RangerClay Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Everyone here who owns a vehicle should watch this! Its a little over 6 minutes long but there VERY is important information you should know near the end. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Very interesting...........think I'll go check my tires out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) WOW.....Never knew such a "code" existed. Going to check my tires now! . . . . . I am glad my local guy is a good guy:clap:.....3509 Edited January 26, 2010 by toddyboman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDog Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 think I'll check ours too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Interesting indeed....and good to know. Thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Good to know, thanks Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Great info...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I guess that I will be checking my 1 1/2 year old tires out tomorow :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 great post - thanks... You know the sad part about this is? I would bet that all the corporate people know of this, and know that these tires are in their stores, and they are pushing the management of these stores to do huge sales to get rid of them...Some of the stores personell are or could be on some type of commission, and have to sell these things in order to earn a decent buck.....The bottom line is, its all about the numbers and money, and i bet that the big wig corporate people know and could probably care less.....jmo....who knows, i might be way off, but thats my guess...these big companies would rather gamble on a life than eat the cost of making a few tires.....sad sad sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Great video and something every car owner should know! I don't know how many sets of tires I sell to elderly people that don't put many miles on their vehicle. And the question is always asked: "Why do I need tires? I only have 20,000km on them? They're rated for 110,000km." Yes, they are correct. BUT! When they're 8 years old living through extremely hot summers and frigid Canadian winters, they get weathercracked. I'd rather drive on tires that are balder than baby's arses than drive on tires that are all weathercracked. If you have tires on your vehicle that look like this: REPLACE THEM!!! A set of tires may be expensive, but they are the most important thing on your vehicle. Could save you a life, even an insurance deductible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think that is full of a little extra drama to make it more dramatic. I realize it is not PC to disagree with a "safety issue" but this thing is full of inconsistencies. 1. Numerous times they refer to a tire be "x" amount of years old and then give you the date. When added together you come up with a show that should have been aired in 2008. The date on the show is 11/02/09. If safety is so critical, why did it take at least a year to air? 2. Just because a tire blows out on you, doesn't mean it is old or that you are going to wreck/flip. Just last summer, I had a front tire on my truck blow out at about 70 -75 MPH, no warning while I was pulling a trailer. Did not lose control, did not swerve all over the road and wreck/flip like the "test" driver did. I think that was just a little "extra" for the dramatics. 3. Last spring, we took a travel trailer that had been on the deer lease setting in one spot for 21 years, aired the tires up, and hauled it about 90 miles @ 65 - 75 mph. Cleaned the trailer up and the next month went another 100 miles or so at speed with the same tires on it. We expected them to blow out, but had no problems whatsoever. So just because a tire is old doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. I think the people that have the brand new tires, yet run them underinflated have a lot more to worry about than a tire that is an 8 year old "new" tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Edit. kind of. After seeing Shaun's post, I will agree if they are cracked or dry rotted, then yes they should be replaced, without a doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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