Wheels/Tyres: - How lucky can you get?

capt jack · Jul 30th, 2011, 17:50

Believe it or not this tyre is just 17 months old, supplied and fitted by a major national high street company. (You'd be surprised at what they do!)

3-4mm tread left, evenly worn, correctly inflated, balanced, rotated.

Car is a 1997 2.5 V70 10v auto on LPG, so hardly a tarmac burner.

We were just about to go on holiday and so I decided to give everything a quick once-over, even though the car is well-maintained and sensibly driven, I like to sure about these things.

Guys who fitted the new tyres said that in all probability it was speed bumps and those 'rumble strips' that will have done for the tyre.

Point is that if the car had only been 17 months old too, it would have had one service and never even have been for it's first MoT. And does any garage really ever examine the INSIDE walls of each tyre when a car is serviced?

Morale of the story is - check your tyres - frequently!

Cheers

Jack

adieu · Jul 30th, 2011, 17:57

What make was the tyre?

Daim · Jul 30th, 2011, 18:03

My dealership checks the wheels in all angles...

Inside, profile and outside... They found a little curbing on one of my Pirelli P-Zeros and noted that it should be replaced. Wasn't much, about 1p size... I never changed it but kept my eye on it at all times...

capt jack · Jul 30th, 2011, 18:04

Marketed as CEAT, because they're allegedly made by Pirelli, supplied in this country by Kwik Fit.

I shall be taking them back.

I won't be buying any more!

Jack

twinturbo · Jul 30th, 2011, 19:29

That's not normal, and hardly likly to be caused by speed bumps or rumble strips unless your hitting speed bumps repeatidly at high speed in the same place.

TT

Rick Barton · Jul 30th, 2011, 22:17

Well done for spotting it. That rubber on the sidewall looks awful for just 17 months!

andy72 · Jul 31st, 2011, 09:29

even though they were fitted 17months ago, the tyres could be quite a few years older, and if thats true, kwik fit have been a bit naughty.

There should be a date stamped into the tyre wall somewhere, looks something like 6 numbers in a row. Tyres have a shelf life of 5 years fater which the rubber starts to harden and they will be more liable to cracking etc.

when i did hillclimbs, we only ever used tyres no more than a few years old, afte rthat they had lost a lot of the grippiness.

worth checking the date stamp.

richards80 · Jul 31st, 2011, 10:27

yeah tyres have a shelf life of 5 years, there is a date code on the side wall, if they sold the tyre in its last year of shelf life then a further 17 months will make the tyre look odl and perish like your tyre has, ceat are made by pirelli and are a very good tyre, i had them on my bmw 5 series and could not fault them and price is also good and the fact they come with free punture repairs for the life of the tyre is brill

Daim · Jul 31st, 2011, 10:34

It is actually only a 4 digit code showing week and year produced.

Example: 0311

03 -> 3rd week of 11 -> 2011

Steve940estate · Jul 31st, 2011, 10:44

I had a set of Pirellis on my car and decided to take them off because the sidewalls cracked a lot so being made by them might not be such a good thing.

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Daim Brit in Germany Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 06:58 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bremen	My dealership checks the wheels in all angles... Inside, profile and outside... They found a little curbing on one of my Pirelli P-Zeros and noted that it should be replaced. Wasn't much, about 1p size... I never changed it but kept my eye on it at all times... __________________ The Best Nation Is Imagination 2010 V70 (Type 135) D5 (D5244T10) Automatic (TF-80SC)

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capt jack VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 18:56 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire	Tyred out Marketed as CEAT, because they're allegedly made by Pirelli, supplied in this country by Kwik Fit. I shall be taking them back. I won't be buying any more! Jack

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Rick Barton Master Member Last Online: Oct 8th, 2020 21:28 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bedfordshire	Well done for spotting it. That rubber on the sidewall looks awful for just 17 months! __________________ 2012 XC70 D5 SE Lux Geartronic Polestar

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andy72 Senior Member Last Online: May 14th, 2013 14:44 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Newcastle	even though they were fitted 17months ago, the tyres could be quite a few years older, and if thats true, kwik fit have been a bit naughty. There should be a date stamped into the tyre wall somewhere, looks something like 6 numbers in a row. Tyres have a shelf life of 5 years fater which the rubber starts to harden and they will be more liable to cracking etc. when i did hillclimbs, we only ever used tyres no more than a few years old, afte rthat they had lost a lot of the grippiness. worth checking the date stamp. __________________

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richards80 Member Last Online: Sep 26th, 2011 08:41 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: sheffield	yeah tyres have a shelf life of 5 years, there is a date code on the side wall, if they sold the tyre in its last year of shelf life then a further 17 months will make the tyre look odl and perish like your tyre has, ceat are made by pirelli and are a very good tyre, i had them on my bmw 5 series and could not fault them and price is also good and the fact they come with free punture repairs for the life of the tyre is brill __________________ S80 2.4s 2002 170bhp on gas V70 T5 classic not on gas

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Daim Brit in Germany Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 06:58 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bremen	It is actually only a 4 digit code showing week and year produced. Example: 0311 03 -> 3rd week of 11 -> 2011 __________________ The Best Nation Is Imagination 2010 V70 (Type 135) D5 (D5244T10) Automatic (TF-80SC)

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Steve940estate Steam Driven PC Owner. Last Online: Mar 4th, 2024 23:50 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Not sure.	I had a set of Pirellis on my car and decided to take them off because the sidewalls cracked a lot so being made by them might not be such a good thing.

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