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Originally Posted by mwilliamshs
I replace everything in its 5th year (age recommended by most mfg and the DOT). I've lost enough tires to last me a lifetime. The last flat I had cost over $2,000 when it destroyed the fender of my DRW pickup. I'd just bought it and the tires were 6 years old. Checked the pressures and all looked good, blowout on the way home from the sellers house.  |
The blowouts seem like bad luck... I've run 30 year old tires on a motorcycle to the cords without an issue, and also 30 year old tires on a Buick Riviera. I've only once had a blowout, and that was from going airborne in a VW Bug and landing sidways, ripping the bead from the rim. My last flat was from someone shooting a 9mm bullet into the tread of my Jeep Liberty, and it still held air for 6hrs before going flat.
I'm not taking liability for people running older tires, but I am saying that it's unlikely to suffer a blowout due to tire age and no other abuse, such as under-inflation or previous severe internal damage from impact. Even a new tire is likely to blow out in this case.