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Originally Posted by CKN
There are more than several accounts of dry rot. How do you account for that? Some of us-think it's chemical composition change from their previous way they formulated and/or manufactured their tire.
This is where it would be nice if we had a polling function. IIRC, CapriRacer chimed in on this a while back and discussed the "preservative" oils that were supposed to work their way out of the tire to prevent UV damage/dry rot and that the lack of this happening was what caused it on vehicles that weren't driven much. The member I recall having the issue was Nick1994 IIRC, on a family vehicle that wasn't driven often (his Grandma's maybe?) and the tires would rot off way before they wore out.
Again, i've never personally experienced the issue in 25 years of using their tires, nor have any of my family members, so either it isn't as prevalent as some of you want to believe it is, or there are other factors in play here like infrequent driving, excessive UV exposure or combinations of those things that perhaps certain Michelin tires are simply less tolerant of than other brands. And perhaps one should keep that in mind when shopping. That has absolutely zero bearing on their performance as discussed in my post you quoted however.
Personally, I'm not going to spend north of 2 grand on OEM tires that wore out in two summers when I can get a much better Michelin tire for 1/2 the price. My vehicles are driven regularly and in a manner where tire performance is important. If Ethel is driving back and forth to Walgreens and putting 5,000 miles a year on her Camry, perhaps a set of Michelins aren't the best choice.
There are more than several accounts of dry rot. How do you account for that? Some of us-think it's chemical composition change from their previous way they formulated and/or manufactured their tire.
This is where it would be nice if we had a polling function. IIRC, CapriRacer chimed in on this a while back and discussed the "preservative" oils that were supposed to work their way out of the tire to prevent UV damage/dry rot and that the lack of this happening was what caused it on vehicles that weren't driven much. The member I recall having the issue was Nick1994 IIRC, on a family vehicle that wasn't driven often (his Grandma's maybe?) and the tires would rot off way before they wore out.
Again, i've never personally experienced the issue in 25 years of using their tires, nor have any of my family members, so either it isn't as prevalent as some of you want to believe it is, or there are other factors in play here like infrequent driving, excessive UV exposure or combinations of those things that perhaps certain Michelin tires are simply less tolerant of than other brands. And perhaps one should keep that in mind when shopping. That has absolutely zero bearing on their performance as discussed in my post you quoted however.
Personally, I'm not going to spend north of 2 grand on OEM tires that wore out in two summers when I can get a much better Michelin tire for 1/2 the price. My vehicles are driven regularly and in a manner where tire performance is important. If Ethel is driving back and forth to Walgreens and putting 5,000 miles a year on her Camry, perhaps a set of Michelins aren't the best choice.
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