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Originally Posted by Malsua
If the tires are still within their wear life, they probably don't need replaced. I had a set of TOYO LT tires on my 04 Dodge Ram 2500. They were made in 2006. I sold the truck a few months back, with the same set of tires on it. Yes, they were dry rotting, but they held the road just fine. I used the truck for trips to the dump and to plow snow. Neither of which involved getting more than 20 miles away from home so I kept them on there. They had probably 40k miles in 15ish years and still almost an 1/2 inch of tread left.
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40K in 15yr = 3K per year on a truck tire is different than a passenger vehicle with safety factors. Totally apples and oranges. You don't go to Orlando or Georgia, and the Honda might venture out at 60 mph
The OP has a lower safety factor tire being on a passenger car, drives more miles than your sample size 1 at 20 mile radius, and is looking to replace tires for safety reasons. Safety is a hidden cost, because it avoid something that might happen, but one can't prove a future event happening or not.
Having worked in dangerous industries where I knew people who died at work and innocents perished due to poor safety decisions, his decision to buy tires has less risk for his use, but he shouldn't overpay for the level of safety