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Jeff/Illinois · 09-10-2010, 02:16 PM

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Tom Wesenberg · 09-10-2010, 08:36 PM

Drive the tread off the old tires. They may be better quality than you can buy today.

Of the last 3 sets of Goodyear Regatta's I've had on my 91 and 99 Olds, 10 have had ply seperation or sidewall blowouts. The guy at Goodyear wouldn't do a thing for me. He claims I hit something in the road, which I never did. Then he said I drove on them flat. I said "well yes, you have to drive a few feet to pull over to the shoulder of the road after the sidewall blows out".

Keith True · 09-11-2010, 07:38 AM

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Old Sears(Garfields) may outlast you.I have had a lot of them.I always figured I would run the tread off,then replace them.I have some from the mid-60's on my sedan.I have given up on wearing them out.

09-10-2010, 02:16 PM	#1
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Tire hardness ==== Last edited by Jeff/Illinois; 12-15-2012 at 02:34 PM.

09-10-2010, 08:36 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Tire hardness Drive the tread off the old tires. They may be better quality than you can buy today. Of the last 3 sets of Goodyear Regatta's I've had on my 91 and 99 Olds, 10 have had ply seperation or sidewall blowouts. The guy at Goodyear wouldn't do a thing for me. He claims I hit something in the road, which I never did. Then he said I drove on them flat. I said "well yes, you have to drive a few feet to pull over to the shoulder of the road after the sidewall blows out".

09-11-2010, 07:38 AM	#3
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,990	Re: Tire hardness Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Old Sears(Garfields) may outlast you.I have had a lot of them.I always figured I would run the tread off,then replace them.I have some from the mid-60's on my sedan.I have given up on wearing them out.