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Originally Posted by 78w72
I doubt very many people actually change their tires after 5 years or 6-8, on a classic car that sees ~1000-1500 miles/year & sits in a garage or covered 90% of the time. 5k-8k miles and 60-70% tread remaining with no cracking or slipped belt issues does not warrant replacement IMO for the vast majority of people that own these types of cars going to dairy queen or car shows.
Not many people spend $800-1000+ on 4 tires every 5-8 years. Again, let me know when you are throwing away or actually paying a dollar or 2 each to have a shop dispose of 5-6 year old tires in good shape, I will take them!  |
I am one of those people.
I also have had a belt separate on the Interstate while driving home from a car show because of old tires that still had 80% of their tread left.
I didn't know back then that tires degrade sitting on the rack at the tire store, much less being driven.
I drive 2 - 3,000 miles per year. I did get 4,500 miles on the GTO one year. The GTO has had 5 sets of tires since I started driving it in 1994.
With all the money we have in our toy cars, if a person can't justify putting aside $100 - 150.00 per year for tires to insure your own safety, they should sell their car now.
I'll have two sets of tires to sell next year if you're buying. GTO tires are Continental DWS 06's - 215/55/17 front and 245/50/17 rear. Camaro tires are Continental Extreme Contact's - 235/45/17 front and 275/40/17 rear.