Garage fitted an old tyre last year

dogshome

A 6 year old tyre should not perish to the point of being unsafe, unless that is, it's been exposed to constant UV light, ie stored for a long period on the top shelf of a rack directly below a roof skylight - Revisit the tyre shop and look at their racking.


Some time ago a woman visited one of the big tyre distributors for 2 new front tyres on her Mercedes - Within a mile of leaving, both front tyres blew out and she demolished a BT box on the pavement


The police got involved and found the tyres were 12 years old and had been stored under a skylight. The distributor was blamed for the accident and had to pay up for Damage to the Car, The BT box and a hefty fine

photome

[quote=[Deleted User];76681153]Over 30 years (and probably a million miles) with company cars I had to replace countless tyres. It was never suggested either by the fleet manager, the lease company or the tyre suppliers that I needed an identical tyre on the same axle. We simply fitted the nearest available (reputable) tyre. I have followed the same practice in the subsequent 15 years without any problems.[/QUOTE]
Me too

There is no need to have identical tyres on the same axle.

JamoLew

hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

Maths not a strong point then

4 x 130 = 520
2 Tyre repairs Max 40
2 New Tyres = 260

260+40+520=820 not 1000+

Additionally you can't really cost the punctures into the equation unless they weren't repairable.

Nor yours - the 2 punctures likely resulted in needing new tyres both times - therefore £1000+ spent on tyres as stated is 100% correct since 8x £130 = £1040 (I think)

JamoLew

Scrapit wrote: »

They make a great offroad tyre, as do hankook. I'd have no qualms in fitting either.

Agree with this - in fact, I did have Hankooks fitted on my old Impreza and never found a ditch

AdrianC

Jibber123 wrote: »

I had 4 new tyres fitted last Jan at a local tyre centre.

Just to clarify, you mean Jan 2019?

I checked the date stamp on all 4 tyres, 2 were 3818. i.e. week 38 year 2018, 1 was 4018 and the one that failed the MOT was 1014, week 10 of 2014 so already nearly 6 years old.

It was under 5yo when fitted.

The tyre industry has a 5yr cutoff for tyres to be regarded as new. Yes, it was close to that line - but it was inside it.

Blackcircles wrote:

Tyres are considered to be “new” and fit for retail up to 5 years from the date of production.

This is an industry standard based on the German BRV.

https://www.blackcircles.com/helpcentre/tyres/age-of-a-tyre

coupled with the 2 punctures I've had this year i've now spent over £1000 on tyre in 12 months !!:mad:

Considering we're talking about a single £130 tyre, that's not exactly a particularly relevant metric.

Jibber123

Both the punctures were not repairable hence 2 new tyres fitted. I've had quite a few tyres changed recently after only maybe 6 -8 years as the rubber compounds are no way as durable and long living as 30 years ago. I also work on classic car restoration and have come across loads of old 1970's and 80's tyres that are in better condition than a newer tyre that is say 8 years old. I would always change them as most rubber compounds start to go off after that long, and as a wise I know it depends on where they are stored etc.. An old mechanic chap once told me the only part of your car that is in contact with the road is the tyre so don't take chances. you see loads of expensive and tuned cars with Chaoyang or Goodride tyres on always makes me chuckle. Interestingly both black circle and kwikfit recommend changing tyres after they are 6 years old, just like my new one that was fitted 12 months ago and done about 6000 miles !! I will defiantly be checking the date of manufacture when i get the tyres fitted next time and before they start and once fitted, and insist they are less that 12 months old. Lesson learned.

Aylesbury_Duck

And check the condition of them every month afterwards. That way, you'll pick up a problem before the MOT.

Jibber123

I do check them every few weeks especially after have 2 punctures this year, has made me extra weary. Unfortunately the cracking to the side walls has only just started to become noticeable the tyre has deteriorated dramatically over the past few weeks since i first noticed about 2 weeks ago. I honestly didn't think it would fail the MOT especially as the tyre was less than 6 years old but the guy at the MOT centre told me he has seen a lot of tyres recently failing after only 5 years, but these were normally cheaper brands.

ToxicWomble

I guess if you want to be philosophical about it, at least it lasted longer than the 2 that got punctures.
I get you point about wanting good rubber in your corners, but even the most expensive tyres can be trashed thru no fault of your own.

roddydogs

2 punctures in a year, you are unlucky.