
Tires definitely do dry rot and the plies can separate depending on the brand of tire you have. If your eyes are bad dry rot and show itself by having the air pressure at lower and lower over the course of several days or weeks. If you use your car sparsely and the only things you should be concerned about are the ratings for a wet traction and you can get yourself a car with a lower guarantee for mileage. I once made a mistake of getting a 90,000 mile tire but only putting on about 30,000 miles over the course of 6 years and I overpaid by 50%. Most good tire brands even on their low end tires will guarantee for 40 or 50,000 miles. However most guarantees are really worthless as they will prorate everything. PS make sure the tires you buy are not made in China but are either made in the US France or Korea as there are many brands especially if you go to Walmart from China. Good tires can be had between $400 and $800 for a set of four
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