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re: "How many years can a set of tires go ..."
Subject to debate, and how the tires are maintained. Some--often people
who make and sell tires--insist six years is the limit, regardless of
mileage, and if the tires are constantly exposed to extreme weather and
mileage that's not unreasonable. OTOH, if the tires are kept in a garage
not subject to temperature extremes and are only used 'around town' you
can usually go more, 7 or 8 years wouldn't be too risky. At any rate,
going beyond 10 years is pushing your luck.
BUT ... for an SUV I'd be more cautious and probably observe the 6-year
'rule.' SUVs and other trucks are top heavy and a catastrophic
failure--i.e. a blowout--esp. on a front tire can cause the vehicle to
roll over. Ford just got slapped with a $1B+ liability charge for an old
truck that had a blowout, rolled, and the cab squashed the elderly
occupants. A couple decades ago Ford got slammed when some incorrect,
improperly inflated Firestone tires--Ford and Firestone go WAY
back--caused some fatal rollover accidents with some Explorers.
My rule of thumb: If I find myself worrying about my tires, it's time
for new. Your tires are only three years (+/-) old and, unless they're
showing 'checking'--cracking--or other damage they should be good for at
least a couple more years. Check your tire pressures regularly (at least
once a month).
On 8/28/2022 9:19 PM, Shannah Miller wrote:
> Thank you, Ian, for commenting to the group. I will
> need tires at some point, and that's good to know.
>
> That said, my car is the spare car of the family, and
> has had the same tires since 2019. How many years
> can a set of tires go if they are just mostly used to
> putt around town? (My car has not quite 10,000 miles
> on it.)
>
> Thanks,
> Shannah
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 7:20 PM Ian McFetridge
> <shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org> wrote:
>
> I have had the Michelin Defender LTX on my pickup since fall 2020
> and they are wearing well, ride smooth and quiet. Iâ??ve used
> Michelins on trucks since I worked in the tire dept at Samâ??s in
> college. They always took the least amount of weights to balance
> and had the least returns for issues or to rebalance. The manager
> at Costco said that is all still true when I bought the last set.Â
> YMMV :)
>
> Best
> Ian
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 8:03 PM john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>
> shop content... I drive my suburban into my shop
> time for tires... always used Michelin for the last 20 years
> with good service... Vehicle is 2008 Suburban 1500 with 95%
> highway or town ...no off road
> occasional towing my hobby truck to shows on 20' car hauler
> (once or twice a year with load equalizing hitch...)Â Looking
> at reviews on my first choice Michelin Defender LTX/MS
> 275/55-20. The reviews talk a lot about road noise and rough
> ride..... My current Michelin Defenders (bought in Jan 2016
> ride smooth and wear well.. 76K miles on them so far)
> I just turned 75 and this might be my last set of tires
> Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes � so I'm looking for your
> thoughts on Michelin or others afa mileage, ride, noise etc.
> thanks
> john
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re: "How many years can a set of tires go ..."<br>
<br>
Subject to debate, and how the tires are maintained. Some--often
people who make and sell tires--insist six years is the limit,
regardless of mileage, and if the tires are constantly exposed to
extreme weather and mileage that's not unreasonable. OTOH, if the
tires are kept in a garage not subject to temperature extremes and
are only used 'around town' you can usually go more, 7 or 8 years
wouldn't be too risky. At any rate, going beyond 10 years is pushing
your luck.<br>
<br>
BUT ... for an SUV I'd be more cautious and probably observe the
6-year 'rule.' SUVs and other trucks are top heavy and a
catastrophic failure--i.e. a blowout--esp. on a front tire can cause
the vehicle to roll over. Ford just got slapped with a $1B+
liability charge for an old truck that had a blowout, rolled, and
the cab squashed the elderly occupants. A couple decades ago Ford
got slammed when some incorrect, improperly inflated Firestone
tires--Ford and Firestone go WAY back--caused some fatal rollover
accidents with some Explorers.<br>
<br>
My rule of thumb: If I find myself worrying about my tires, it's
time for new. Your tires are only three years (+/-) old and, unless
they're showing 'checking'--cracking--or other damage they should be
good for at least a couple more years. Check your tire pressures
regularly (at least once a month).<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/28/2022 9:19 PM, Shannah Miller
wrote:<br>
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<div>Thank you, Ian, for commenting to the group. I will</div>
<div>need tires at some point, and that's good to know.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>That said, my car is the spare car of the family, and</div>
<div>has had the same tires since 2019. How many years</div>
<div>can a set of tires go if they are just mostly used to</div>
<div>putt around town? (My car has not quite 10,000 miles</div>
<div>on it.)<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Shannah<br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 7:20
PM Ian McFetridge <<a
href="mailto:shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto">I have had the Michelin Defender LTX on my
pickup since fall 2020 and they are wearing well, ride
smooth and quiet. Iâ??ve used Michelins on trucks since I
worked in the tire dept at Samâ??s in college. They always
took the least amount of weights to balance and had the
least returns for issues or to rebalance. The manager at
Costco said that is all still true when I bought the last
set. YMMV :)</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Best </div>
<div dir="auto">Ian</div>
<div><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at
8:03 PM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jniolon@att.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">shop
content... I drive my suburban into my shop</font></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">time
for tires... always used Michelin for the last 20
years with good service... Vehicle is 2008
Suburban 1500 with 95% highway or town ...no off
road</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">occasional
towing my hobby truck to shows on 20' car hauler
(once or twice a year with load equalizing
hitch...)Â Looking at reviews on my first choice
Michelin Defender LTX/MS</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">275/55-20. Â
The reviews talk a lot about road noise and rough
ride..... My current Michelin Defenders (bought
in Jan 2016 ride smooth and wear well.. 76K miles
on them so far)</font></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">I just
turned 75 and this might be my last set of tires  <img
alt="Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes"
src="cid:part1.BCNdxLKL.UPuEd01i@comcast.net"
style="width: 24px; max-width: 100%;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color:
rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="" align="absMiddle">Â â?¦
so I'm looking for your thoughts on Michelin or
others afa mileage, ride, noise etc.</font></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe
UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe
UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe
UI">john</font></div>
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