Well, my plugged tire made it home from VA...no problems. My Bridgestone Ecopias will be 6 yo in October. Still have lots of tread but don't like my wife driving on old tires. Talked with a well known on-line tire supplier. He said nothing wrong with 6 year old tires and I would be wasting money replacing them. I told him about two of the tires having been plugged and that did not change his mind at all. He did recommend replacing my 10 yo spare. He said they will sell tires up to 7 years old because they have a useful life of 10 years.
I checked the size of my temporary spare and called again this morning. Got a different guy. He recommended replacing the 6 year old tires. Ok, two different tire experts with two different opinions. Talked with him about the spare. Said I want to replace my 10 year old spare but don't want to buy a replacement if it will be 7 years old. He then asked me if my current spare has ever been driven. I said yes, one time for 3 or 4 miles. He said once the spare has been driven even for a very brief period, the rubber degradation process starts.This sounds like a huge load of BS to me. I did not tell him the spare was used just last week. Following his theory I should have another 10 years of life on the spare.
So, would you replace 6 year old tires with lots of tread but two of the tires have been plugged? Would you replace a 10 yo temporary spare that has been driven one time for a few miles last week? Thanks.
I checked the size of my temporary spare and called again this morning. Got a different guy. He recommended replacing the 6 year old tires. Ok, two different tire experts with two different opinions. Talked with him about the spare. Said I want to replace my 10 year old spare but don't want to buy a replacement if it will be 7 years old. He then asked me if my current spare has ever been driven. I said yes, one time for 3 or 4 miles. He said once the spare has been driven even for a very brief period, the rubber degradation process starts.This sounds like a huge load of BS to me. I did not tell him the spare was used just last week. Following his theory I should have another 10 years of life on the spare.
So, would you replace 6 year old tires with lots of tread but two of the tires have been plugged? Would you replace a 10 yo temporary spare that has been driven one time for a few miles last week? Thanks.