Should tires be replaced just becuase they are old ?

I have an 8 year old 3ooM , 23,000 miles with the original factory
provided Goodyear tires. Plenty of tread left. Should I replace the
tires strictly because they are 8 years old ?

Steve

 

If they are crazed or crumbly or have any visible deterioration then yes. If
not and they look fine then theres no reason to unless you are unhappy with
the grip levels. Older tyres dry out and get a bit harder generally and dont
grip quite as well.

 

Yes, particularly if you live in a hot climate. A couple of years
ago, I had a complete tread separation (i.e. the entire tread came off
the tire in one big piece) on some old-but-lots-of-tread tires on my
Newport; it destroyed my right rear fender skirt.

Sheer exposure to years of UV and Ozone will destroy tires.

 

As Burgeman said if they look good they may be OK, particularly if the
car has been garaged and you don't do highway driving.
On the other hand I've learned to change my tires at 7 or 8 years
because I've had tire failures in hot weather on highway drives, even
with Michelins. They usually have around 60K miles at that time.
If you just chug around town you should have no problem.

BTW I'd love to have such a low mileage 300M of that era.

 

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|BTW I'd love to have such a low mileage 300M of that era.


It's my wife's car. It doesn't come out of the garage when it rains or
snows. It gets used around town and for a single annual vacation.

 

I don't know if I've ever had tires 7 or 8 years. I'm no expert but a
few things cause me to change tires. In addition to tread wear you can
have weathered and cracked side walls, bulges in the side walls, slow
leaks and tires that have started making noise. If none of those
complaints exist, I'd keep using them.