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tires older than 6 years old could kill you
check the date of manufacture on your tires. If there is a number on a
tire say 434 (the last number after a long list of numbers and letters) then the tire was manufactired in the 43rd week of 1994 if the number is 2505 then the tire was manufactured in the 25th week of 2005. According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be killed. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/popup?id=4819387 |
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tires older than 6 years old could kill you
On May 10, 3:38 am, wrote:
According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old > could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be > killed. Maybe so. It is also my belief that any NEW tire could separate and kill you. Didn't some Chinese-built tires have a recall recently? Actually, I stopped believing in national news about the time when NBC did their show on the Chevy pickup tanks that explode every time they get hit in the side. (For you guys with short memories, this is where NBC actually staged these explosions with a little help from Estes toy rocket engines) Let see now. I also remember when CBS's Dan Blather read the military review on George Bush that turned out to be a hilarious hoax. I'm not sure what ABC has pulled and really don't care. BTW, were there any tire advertisements during this show? Think about it.......... |
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tires older than 6 years old could kill you
Kruse wrote:
> On May 10, 3:38 am, wrote: > According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old > >>could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be >>killed. > > > Maybe so. > It is also my belief that any NEW tire could separate and kill you. > Didn't some Chinese-built > tires have a recall recently? > Actually, I stopped believing in national news about the time when NBC > did their show on the > Chevy pickup tanks that explode every time they get hit in the side. > (For you guys with short memories, > this is where NBC actually staged these explosions with a little help > from Estes toy rocket engines) > Let see now. I also remember when CBS's Dan Blather read the military > review on George Bush that > turned out to be a hilarious hoax. I'm not sure what ABC has pulled > and really don't care. > > BTW, were there any tire advertisements during this show? Think about > it.......... I think that tire mfgrs. actually do recommend time-based replacement at the 6-10 year mark, but I've never had a set last that long. now there are some tires on the truck that were on it when I bought it; no idea how old those are but it doesn't get driven much, or particularly fast. If I were to go on a long trip with a load, I might consider replacing them. Also, buying tires from recognized brands (right now, I've got Yokohamas on the Porsche, Michelins on the truck, and Dunlop snow tires on the extra Porsche rims) is never a bad plan. yes, I do recall the Chinese tire thing, I think it was a missing bonding strip or something? But I remember when I read the article that it seemed like these were only sold as off-brands. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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tires older than 6 years old could kill you
In article >,
> wrote: >check the date of manufacture on your tires. If there is a number on a >tire say 434 (the last number after a long list of numbers and >letters) then the tire was manufactired in the 43rd week of 1994 if >the number is 2505 then the tire was manufactured in the 25th week of >2005. According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old >could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be >killed. >http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/popup?id=4819387 Where does that six year number come from? Somebody just pulled it out of a hat, that's where. I have seen tread separation on tires that were poorly stored, in much less than six years. I have also seen tires much older with no separation issues. What you want to see is a plot of the separation incident rate versus the age of the tires so you can make an informed decision for yourself rather than just taking a scalar number from a reporter. In addition, if you are driving older tires, or even if you are driving brand new tires, you should inspect your tires whenever you check the air pressure, which should be pretty often. Pay attention to how the car drives. Often with tire problems you will get a good bit of warning that something is wrong, but too many drivers just ignore the signs and keep driving. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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tires older than 6 years old could kill you
On May 10, 3:38*am, wrote:
> check the date of manufacture on your tires. If there is a number on a > tire say 434 (the last number after a long list of numbers and > letters) then the tire was manufactired in the 43rd week of 1994 if > the number is 2505 then the tire was manufactured in the 25th week of > 2005. According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old > could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be > killed.http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/popup?id=4819387 That show is long decoding tire manufacture date and woefully short on information actually showing a correlation between age and dangerous deterioration. It's sensationalist reporting that I would expect to see on the cover of a National Enquirer and not from ABC News. |
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BRAND NEW CHINESE TIRES CAN KILL YOU!!!! N/M
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BRAND NEW CHINESE TIRES CAN KILL YOU!!!! N/M
On May 16, 10:05*am, "*" > wrote:
> n/m Does n/m stand for Not Mature? Just a guess... |
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BRAND NEW CHINESE TIRES CAN KILL YOU!!!! N/M
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>n/m Are they exploding tyres made with gunpowder impregnated into the rubber? 8-) Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc. |
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BRAND NEW CHINESE TIRES CAN KILL YOU!!!! N/M
John S. > wrote in article >... On May 16, 10:05*am, "*" > wrote: > n/m Does n/m stand for Not Mature? Just a guess... ---------- Believe what you wish, but at least I can read the newspapers and tire trade publications that outlined the practice of certain Chinese tire builders of NOT including the bonding layer between the tread and carcass which caused NEW tires to come apart at Interstate speeds. I thought most intelligent people realized that n/m stood for "no message", but I guess I failed to account for the non-intelligent. |
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