Tire rotating and inspection.
 

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.

6 years is the end of life

Google says 6-10 years for tire replacement. I cannot remember hearing of a tire coming apart on the road due to tiny cracks or dry rot but anything is possible. If you just travel around town I would go longer than the 6 but that is me.

Only vehicle now so needs to be in top running order. I do occasionally go on 1200 mile trip one way. I never had flat on road or tire come apart. When I had two or more vehicles no big deal one was always in tip top shape. This will really set some heads spinning, I Change all fluids (other than oil which I really particular ) every 5 or 6 years regardless of miles. Most don’t keep vehicle that long. Mine 13 years old.

Could be for some of use:oops:

Put on a set of new Michelins and enjoy a much better ride. Safer braking too.

Whenever I buy tires, even on a new vehicle, I always check the DOT number on the sidewall. The last 4 digits indicate the week and year that the tire was made. For example, "3422" would indicate that the tire was made during the 34th week of 2022.

As I understand it, a new vehicle has no vehicle manufacturer warranty for the tires. The tires have a separate warranty. So, an unscrupulous dealer could switch the tires on a new vehicle, and install older and cheaper tires on a brand new vehicle.

I recently bought 4 new Michelin tires from Firestone. When I checked the DOT numbers, I found that two of the tires did not have a visible DOT number. It turns out that the tires were asymetrical, and the installer had mounted two of the tire backwards, so the DOT number was on the inside of the wheel. I am glad I checked.

If a long trip I would consider a rental car. Rental car can be cheap piece of mind and the money you have saved on not having car payments goes towards the rental.

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.

Some years ago we were driving up north and at the end of the first day I noticed a vibration started. I did a 5 wheel tire rotation at the hotel that evening and when I pulled off the fourth wheel I cut my fingers on the steel belt. Had a tread separation at the belt.

The tires were 7 year old and about 2/3 used up on tread depth. We bought 4 new tires the next morning before we continued the trip.

At time when I replaced originals with Pirelli’s had better rating on tread wear, grip, and noise rating and was little cheaper.

Tire problems are a hassle. I swap them out twice as often as I need to. Its expensive, particularly with several cars, but lowers the stress in my life. It does nothing to solve the problem of nails, which are everywhere in the new sections of the villages, but it still helps.

Yes tires can wear out due to age. Mine did and my daughters also did. We got 7 or 8 years but maybe we were lucky. I would replace now.

You never know, , , Towards the end of a trip from NJ the vehicle started vibrating. I took it in to remedy the problem and was told (and shown) three of the four Michelins were separating. These were the same tires that came with the vehicle that I purchased new.

You never know, , , Towards the end of a trip from NJ the vehicle started vibrating. I took it in to remedy the problem and was told (and shown) three of the four Michelins were separating. These were the same tires that came with the vehicle that I purchased new.