# 2004 Pontiac Vibe - Macadam

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [January 6, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961 "2020-01-06T03:42:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JanetLCroshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JanetLCroshaw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JanetLCroshaw)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961/1 "2020-01-06T03:42:53Z")

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The town where I live laid a topcoat of asphalt on a portion of my street and two others nearby (summer/2019). It was filled with small stones. These stones are all over my lawn,  
driveway, sidewalk, and in the treads of my tires. And  
the snowplows have added to my misery. My question?  
How is this affecting the wear and tear on my tires?  
Thanking you in advance,  
Car Talk, Janet  
PS What kind of auto inspection permits a car  
to be on the road w/tires  
that are 16 years old! That  
lady is a menace on the highways. Luv ur column

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961/2 "2020-01-06T03:49:31Z")

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> [@JanetLCroshaw](#):
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> How is this affecting the wear and tear on my tires?

Not enough to worry about . I doubt if anyone here will know what 16 year old tire column you are referring to . The column by Ray does not seem to be in all of the papers that carry it at the same time.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961/3 "2020-01-06T11:08:59Z")

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Don’t worry about the stones. Where I grew up the streets were ‘resurfaced’ by a layer of tar and a layer of pea gravel, relying on traffic to press the gravel into the tar.