New tires

[Spaniel]

I have a March/2015 Honda Jazz with 39,000 km on it, that I purchased new.    The tires still look great but my Thai neighbor said I should think about getting new tires since these are over 4 years old and although the tread is good he says the sidewalls could be a problem.    What do you think?    New or hang on to these for another year?

[transam]

If they were mine they would be on the car for a while yet, that is after a wee inspection......????

[utalkin2me]

your thai neighbor? if they look fine tell that guy to stuff it. 

[Kwasaki]

19 hours ago, Spaniel said:

he tires still look great but my Thai neighbor said I should think about getting new tires since these are over 4 years old

Your neighbour sounds like a tyre salesman. ????

As said inspect tyre wall sides & tread usually done at servicing time and drive on.

Edited June 2, 2019 by Kwasaki

[DavisH]

The tread hardens over time and this reduces grip in the dry. They also get noisier and turning the wheel at slow speeds feels heavier. I usually don't get more than 4 years / 40K kms out of my tires (on a sedan). By this time they get quite noisy. Mine always have decent tread left on them, but I change them for the reasons above. Pickup/suv tires seem to last longer. 

 

If you notice they are too noisy and/or have cracks in them, then it may be time to change. 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

I have a Honda Jazz Oct 2016 , just coming up to 50,000 on the clock.

Have noticed the road noise has increased depending on the surface.

On a whim I called in at B-quik and asked the guy to take it for a spin to see if the road noise is acceptable.

He said he couldn’t hear anything and balancing okay because no steering wobble ( which I already knew ), but going by the date on tyres I should buy a new set .

I showed him the tread markers showing plenty of life, he seemed adamant that it was about the age of the tyre .

 

Anyway, they are still on but will probably change in another 5,000 or so.

 

Going for a regular service soon will ask their advice.

[transam]

11 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I have a Honda Jazz Oct 2016 , just coming up to 50,000 on the clock.

Have noticed the road noise has increased depending on the surface.

On a whim I called in at B-quik and asked the guy to take it for a spin to see if the road noise is acceptable.

He said he couldn’t hear anything and balancing okay because no steering wobble ( which I already knew ), but going by the date on tyres I should buy a new set .

I showed him the tread markers showing plenty of life, he seemed adamant that it was about the age of the tyre .

 

Anyway, they are still on but will probably change in another 5,000 or so.

 

Going for a regular service soon will ask their advice.

Just carry on driving the thing.....????