[Mgs] Tyre life expectancy

[Tom McCay - Classic-Car-World Ltd]

Hi all, we had an interesting discussion last night at our monthly local car
club meeting when someone asked the question of "what life expectancy should
we expect from the tyres fitted to our classic cars"? Some of these cars do
less than 1000 miles a year and almost all are laid up during the winter
months in dry storage. Some cars have been in the same ownership for over 10
years and have the same tyres fitted when they acquired the vehicle.

The tyre condition is good with no apparent cracking on the tyre walls that
you see on some very old tyres and tyre wear is not the issue either, but at
what point should you consider changing these anyway due to age?

Kindest Regards

Tom
Classic-Car-World Ltd
www.ccw-tools.com

AH 3000 MkIII (BJ8)
MGA 1600
Mini Park Lane