Change now, or wait until spring?

[daves87rs]

Okay, I've milked my current tires for all they are worth. My tires were doing fine until a few weeks ago....dry rot has started on two tires (a little bit). They have been creeping toward 7 years old anyways.

But I took it for one of it's final drives this year. (car sits when the snow flies). iF it does go out, it is not very far. So I'm wondering, based on this, if I should get the new ones now, or hold out until spring to get them.

I just hate to get new tires, only to have them sit for the winter. Though the thought of my current tires does bother me, though I think they would be fine for the winter. (little to no driving) Your thoughts?

 

[The motor guy]

I would just buy new ones in the spring. That way you will go longer on the new pair before they dry rot also.

 

[Boczech]

If you don't need the vehicle in a pinch just wait till spring then hammer down on the new threads.

 

[daves87rs]

Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
I would just buy new ones in the spring. That way you will go longer on the new pair before they dry rot also.



Hence the reason I'm not buying high milage tires...

 

[Panzerman]

I would watch for a deal on tiers, if one comes up grab it. I mean really, if the tires are that bad and it makes you nervous to drive it, its kind of worthless. A year on tires is no big deal, alot of cars sit on lots for two years on tires. I never looked at tires on a age basis.

 

[J_Sap]

Originally Posted By: Panzerman
I would watch for a deal on tiers, if one comes up grab it. I mean really, if the tires are that bad and it makes you nervous to drive it, its kind of worthless. A year on tires is no big deal, alot of cars sit on lots for two years on tires. I never looked at tires on a age basis.


I agree. Do some research now on the tires you want and when they have a good deal get them. Plus tire technology is constantly improving and you might get a better set of tires in the early spring. Plus like you said you don't want to have new tires sit on a car all summer. I am getting towards needing new tires on my summer car that will soon be winterized. I will let my old and worn tires sit all winter and pick up a new set once they either 1. go on sale or 2. the spring comes and I start taking the car out.

 

[synthetic_crazy]

Don't risk personal injury just to prolong the inevitable purchase of tires. A tire blowout at 70mph is not worth it. Buy new tires!

 

[TJPark01]

tires are critical. Get new ones, not worth driving on sketchy rubber. You live in Michigan

 

[HWEaton]

Just remember, tire prices on a lot of brands are going up yet again the first of November. Maybe grab a set now, if your wallet lets you.

 

[Ramblin Fever]

I personally, because we run nothing but trucks and 1 mini-van, I will not have a tire on a vehicle over 6-7yrs of age.

Our local shops won't service tires over 5-6yrs of age anymore either.

Irregardless of visual condition of a tire, at 5yrs of age it's well past it's prime.

However I would have no problems having a car sit for the winter on it's old tires as long as it was not being drove.

 

[eljefino]

From a financial perspective tires are pretty expensive just before the snow flies; everyone's buying them on a need basis.

But I assume as a summer car it's nice and stored inside-- this will protect against UV damage.

Of course you've had rot damage at just past the six year interval quoted for hot places like arizona, so your storage may not be ideal for whatever reason.

There's a theory in mothballing cars that storing on jackstands causes the suspension to take a set the wrong way, while on tires makes the tires flat spot. If you store the car on its (old) tires you can get it out of the garage in a hurry if the place catches fire or whatever.