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How long can your tires last? Well, there is no exact lifespan of modern tires.
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They can last between 10,000 and 35,000 miles depending on a lot of factors like tire quality,
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road quality, the weight of your car, the driving style, and the seasons, and so on and so forth.
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So there are a lot of factors that can shorten the life of your tires. And there are two main factors
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that can tell you that it's time to change the tires. Firstly, it's the age of the tire.
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A lot of tire manufacturers say that 10 years, this is the maximum age of tires and of course
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the majority of tires will wear earlier than 10 years but if your tire is 10 years old,
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maybe this is the exact moment that you should buy new tires, even if the thread is okay.
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And the second factor is actually the thread size. So the thread size of the tire may tell you
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that it's time to replace it. How can you tell this? First of all, you can see these indicators.
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Every single tire has the indicators of wear and when these indicators are level with the thread,
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that's enough for this tire. It's old, it should be changed. In my case, the indicators show that
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it's still possible to use this tire for about a season. You can find these indicators in different
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places on the tire like here and here, and here. Why? Because the wear can be uneven. And also
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you can see that you have these indicators in three different places because if the wheel
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alignment is not correct, you may find this, you may find the inner side being worn out and the
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outer side being okay. But if one of the sides is not okay, you should replace this tire. And also
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you may look at the quality of the tire because if you see a lot of cracks, if you see a lot of
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damages, this is exactly the time to replace this tire. So,
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where can you find the date when the tire was made? It's this easy. You can find four digits
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that tell you, the last digits will tell you about the year and the first one about the week
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when the tire was made. So, this one was made in the 34th week of the year 2013 and this tire
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should be replaced because it's 2024 now and it's 11 years old.
