Discount Tire just lost my business

jos51700 said

Most of the people that ***** about tire shop policy haven't been near a tire when it pops off a bead or decides to let go.
Beyond that, you're not paying their insurance.

Is the bodywork on your car really nice? That alone should be incentive enough for you not to roll on tires that belong in the 4th grade. Both my Neon and my Dakota have wrinkled fenders thanks to tires letting go. Not worth it.

Would you roll on NOS '70's tires? They're new, right?

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I have seen 2 year old tires that I would never use and 15-year-old tires I'd run at Talladega. The tires on my Caddy are old: a set of very-rare (I might have the last full set in the country) CHP Goodyear Eagle GT's in the (no longer made) 235/70VR15. They were stored in a dark, climate-controlled room until last year...about half worn (I knew they would not be long-wearing), they are in good shape & should last me one (maybe two) more years.

One trailer at work is an ancient (1971?) Fruehauf 28' pup...it still runs 20" lock-ring wheels with 10.00-20 tube tires. It has tires on it from 1997 and 1999 (made by "Union" and "New Pride"), goes out three days a week, and comes in loaded to the roof and heavy every time. Reality: NOBODY has any real limit on tire age...not the DOT, not even the FAA. Yes, the FAA is fine with a 15-year-old tire (capped three or four times) on that 757 you just boarded! Yes, the DOT is fine with 15-year-old steer tires on a gasoline tanker!

And yes, I'm fine with LESS government intrusion in my life!