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#506315 - 04/30/08 10:39 AM
Re: Tire Age Determination
[Re: nic walker]
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steveskyhawk
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Registered: 09/16/07
Posts: 182
Loc: southern california
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I had a car in storage for about 7 years. Tires looked fine . They were Michilins that I had put on. They had about 5,000 miles on them. I took it out of storage for my wife to drive and I heard somthing outside at slow speed that sounded like a squeeky shoe. When I stopped (after driving it 70 MPH) I could pull apart a crack in the sidewall with my fingers and see the ends of broken steel fibers. I went to the tire shop the next day at 30 MPH.
Bear in mind that this car was stored in an ideal environment. (Inside a hangar in southern California and covered with a soft cotton car covert and a tarp. It didn't suffer any UV because that car never saw the light of day.
My tire guy pointed out the obvious and that is that rubber is a vegetable and follows with the question; how long do vegetables last?
Cars deteriorate weather driven or not. I've found that the repairs required to a stored car are different yet equally expensive to that of a car that is being driven a moderate amount. my 2 cents
Nic's reminder is a good one. If you have old tires don't drive faster or farther than you can afford to have a blowout or throw away those old tires, buy new and enjoy.
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steve,
91 coup (white with white trim, saddle interior)
91 convertible ( white with white trim, saddle top and interior)
Anybody looking for a southern California car, feel free to contact me. Lots of rust free cars here.
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