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Tyre Age on low usage cars
- Dablk
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Well this will be a first for me.
I'm replacing my fronts which a loads of tread for two reasons.
I had to do the rears last year when I swapped the car off the Cs wheels and back onto the 224's as they literally had no tread on them. Funds where tight at the time so I left conti fronts on and just PS4 on the rear. The fronts are 2008, so not only has the miss match bugged me but the age too. I have never had tyres of this age length this on a vehicle.
What do other folks do as far as drawing a line in the sand for age?
I'm replacing my fronts which a loads of tread for two reasons.
I had to do the rears last year when I swapped the car off the Cs wheels and back onto the 224's as they literally had no tread on them. Funds where tight at the time so I left conti fronts on and just PS4 on the rear. The fronts are 2008, so not only has the miss match bugged me but the age too. I have never had tyres of this age length this on a vehicle.
What do other folks do as far as drawing a line in the sand for age?
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5 years is the ideal limit really.
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5 years is probably about right - rubber deteriorates over time . I had a 1991 Lotus Elan with very low mileage - I bought it in 2009 - reckon the tyres were the originals - the first MOT in my ownership it passed but the tester said the tyres were so old they weren't "round" any more
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I replaced my OH's tyres on her SEAT after 3 years due to it only doing about 4k a year but it's left outside.
Tyres were perished but still had about 5-6mm on them.
Tyres were perished but still had about 5-6mm on them.
- Dablk
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Yeah that was my gut and I really should have left it this long but knew it was going to sit in the garage over winter.
Hopefully a bit more front end grip might appear as well.
Hopefully a bit more front end grip might appear as well.
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You should notice a considerable difference when you do change them
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Everything that has been said so far is correct, there is no legislation around the age of tyres but manufacturers won't take back any stock over two years old. The NTDA recommendations are stringent inspection at five years for signs of age and replacement at ten irrespective of condition, you should feel the benefit after changing as there is no doubt that yours will have deteriorated.
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Cheers mate,
Yeah my gut was saying 10 years is too long irrespective of how little use they must have had. Must be a nightmare with tyre on classics. Assume most classics probably run a real world set and a show set.
Yeah my gut was saying 10 years is too long irrespective of how little use they must have had. Must be a nightmare with tyre on classics. Assume most classics probably run a real world set and a show set.
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They have claimed that it was old tyres that killed Paul Walker - the Porsche had just come out of storage for several years and the tyres had not been changed.
When I bought my Z4M in mid 2016 it had Pilot Super Sport tyres date stamped 2011 and still with most of their tread. Even then the grip was deteriorating but by late 2017 the rubber had gone so hard that they would break traction constantly and severely - the traction control would pull all of the engine power to recover. Still plenty of tread left but I felt they were no longer safe so I replaced them with PS4S and the difference was night and day!
When I bought my Z4M in mid 2016 it had Pilot Super Sport tyres date stamped 2011 and still with most of their tread. Even then the grip was deteriorating but by late 2017 the rubber had gone so hard that they would break traction constantly and severely - the traction control would pull all of the engine power to recover. Still plenty of tread left but I felt they were no longer safe so I replaced them with PS4S and the difference was night and day!
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I have just had all the tyres replaced by Pirelli on the Cayman. These were done under warranty and the car is 4 years old with 8k miles on the clock. Tyres are dated mid 2013.
Pirelli said they would replace any tyre over 6 years old under warranty as that is the expected maximum age.
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Pirelli said they would replace any tyre over 6 years old under warranty as that is the expected maximum age.
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Why did they replace them under warranty, was there a recall issued ?Havard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:32 pmI have just had all the tyres replaced by Pirelli on the Cayman. These were done under warranty and the car is 4 years old with 8k miles on the clock. Tyres are dated mid 2013.
Pirelli said they would replace any tyre over 6 years old under warranty as that is the expected maximum age.
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Sort of. There was cracking on the edges of the P Zeros. I rang Pirelli and asked them if they were safe and they said they would replace them.Tyreman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:43 pmWhy did they replace them under warranty, was there a recall issued ?Havard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:32 pmI have just had all the tyres replaced by Pirelli on the Cayman. These were done under warranty and the car is 4 years old with 8k miles on the clock. Tyres are dated mid 2013.
Pirelli said they would replace any tyre over 6 years old under warranty as that is the expected maximum age.
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Well that's a massive win for you thenHavard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:26 pmSort of. There was cracking on the edges of the P Zeros. I rang Pirelli and asked them if they were safe and they said they would replace them.Tyreman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:43 pmWhy did they replace them under warranty, was there a recall issued ?Havard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:32 pmI have just had all the tyres replaced by Pirelli on the Cayman. These were done under warranty and the car is 4 years old with 8k miles on the clock. Tyres are dated mid 2013.
Pirelli said they would replace any tyre over 6 years old under warranty as that is the expected maximum age.
H.
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Yep. Now got a Cayman with 8k miles on the clock and brand new, 20" P Zero tyres for free. I only noticed when I was shining them up after the stuff that Porsche used to tart it up on collection wore off.
Didn't start well though. I rang Pirelli customer services and said "My tyres are cracking.!!" They said "Thanks for the positive review..!!"....
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Terrible joke but definitely a stroke of luckHavard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:34 pmYep. Now got a Cayman with 8k miles on the clock and brand new, 20" P Zero tyres for free. I only noticed when I was shining them up after the stuff that Porsche used to tart it up on collection wore off.
Didn't start well though. I rang Pirelli customer services and said "My tyres are cracking.!!" They said "Thanks for the positive review..!!"....
H.
There must be a known issue for them to be exchanged so freely but at the end of the day it's the best outcome for everyone to get them off and returned to the manufacturer.