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Topic Watch your summer tires in cooler/wetter weather... Had a close call today... |
Watch your summer tires in cooler/wetter weather... Had a close call today... MarcW - Monday, 28 November, 2011, at 7:03:13 pm |
Re: Watch your summer tires in cooler/wetter weather... Had a close call today... BoxsterBob - San Carlos - Monday, 28 November, 2011, at 7:15:21 pm |
Learned to keep the wheel straight in driver's ed, a looong time ago. *NM* Laz - Monday, 28 November, 2011, at 9:25:34 pm |
Re: Learned to keep the wheel straight in driver's ed, a looong time ago. BoxsterBob - San Carlos - Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, at 12:04:57 pm |
Unfortunately, the older you get, you forget far more than you learn *NM* db997S - Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, at 12:43:53 pm |
I see lotsa rear-enders due to tailgating and lack of attention, so I do this most of the time. *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, at 3:21:47 pm |
Re: Watch your summer tires in cooler/wetter weather... Had a close call today... MikenOH - Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, at 5:13:47 pm |
That comes from concerns over dry rot. Which is.. grant - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 9:33:11 am |
Coincidentally, my local mechanic and I discussed aging tires and heat cycling a couple days ago.. Laz - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 9:44:43 am |
Laz, why wait? Bobtesa - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 9:56:49 am |
To be clear: the TPTs are bad, but I also have 4 mounted snows going on soon, that are old but good. *NM* Laz - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 10:59:22 am |
By the way, is this your car? Laz - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 11:14:22 am |
I was off yesterday and had my car in for a pre-road trip inspection. While I was there I spotted... MarcW - Saturday, 3 December, 2011, at 5:07:36 pm |
Re: That comes from concerns over dry rot. Which is.. paulwdenton - Monday, 5 December, 2011, at 9:46:24 am |
Couple of things come to mind. The 6 years age limit we read about is applied to high.... MarcW - Tuesday, 6 December, 2011, at 3:58:00 pm |
Question: The limit possibly applying only to the performance tire because of Laz - Tuesday, 6 December, 2011, at 5:20:01 pm |
Grant appears to responded better than I could have. Porsche... MarcW - Wednesday, 7 December, 2011, at 2:27:14 pm |
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Laz
1) Deterioration of that type of tire's compound material; and/or
2) Expected greater wear and tear due to being driven hard, thus at its service limit; and/or
3) Given that the above two conditions are equal for either type of tire, the greater possibility of loss of control or outright tire failure due to the way the performance tire is likely driven?
The only actual reference to 6 years i know of was some tire industry agreement grant - Thursday, 8 December, 2011, at 12:26:45 pm |
I agree, Grant. It's best to go case by case. Laz - Thursday, 8 December, 2011, at 12:38:21 pm |
Porsche in its factory manual section on tires states.... MarcW - Thursday, 8 December, 2011, at 1:02:48 pm |
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grant
I've heard it referenced on "consumer advisory" news (which i think is fear mongering), and been told the same by two local tire shops, never with any caveat for the type of vehicle. I can only imagine the confusion over what is high performance. Plus, i expect that the tires most likely to suffer failure might include those on trucks and SUVs that are loaded heavily and not designed for high heat int he first place.
Whether Porsche also has its own recommendation, i don't know. Once an industry association acknowledges that something "might" happen most legal departments will adopt a conservative view. Frankly, they have to since that data is now admissible in court. Common sense doesn't always playa big role.
Again, i go back to - observe, test and consider your own storage and use profile.
Grant
no tools required, although a black light helps grant - Thursday, 8 December, 2011, at 2:46:06 pm |
The car owner is faced then with the added effort of finding a tire store that can and will... MarcW - Saturday, 10 December, 2011, at 10:44:39 am |
no dilemma grant - Saturday, 10 December, 2011, at 3:08:09 pm |
1. - Industry does not distinguish between HP and normal tires; 2.- you can test, as i explained, grant - Wednesday, 7 December, 2011, at 10:30:48 am |
Had two occasions where tires cost me a car mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Saturday, 10 December, 2011, at 5:27:49 pm |