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Frank Miller · 08-30-2019, 07:14 AM

After the whole car and tire burned up, how could they determine what actually caused it. I think someone saw the date coded on the other tires and figured it was the obvious reason. I had a tire go flat on the highway a few years ago on my dads Lincoln. No indication as to why. It was the rear and we got it fixed in short order. Sometimes blowouts just happen. Notice how no one is ever alarmed at all the truck recaps on the highway. Aside from if two fail on the same axle and cause a crash, the road debris itself is a hazard that should make them illegal. I'll admit that's a stretch but I think 10 year old tires have about the same or less fail rate.

08-30-2019, 07:14 AM	#29
Frank Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn, MA Posts: 2,106	Re: Risk of using old (over 10 years) tires After the whole car and tire burned up, how could they determine what actually caused it. I think someone saw the date coded on the other tires and figured it was the obvious reason. I had a tire go flat on the highway a few years ago on my dads Lincoln. No indication as to why. It was the rear and we got it fixed in short order. Sometimes blowouts just happen. Notice how no one is ever alarmed at all the truck recaps on the highway. Aside from if two fail on the same axle and cause a crash, the road debris itself is a hazard that should make them illegal. I'll admit that's a stretch but I think 10 year old tires have about the same or less fail rate. __________________ “The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is true.” ~ Ezra Pound