we just got a trade in of a lifetime 94 4-door LS is auto but its got 17,500 original miles on it!!! it rediculous i never thought these actually existed lol thank god for old ladies!

 

pfft... what am i looking @.........

 

Haha, may grandpa has around 8000 original miles on his 1994 ford pick up. He still has the original tires on it as well. He does a lot of driving. Lol

 

Then your grandpa is playing with his life there.

Tires age out, even if the tread is never worn. 6 to 7 years is about the longest you want to use tires, and that 6 to 7 years is from the date of manufacture (which is stamped on the sidewall), not the date of first use.

Braking distances go way up as they age and harden, and the risk of a blow out increases significantly.

There was even a large amount of news coverage about this a few years ago when some kid died in an accident because the parents bought "brand new" tires that were already too old to safely use.

 

sooo how is this Integra tech-related again? The only tech part is the off-topic discussion.

 

too bad its an auto .id love to come up on an integra with miles like that

 

Tell me something I dont know. I tried to tell him that about a year ago. He's one of those people that wont fix something until it falls appart. Has more than sufficent funds to buy a new truck if he wanted to, but wont buy a new set of tires because they aren't worn out yet. Sigh