Have you checked your tires lately? Reason I ask

[raccoon]

Have you checked your tires lately? Reason I ask is I just replaced mine. They desperately needed it.

I checked my records and the last time I had bought new tires was June 2013. So here it is 4 1/2 years and 39,000 miles later. I hadn't realized it. It just slipped up on me.

I couldn't believe the amount of tread on the new tires! LOL.

[elleng]

1. Yes, and bought 4 new ones 2 months ago,

even tho I got ONE new one last year. Tire guy said NEED! (and he wasn't referring to HIS need, but to that of my car.)

[kcr]

3. This thread is freaking me out. One year?

I'm pretty sure mine are the ones that came with my car, so not new. I should check them out.

[elleng]

5. Not sure why he found the 'new' one inadequate,

as I don't drive VERY much, but he did, I trust him and have for years. Was about to take a 1000 mile trip, so I did it (and NOT terribly expensive.)

[kcr]

7. I would have too

I really should get new ones. I'm such a flake when it comes to cars.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. All wheel drive? For some reason I don't fully understand, four wheel drive vehicles require that...

the tread be equal depth on all four of them or there could be damage to the differentials. If you replace just one tire, the shop will often shave the new tire down to the size of the others.

If front wheel drive, that wouldn't be a problem, but there could be other damage, uneven tread wear, or something else to make the tire unsafe.

(Or, he could just have been ripping you off.)

[elleng]

9. All wheel drive.

Definitely not ripping me off, have used him for 20+ years (tho now live 70 miles away.) He won't sell michelin tires which he sees as having an inherent defect. $400 for my 4 new tires.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. OK, a hundred bucks a tire is a pretty good deal.

[elleng]

11. I thought so too.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. I had a nail puncture mine today. Brought it in, it was patchable...

.....but apparently my brakes were completely shot and needed replacement. (My car had 41,000 miles on it with original brakes, so I'm not completely surprised).

Still, I ended up shelling out over $300 for new brakes.

But on the bright side, my tires are fine! (And those aren't original, so I should probably have at least 10,000 more on the front tires and 20,000 more on the back.)

[FSogol]

4. You don't have yearly State Inspection? n/t

[raccoon]

6. Nope. Nt