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Safe to drive on a 2004 tyre?
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TSjepakazoid_82
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 May 29 2012, 10:50 PM, updated 14y ago
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Fellow forumers,
I have a friend who currently drives his car with front tyre which is made in year 2004. The car has low mileage and usually he drives around his neighborhood but sometimes he takes the car to KLIA or further. I believe that the tyre is no longer safe to be used on his car and I have told him this. One day he took the car to his mechanic (not tyre shop) and the mechanic said the tyre is ok no problem.
What do you guys think?
If you guys think the tyres are not safe how can I politely tell him that the tyres are not safe since he is quite older than me and I want to respect him also.
Appreciate your comments.
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TSjepakazoid_82
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May 29 2012, 11:09 PM
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QUOTE(stormlcc @ May 29 2012, 10:57 PM) any tires that is more than 6 years old is considered unusable. any tires that are more than 7 years old is considered suicidal. his mechanic of course told him it's still ok because it still has threads, i'm sure he won't know the condition of the rubber, it will be rock hard and in high speeds it will crack easily. if your friend drives more than average 140kmph then he should prepare his will and own funeral fyi, i'm an expert 2nd hand tire user, i don't use new tires because they are a total waste of money. been using 2nd hand tires for almost 10 years now Thanks stormlcc, by the way i read somewhere on the internet that 6 years is the shelf life. Let say if I buy a 4 years old new tyre.. does that mean that I only have 2 years to use the tyre? |
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TSjepakazoid_82
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May 29 2012, 11:49 PM
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Thanks for the comment guys, the challenge for me is to convince him to change the tyres, which I know is not easy.
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TSjepakazoid_82
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May 30 2012, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(mADmAN @ May 30 2012, 07:14 PM) as mentioned above... give him the link to this thread. hes not only risking his life...but the life of his passengers as well as other users on the road if hes gonna drive... he needs to be more responsible than that Yes, my daughter sometimes ride in the car. The car actually belongs to my in laws, hence, I need to be smooooth. |
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TSjepakazoid_82
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May 30 2012, 09:13 PM
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QUOTE(maverickng @ May 30 2012, 08:42 PM)  thank you abg din for ur daughter safety..u should volunteer to fork out money to change the tyre for ur in law car They have the money and I don't have the problem paying for the tyres as well, just don't want want them to feel offended. Hmm... I'm in a dificult situation now. |
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TSjepakazoid_82
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Jun 1 2012, 12:09 AM
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TSjepakazoid_82
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Jun 8 2012, 03:43 PM
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Today I have achieved victory. A couple of days ago, my wife open this thread on my phone and today she took the car to mechanic and convinced my father in law to change all 4 tyres. Weeehooo...
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