What are the oldest winter tyres you should use?
Discussion
RC1 said:
So tyres as we all know go past there best after a few years... does that mean that if someone is offering me 8 year old winter tyres I should say no?
ROSPA suggest maximum of 6 years old if they've been in storage or 10 years old if they've been in use.Link: http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformati...
oilslick said:
ROSPA suggest maximum of 6 years old if they've been in storage or 10 years old if they've been in use.
Link: http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformati...
Brilliant link thanksLink: http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformati...
Finlandia said:
Different weather to the UK, but up here in the bitter cold and icy Scandinavia, 5 years is the rule of thumb.
yes but I understood technically Finland isnt Scandinavia... no matter how hard the Fins keep saying it is.. Its nordic. Finland isnt on the Scandinavian peninsula. 
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but yes.. he is right about the 5 years.
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<gets back in box>"ROSPA suggest maximum of 6 years old if they've been in storage or 10 years old if they've been in use."
sounds strange, if they have been in use how come longer age limit? If in storage in a suitable environment wouldn't they be better than if they had been in use?
I am not talking about tread depth and cuts etc I am talking from point of view of going hard/cracking/deterioration of strength.
The other day I pumped up the tyres on a car which had been in a friends garden for 4 years. As I walked away one of the tyres burst.I have no idea how old it was.
In case people don't know, all tyres made since about 1980 have the week and year of manufacture on the side wall. eg 2607 means it was made in week 26 of 2007 (end of June 2007). It is usually only on one side so if on car it might be on the back side where it is hard to see.
sounds strange, if they have been in use how come longer age limit? If in storage in a suitable environment wouldn't they be better than if they had been in use?
I am not talking about tread depth and cuts etc I am talking from point of view of going hard/cracking/deterioration of strength.
The other day I pumped up the tyres on a car which had been in a friends garden for 4 years. As I walked away one of the tyres burst.I have no idea how old it was.
In case people don't know, all tyres made since about 1980 have the week and year of manufacture on the side wall. eg 2607 means it was made in week 26 of 2007 (end of June 2007). It is usually only on one side so if on car it might be on the back side where it is hard to see.
Last month I replaced the Gislaved tyres that were on my Capri when I bought it 10 years ago. At the time they were nearly new, and indeed still had lots of tread depth remaining when replaced. However, they were definitely deteriorating, lots of very fine cracks visible and they felt very hard to the touch.
That car had spent probably 7 of the last 10 years in garages, away from UV light etc, and during that time had barely covered 2000 miles, but they had still aged to the point where I didn't consider them fit to use.
That car had spent probably 7 of the last 10 years in garages, away from UV light etc, and during that time had barely covered 2000 miles, but they had still aged to the point where I didn't consider them fit to use.
Bridgestone warrant the construction of their tyres for 5 years, after that you are supposed to junk them.
I just replacer the Bridgestone tyres on the front of the S2000. They were less than 1/4 worn, but were getting on towards 6 years old, & the loss of grip was becoming obvious, particularly on damp roads.
I had forgotten just how sharp the turn in is with the S2000 as the rubber aged, but it all came back in a couple of hundred kilometers with decent rubber.
I just replacer the Bridgestone tyres on the front of the S2000. They were less than 1/4 worn, but were getting on towards 6 years old, & the loss of grip was becoming obvious, particularly on damp roads.
I had forgotten just how sharp the turn in is with the S2000 as the rubber aged, but it all came back in a couple of hundred kilometers with decent rubber.
My Evil Twin said:
Finlandia said:
Different weather to the UK, but up here in the bitter cold and icy Scandinavia, 5 years is the rule of thumb.
yes but I understood technically Finland isnt Scandinavia... no matter how hard the Fins keep saying it is.. Its nordic. Finland isnt on the Scandinavian peninsula. .
but yes.. he is right about the 5 years.
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<gets back in box>Yep, still says; a Finn in exile in Sweden and UK. For your follow up question, no, UK isn't part of Scandinavia either
And just to confuse matters even more, Fennoscandia
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