Another thing to check yourself - tire wear

[FoxS]

Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Tires about to blow at 3/32???!! I had michelin mxm4's on my car til less than 2/32...and lets say they were still fine. (dry only..forget it on wet roads..) i recently picked up a tire depth gauge and its so simple to check. Id replace maybe at 4/32. At that point traction drops enough on wet roads. Thats for your own safety. But as im sure everyone does here is shop around and get a great deal on tires and not have the dealer dictate when they need changing.


You've misread.

The dealer said the tires could blow at any minute.

DT then measured them at 3/32.

The dealer was right. DT made the mistake of only looking on the outside.

 

[supton]

I don't think a tire is going to blow until after you've cut through the steel belts. No wet traction, but they have a ways to go to become bombs.

I like the idea of cutting the wheels at the gas station, didn't think of that. But my cars are easy enough to inspect.

I did just pull the snows off the car, and found two or three flat spots on a rear tire. Inside too. So a casual inspection had not caught those. Probably would have noticed it if I had been checking once a week or so.