Re: [OM] Tyres was Re: Soon we will have winter again

[Jim Nichols]

Good point, Chuck.  I have changed out tires on my wife's favorite 89 Volvo 
740 because of this issue.  Six years is a good time to take a close look at 
them, regardless of miles driven.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Tyres was Re: Soon we will have winter again


> Also check the sidewalls.  Don't be surprised if there are lots of small
> cracks in the rubber.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/21/2010 3:30 AM, SwissPace wrote:
>>
>>
>> With winter tyres age is also important (probably also for summer
>> tyres), my Audi has the original set of winter tyres I bought when new,
>> and they were brilliant coupled with the 4wd when new, for example  I
>> went on a skiing trip with pals to arosa and had no problems at all, all
>> the others in the party had to stop and put chains on. Now however they
>> still have plenty of tread but are 9 years  old and are useless in the
>> snow, I guess the rubber hardens over time.
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