Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard? - Blu-ray Forum

PrivatePixel · 02-22-2010, 07:06 PM

Time for a PSA:

ABC News Video - Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard?

Lord_Stewie · 02-22-2010, 08:07 PM

Terrible. Now I have fears of getting new tires.

supersix4 · 02-22-2010, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_Stewie

Terrible. Now I have fears of getting new tires.

lol dang that professional didn't do anything!

... So what if you're old tires had years on them + all the driving you do with them

crazy!

LynxFX · 02-23-2010, 12:19 AM

Had to go check my tires, 07 and 08. Tread is good for another year or so. I'll definitely pay attention when I replace them. They are high speed performance tires so I hope they have a bit more stringent quality control to adhere to especially when you push them to 150mph.

Lord_Stewie · 02-23-2010, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersix4

lol dang that professional didn't do anything!

... So what if you're old tires had years on them + all the driving you do with them

crazy!

I know, its crazy.

MaCruz · 02-23-2010, 12:42 PM

When I go on break. I'll go and check out the code on my tires.

LeAnn · 02-23-2010, 02:48 PM

My dad got tires once that dry rotted in 2 years. I won't say from where, but after that, we don't go there any more.

DC_Street · 02-23-2010, 02:52 PM

great find, I worked at Kauffman tire for almost two years and was never informed of how to tell the age of a tire. We were required to fill out cards with the DOT # on them but never told what it meant other than it was the tires serial #

I'm kind of concerned now about if I put any really old tires on cars, some of the tires in the shop you could tell were really old but we always sold them as new

My_Two_Cents · 02-23-2010, 03:18 PM

This was originally reported on back in May 2008.

After all of the press this received back then, I'd be surprised of reputable dealers are continuing to sell "aged" tires. Still, it's good information to have and something you should check when you purchase new tires.

xtop · 02-23-2010, 12:22 AM

selling aged tires as new? eesh. thats scary

MaCruz · 02-23-2010, 12:58 AM

Great informative post OP!

I always check very carefully when I buy tires to see if they aren't used, but I never thought about checking to see how old my tires have been sitting in the factory.

EDIT: I'm going to link this to my thread as well.

02-22-2010, 07:06 PM	#1
PrivatePixel Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:73 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:8	Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard? Time for a PSA: ABC News Video - Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard?

02-23-2010, 03:18 PM	#9
My_Two_Cents Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Wherever I may roam.... Home Theater Gallery:40 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:4	This was originally reported on back in May 2008. After all of the press this received back then, I'd be surprised of reputable dealers are continuing to sell "aged" tires. Still, it's good information to have and something you should check when you purchase new tires. Last edited by My_Two_Cents; 02-23-2010 at 07:10 PM.

02-23-2010, 12:58 AM	#11
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	Great informative post OP! I always check very carefully when I buy tires to see if they aren't used, but I never thought about checking to see how old my tires have been sitting in the factory. EDIT: I'm going to link this to my thread as well. Last edited by MaCruz; 02-23-2010 at 01:01 AM.

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02-22-2010, 08:07 PM	#2
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Terrible. Now I have fears of getting new tires.

02-23-2010, 12:19 AM	#4
LynxFX Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007	Had to go check my tires, 07 and 08. Tread is good for another year or so. I'll definitely pay attention when I replace them. They are high speed performance tires so I hope they have a bit more stringent quality control to adhere to especially when you push them to 150mph.

02-23-2010, 12:42 PM	#6
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	When I go on break. I'll go and check out the code on my tires.

02-23-2010, 02:48 PM	#7
LeAnn Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:48 Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:9	My dad got tires once that dry rotted in 2 years. I won't say from where, but after that, we don't go there any more.

02-23-2010, 02:52 PM	#8
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	great find, I worked at Kauffman tire for almost two years and was never informed of how to tell the age of a tire. We were required to fill out cards with the DOT # on them but never told what it meant other than it was the tires serial # I'm kind of concerned now about if I put any really old tires on cars, some of the tires in the shop you could tell were really old but we always sold them as new

02-23-2010, 12:22 AM	#10
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	selling aged tires as new? eesh. thats scary

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