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MOT Tyre Advisory
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Alfaian said:
You say that..... But.
My tyres are ancient (against forum advice I've not replaced them). On a Car Limits day designed to find exactly that, someone with the same car as me found theirs a real handful on much fresher tyres but that were close to wear markers.
Well qualified instructors had nothing but praise for my car, but told old matey to go replace his asap as it was downright ludicrous.
I guess all tyres react slightly differently to age and or wear, but one should assume anything in this regard. It's all in the feel.
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Alfaian said:
Slicks might be grippy in the dry but they're still illegal and would be deadly in the wet.
To car enthusiasts an advisory such as this seems a bit OTT. To many (most) drivers of ordinary cars it would be very useful. eg. For my mate who's tread and tyre pressures aren't checked between annual dealer services despite him doing 12k miles a year.
arry said:
The reason for age limits on tyres is that rubber ages and with time it hardens and loses its flexibility. Ultimately this can result in serious failures. However the advice to change at 6 years is a safe limit and there is some leeway. If your car has been kept in hot sun for instance, the tyres will not last as long as a garaged car in cool conditions. With older tyres, keep a close eye on the tread and sidewalls for any cracking or changes of texture.
Of course, tyre manufacturers also improve their tyres and old tyres will be older technology.
Personally, on a high performance car, I would change them at 6 years but I would expect to wear them out before that point!
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Rubber products, even where quality control is extremely good, are not absolutely homogeneous. This is why you hear even F1 drivers 'not getting on' with a set of tyres.
So what one set of tyres handles like at the wear limit, does not necessarily correspond to what another set might do, even if it's the same make and model of tyre.
An advisory like this is a bit of arse-covering from the MOT tester and, in truth, a good heads-up for an owner who may or (as is often the case, as others here have said) may not be aware of the state of their tyres.
So what one set of tyres handles like at the wear limit, does not necessarily correspond to what another set might do, even if it's the same make and model of tyre.
An advisory like this is a bit of arse-covering from the MOT tester and, in truth, a good heads-up for an owner who may or (as is often the case, as others here have said) may not be aware of the state of their tyres.
I took my VX220 on a car limits day at North Weald on old tyres as I was waiting for some new wheels to arrive.
I was with 3 other VX's are my 'old' tyres were shockingly bad compared to newer rubber. I had fun wrecking them though
Agreed that 3mm is not necessarily a drama yet though.
Phil
I was with 3 other VX's are my 'old' tyres were shockingly bad compared to newer rubber. I had fun wrecking them though
Agreed that 3mm is not necessarily a drama yet though.
Phil
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I believe the minimum tyre tread depth in Germany is 3mm so this is probably why your OPC say this. My Turbo gets noticeable more skittish in the wet when the tread depth goes lower than this.
Pazuzu said:I took my VX220 on a car limits day at North Weald on old tyres as I was waiting for some new wheels to arrive.
I was with 3 other VX's are my 'old' tyres were shockingly bad compared to newer rubber. I had fun wrecking them though
Agreed that 3mm is not necessarily a drama yet though.
Phil
Same one. 3 x 996's though lol.
Im in the same boat as my car + tyres are both 8 years old and done 14000miles. My OPC insists 3mm is too dangerous for a high performance car! That's why I started a thread earlier in the week to seek help here to get a much better tyre deal than my opc!
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