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I'm assuming Florida summers are the culprit for tires aging that fast. Mine last a lot longer.

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2433855)

Rotated my tires today on my Honda. Measured tread wear and depth, washed, check air, brake cleaned brakes and measured pad wear. Notice my 6 year old around 30K hardly worn tires are slowly tiny cracks dry rot. This was not in side walls but between tread. Looks like I’ll be replacing them in next 6 months or so.

Yup, I have the same problem - five year old Michelin tires dry rotting and nowhere near worn out. Time for a new set.

Our 2019 tires so far don’t show the issues OP is posting. Then again we travel north for hot summers, and have mini split garage. Guessing less exposure to heat may extend tire, plus our tire perk ends in January of 2026, so will be looking at new tires by year end.

Yearly for Brake Fluid

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2433878)

… I Change all fluids (other than oil which I really particular ) every 5 or 6 years regardless of miles. ...

I do the same. Brake fluid should be changed yearly but no one other than track junkies does that.

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2433940)

Have you checked the cost to rent a car these days? And, if we are talking about tires, a rental car is just as likely to go flat as your own car.

Rental cars are usually no more than 3 years old so tires mostly less than half there life, not like 6 Plus year old tires. But, who say that air in tires has been check regularly? Or who ran over something damaging them? I. Rarely rent vehicles but when I did I went over them and took pictures of any defects I found. So I had evidence If they tried to Jack me around when returning.

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Originally Posted by srswans (Post 2434155)

I do the same. Brake fluid should be changed yearly but no one other than track junkies does that.

I change brake reservoir yearly but don’t have equipment to flush (push) fluids out of all lines. I also clean out my radiator over flow so I can plainly see level. My window washer fluid gets flushed every 4 years cause I don’t use it enough down here.

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2433855)

A few decades ago, I was traveling from Philidelphia to NYC. As I merged onto the NJ Turnpike I felt thump-thump-thump and then Bang. Right front tire blew from a tread separation. The car and tires were only a few years old, though living in that region they had seen a lot of potholes. Fortunately, I had only gotten up to around 50-60 mph, it was a good handling car, and I got over to the shoulder quickly. You only need to experience that once. I once rented a car out of MCO. After a few miles on 417 I felt that vibration. I immediately took the car back to the rental agency and got a different car. If this is a car that you might be taking on the highway, don't mess around trying to save a couple bucks. It will be one less thing you'll have to worry about on your next trip while going 70 mph.