Next question, tyre age.

[Pesty]

Car has only done 400 ish miles a year for a while. Hardly had chance to use it.

Tyres have lots of tread but they are around 10 years old.

Your going to tell me I need to spunk a lot of money on new ones arn't you.

[Porsche911R]

Sell it.

[Pesty]

No

[Porsche911R]

buy some new tyres then :-)

[Pesty]

But do I have to Is it safe? Passed its mot the other day. I just don’t want to go spinning through a hedge my reactions arn’t what they were.

They seem perfectly serviceable I only question because I seem to recall a famous person crashing on old tyres but I think they were a lot older.

It’s been garaged and temperature and moisture controlled AA website seems to think it’s ok unless there are cracks.

UV and heat cycles seem to be their issue

Looks ok.

Quote
Tyres degrade naturally through exposure to heat, sunlight (Ultraviolet/UV) and rain. The amount of damage depends on the exposure and the severity of the weather.
Damage through ageing is more common with caravans, trailers and other vehicles only used occasionally.
There are no hard and fast rules on age.

Check for signs of cracking on the sidewalls of tyres four or five years old if your car is parked outside and get them replaced if cracking is severe.
Any tyre specialist will be able to give you advice if you're not sure.
6 February 2017

Edited by Pesty on Thursday 23 July 22:48

[Porsche911R]

They are over the recommend age so prob hard and have less grip.

But for the miles you do is it worth a set of new tyres, prob not.
Do they have cracks in them ? Can you put a thumb nail in them ?

[Podie]

Tyres on the Griff are younger than that... got it out of storage on a slightly damp day. Spooked myself and ordered new ones.

Use the car - I remember it from the old Vmax days, and it’s bloody lovely.

[Pesty]

Thanks.

That’s the plan, have hard time recently ,health, Life issues Etc . But getting back on track slowly Cars were way down the list.

Just had a quick look on mytyres and actually not too scary at all. Think I’ll change them for piece of mind.

[Pesty]

Porsche911R said:

They are over the recommend age so prob hard and have less grip.

But for the miles you do is it worth a set of new tyres, prob not.
Do they have cracks in them ? Can you put a thumb nail in them ?

No cracks at all look like new. But the plan is to use it now.

[SFO]

10 year old tyres are fked .. the compound will have lost its properties which give it the ability to provide grip and suspension compliance.

totally false economy to keep using them

[Pesty]

SFO said:

10 year old tyres are fked .. the compound will have lost its properties which give it the ability to provide grip and suspension compliance.

totally false economy to keep using them

Yeah I’ll get some prices tomorrow. Was just being tight. Looks like I’ll get the headlights sorted too. ( been spoiled with cars that have working headlights and don’t cripple you)
Needs the geometry setting up now that got messed up after a part was replaced a while ago.

[isaldiri]

Pesty said:

They seem perfectly serviceable I only question because I seem to recall a famous person crashing on old tyres but I think they were a lot older.

Um. If it's the Paul walker incident you are referring to his car tyres were about 9 years old.....

Personally I'd change them especially if you were going to do anything more than a very gentle 400 miles again.

[N111BJG]

I recently acquired a Ducati that had done 600 or so miles in the past 9 years, it had been stored indoors. The tyres were 11 years old, they looked fine & almost unworn. But It cornered really badly on them. I changed them for new ones & it was transformed, the difference was obvious.
It may be easier to tell on a bike, but they were clearly past their use by date especially for a higher performance machine.

[Podie]

Pesty said:

Thanks.

That’s the plan, have hard time recently ,health, Life issues Etc . But getting back on track slowly Cars were way down the list.

Just had a quick look on mytyres and actually not too scary at all. Think I’ll change them for piece of mind.

Hope things are back together soon for you chap.

Get some new boots on it, and enjoy it.

[Pesty]

New tyres fitted today like a new car

[Fl0pp3r]

Another successful mission for Captain Commonsensical

[RDMcG]

I have a 2003 SL500 from new. Never driven hard and has only 35,000 miles on it. When tires were about 10 years old they looked perfect. Took it out for a quiet drive and a tire blew. Luckily no damage. I am now very conscious of tire age and do not let them age out.