How old are your tyres?

Scrounger

But surely if the age of a car tyre was that important it would be part of the MOT?

Scrounger

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No idea, tyres were on the car when I bought it in July and it's too cold and wet to look. Still plenty of tread though so won't be changing them yet.

iltisman

This will no doubt become another fad like changing hydraulic fluid every 2 years. It would be far better doing a check of the car weekly tyres brakes hoses etc.
I remember a friend going through a security check and the guard asked her to open the bonnet and asked if she saw anything unfamiliar there.
Its all unfamiliar I have never opened it before she replied.

Richard53

iltisman wrote: »

This will no doubt become another fad like changing hydraulic fluid every 2 years.

This is not a fad. Brake fluid is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture) and if you don't change it, it will degrade over time. If the car gets to 10 years old and has sticking calipers, this will be the reason why. This is not to mention the safety issue, where under extreme conditions the water in the brake fluid can boil, leaving you with no brakes. It has happened to me once and was very frightening.


Lots of people never change the fluid and probably suffer no ill effects (and I will admit to not being as diligent as I should), but changing the fluid regularly is good practice, not a fad or a con.

AdrianC

Scrounger wrote: »

But surely if the age of a car tyre was that important it would be part of the MOT?

There are quite a few important things that aren't part of the MOT. And, until people stop regarding the MOT as some impossibly demanding once-a-year highpoint, and start to understand it's a bare minimum, then that ain't likely to change.

robotrobo

iltisman wrote: »

This will no doubt become another fad like changing hydraulic fluid every 2 years. It would be far better doing a check of the car weekly tyres brakes hoses etc.
I remember a friend going through a security check and the guard asked her to open the bonnet and asked if she saw anything unfamiliar there.
Its all unfamiliar I have never opened it before she replied.

I do change my brake fluid every 2-3 years.
Also my coolant water.
also i change the gearbox oil , usually once in the lifetime that i own the car, ive just done it on my alfa romeo, my renault is 14 years old & that will get done next mot or when the weather gets warmer , which ever comes first:)

Gloomendoom

EssexExile wrote: »

The back tyres on my van are 2000 originals, still going round.

AdrianC wrote: »

That's not something to boast about.

A friend of mine has a 1950's Ford special that still has tyres that date from at least the 1960's on it.

AdrianC

Gloomendoom wrote: »

A friend of mine has a 1950's Ford special that still has tyres that date from at least the 1960's on it.

...and that's just lethal.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mechanic-killed-by-car-he-treasured-988730
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23320526