Errrm. A timely reminder to check the date codes on your tyres?
I’m trying to put a late 90s Nissan back on the road after it’s been laid up for at least 10 years.
I took the wheels to the local tyre shop today for advice.
They pointed out the date code on the first tyre I asked them to look at … it was one of the original tyres that has been in the car from new nearly 30 years ago! They are ordering me a set of 5 new …
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*236 (3 digits) = week 23, year 19?6 (1996 on this car)
Different car. I asked about getting 2 slow punctures / leaking rims fixed. The tyre shop refused to touch them as their shop policy was any tyres over 5 years old were scrap. One of mine was 20, I think the other was from a time before date stampsPlenty of tread, good grip, no cracking …
Whereabouts are you?
