I bought them from Tire Rack in September 2018,so they were already 2 years old. I guess tire retailers calculate that the tires will be replaced before they age out.
The tires are OK according to a page on the Michelin site: “If the tires haven’t been replaced 10 years after their date of manufacture, as a precaution, Michelin recommends replacing them with new tires.”
Well, I hope most of the other drivers are not so complacent as you… Never wait until the last minute, it’s like trying to get your car inspected on the last day of the month with all the other procrastinators … It’s a long wait…
I would guess “most other drivers” in Milwaukee don’t have a second set of tires for winter driving.
I don’t think it much matters,imhop , talking .062 of an inch, besides they do a pretty good job of plowing where you live?
That is accurate. The plow crews that maintain the roads where the car is driven are very efficient, and can usually keep the roads safe for travel. I purchased the winter tires when the car was in use in a rural location where they get more snow. Snow removal was good, but not like it is in an urban area.
One of the salesmen at a tire store in Milwaukee felt that while winter tires were superior to all-season tires in snow, he used all-season tires on his vehicles because the plow crews kept the roads drivable, and if they could not, he was better off staying put. He said his exception to this rule was vehicle owners who were required to travel despite road conditions.
I got a suv in nov with blizzak tires. I think the rears have a bit more tread. I was going to rotate them for wear. But that’s me,
Seller bought it in April and didn’t drive it so he sold it to me.
Varying tread depth points to not rotating often enough.
Are the Blizzak the only tires they had? Winter tires are formulated for use when the outside temperature is 45° F or lower, and if used above that temperature they suffer from accelerated wear.
Oh, I cannot speak to the winter driving preparations of Milwaukee drivers nor their snow tire use or storage, but I grew up in the snow belt of upstate New York State in the Adirondack Mountains and the folks up there kept their snow tires mounted on rims all year round and they put them on in preparation of snow, not wait until they are digging out their car to mount the tires. And this was true when I was stationed in Illinois and Nebraska.
I am sure there are the naysayers who will say snow tires are not made for long-term dry pavement use and will wear out very quickly. Yeah, I guess that’s true for the folks who leave their tires on long after the snow has melted. However, while you are driving on snow, they wear very little. And just how many years do yu expect a set of snow tires to last, 10 or 15-years, not recommended, old tires are not safe…
If you watched the news last night and all the drivers slipping and sliding around on just a few inches (and not ice slick roads…) of snow speaks volumes of a procrastinator’s preparation or a naysayer’s thinking (“It can’t get that bad…”).
