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I’m surprised that you didn’t replace both rear tires and put them in the front and the front ones in the rear. Also, my Michelin tires were made in Mexico.
Two malfunctioning Cooper Tires killed my brother. Total quality failure in manufacturing. Sued successfully, but so what? He's still dead. Left wife and 4 kids.
I worked for Goodyear for 24 years. As of 2021, Cooper is a subsidiary of Goodyear. I still wouldn’t buy a Cooper. It’s sad that someone had to pass because of poor quality.
I bought 3 new cooper tires in 2022 and the car wanders all over the road ? The 4th tire was installed just weeks before that because it had a piece of metal in the sidewall and all 4 tires are within 9/32 inch of tread now and after reading this I wonder what can I do with the POS tires on there now ?
Even the toll roads in Pennsylvania are potholes with white and yellow lines paint through them. I live in Ohio and I say our roads suck. Then I drive over in Pennsylvania and realize Ohio roads are like NASCAR tracks compared to Pennsylvania
I’ve ridden motorcycles my whole life and I’ve figured out why it’s the rear tire that usually goes flat… It’s because that’s the hardest one to change.😁
Front tire on motorcycles wear slower rear tire faster usually because its heavy and its under power. Motorcycle tires are often a softer rubber recipe so they wear out significantly faster. You migjt replace a rear tire and keep the front for a while longer but like i saod they wear faster so its also common for them to wear unusually and you will get death wobble if you let go of your handlebars or at high speeds itll be a magnified effect so uts not bad to habe tk put new tires on a motorcycle more often because its two wheels its smart to pay attention and just mever let the tire get old rubber hardens as it gets old it rots, not worth it on a motorcycle. So its not a bad idea to replace both tires at the same time
Not true. Share the real reason ( if you know) because it may help someone. May save a life. I am 53 and started riding when I was 10. I have learned a few things and still learning! The day you think you know it all, thats the day to stop ridding or you will get hurt.
When I have sounds coming from my back wheels, first thing is remove and inspect. Followed by installing the front tires on the back of the car, then a road test for a conclusion if the tire or wheel bearing is suspect. Saves money and time.
I use to sell Interstate batteries. The guy I bought them from said that if I bought one for my personal use, to only get the top one. The rest were not that good.
My father had an automotive electronics show. He used to only sell Interstate Megatron batteries. He wouldn't stock the lesser Interstate batteries. They aren't the same batteries anymore but they still sell for champagne prices.
Great: that’s my go to brand. If you have a VW product, go to the dealer for a hose job. Their battery management system will reject most aftermarket brands.
A good way to identify a droning noise as being wheel bearing is by (when it's safe !) to swerve left & right. Wheel bearing will go quiet in one swerve direction and be noisy in the other.
We've come a long way with tires. I worked at a garage when I was a teen in the 70s and we'd sell new tires to customers every 15-20K miles. We sold quality tires at premium prices. The cheap tires sold at the stores that also sold clothes and appliances rarely lasted 15K miles. Those are pre-radial tire days. We'd also put snow tires on our cars for 6 months of the year and normal bias ply tires the other 6 months. Few people were able to get 100K miles on their cars back then too. The last tires I replaced had 80K miles on them.
I run Falken Wildpeak AT3 (next set will be AT4) I've never gotten stuck mud, snow, you name it. They also have 60k mile warranty and handle wet and dry better than any other brand I've had.
I've had quite a few sets of BFGoodrich tires crack and dryrot wayyyy before their date. I live in NC not harsh weather at all here. Switched to Coopers. Never had a problem since. Backed by Vice Grip Garage Derek himself. They need to hook a feller up with a dealio too.
@@WthaHatchet cooper's suck as a performance tire I had the them on 2 dif cars and they wore out so fast and didn't handle any better than a run of the mill tire from tire rack
I’ve heard you said before that it’s not necessary to rotate tires on a front wheel drive car. I’ve learned a hard way that by not rotating the tires on a front wheel drive your rear tires just by being in the back of the vehicle and never used for traction get warped,a noise that gets louder the faster, sounding like wheel bearing going bad. Always rotate the tires on a front wheel drive every 10,000 miles.
You are correct. Not rotating tires on a FWD absolutely will result in uneven wear and _noise_ from the rear tires. That is what happened to Scotty hear and he misdiagnosed it as cracking (which is normal).
I bought a set of Bridgestone tires in May 2023, from Firestone. I have had them rotated and balanced at least four or five times since I bought them. Only once were they balanced correctly, smooth ride no vibrations at all. However the guy that balanced them at the Firestone store I bought them, was from Texas. The next time I went he had gone back. So, back to a poor balance then about a month ago, the right front tire started make some vibrations. It got progressively worse over about three weeks. So, I have a mechanic check to see if there was anything wrong with my car, a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis with over 200,000 miles on it. He took the car for a drive on the highway up to 70 mph and told me it was probably the tire and take to Firestone to have a road force test on their balancer because they did not have one. So, that is what I did. But I took the RF tire off and put the spare on, a Michelin radial. I put that on and the vibrations were gone, nice smooth ride. I left the tire with Firestone on Ward Ave in Lee's Summit Missouri. They called about 45 minutes later and said they could find nothing wrong with the Bridgestone tire. They did not care that the spare was smooth. They want me to put the Bridgestone back on the car so they could check it on the car. Yea right, I know they figure they will tell me something is wrong with my car and try to sell me hundreds of dollars of unneeded repairs.
Continental motorcycle tires are still being made in Germany 🇩🇪 and they are the ones I purchased to replace the Pirelli tires that came stock. Glad I did a lot of research!
Wish I would have done the same. I bought a set of Continentals for my civic and discovered they were made in Mexico. Not very good in the wet weather.
Dunlop still makes good tires as well. I believe they don't really develop new types of tires anymore but just keep their existing productline afloat. But their quality is good nonetheless. Hankook does a great job as well. There are still a FEW good ones out there.
@@michaelsauren4493 I know that it's only the motorcycle tires that are still made in Germany. I purchased some Hercules car tires that were made in the USA, but now their tires are made in Korea.
@@joyrider6456 Dunlop is still introducing newly designed motorcycle tires and a friend of mine just installed a pair on his motorcycle, but Continental offers the best warranty. They'll pay $150 towards a tow if I get a flat and they'll also pay up to $500 for trip interruption.
none of the european makers put enough uv protection in their compounds for the hot sunny climate where i live. this was explained to me by my local tyre dealer who was from germany. i had a pirelli that developed cracks in the sidewalls over a weekend. see if you can research what i was told.
much like when my brother and I were returning from Oregon with a late model Chevy Silverado. It was winter and snowing and we left Grants Pass, by the time we were passed Corning California. One would think the axels were falling off. Turned out the tires even though they looked new, were in fact so old that when the hardened rubber came up to full temp, the tread was delaminating from the tire carcass. It was terrifying. We ended up limping the truck along I-5's shoulder at a blistering 25 MPH until we made it to Willow and Salvini's Tire and Auto. best group of gentlemen one could ever hope to meet. So, 4- super good Skin's (used tires) later and we were off to home. Lesson learned, always check the code date on your tires.
Exactly! My 2018 dated Goodyear p235/75/15 tires had lots of tread and the sidewalls looked fine! But a local mechanic looked at the tread, it had the cracks between the treads and he warned me I could get a blowout. Just replaced all 5 with the exact same make, and the brand new tires have the same amount of tread as the 6 year old ones. So they're not putting the depth of tread on as they did 6 years ago!
The federal government made the tire manufacturers remove UV protection in the rubber compound, because they wouldn't decompose in the dumps. So no we have more tires than ever in the dumps because of dry rot.
Hey Scotty, love all of the pertinent information that you provide. Just a little reminder to help keep you safe, as we’ve noticed you seem to get out of breath quite often. I’m not prying, just, we need you around for a long time. Maybe something to check into, and hopefully no issues arise. 🤔
Always check the dates of the tires before leaving the tire store. My brother bought new tires from a well-known store and when I check the MFG date the tires were already 4 years old and I made them put up to date tires back on.
Work at FedEx, we ship lots of tires of every brand for everything from motorcycles to huge truck tires, you can tell just picking them up which are heavy/stiff and made very well and which are super light weight and cheap ( usually the no name brands)
Super low profile tires should come with a caveat emptor warning that they are for show, not go. Thanks as always for the great refresher course on the most critical part of any road vehicle.
they are absolute GO. they GO through the corners. i drive quick on the straights and push it in the corners. that's where i have my fun. can't do that with tractor tires
They are also only for people that don't change their own tires. Heck a 50 series tire is hard enough to change. I live in pothole country and am afraid to drive a low car with 40 series rubber. It's greedy manufacturers trying to tell people these things are more desirable so they can sell more when they break. A lot of people are buying into it.
My welding class teacher lost his son to Firestone tires back when i was in junior high school. I am glad they got bought out by Bridgestone and are now better tires.
Two things on a car I always look after are the tyres and brakes: they're the parts that keep me alive. The contact area of a tyre with the road is only about the size of a CD/DVD, so why take the risk with budget tyres.
I'm an ex mechanic of your generation (I'm 73) and on my previous Audi A6 I had exactly the same problem. Two front tyres, Continental brand, less than half worn, I found BOTH of them looked fine but were making noises like failed wheel bearings. Two new wheel bearings later I cured it with new rubber.
Having grown up before radial tires, they always look low to me. I have regularly used Michelin tires and have never had any problems with them. We don't drive much any more, so they get to the point of developing cracks from age while they still have enough tread; the tire shop pointed this out to me, and I bought a new full set. Money well spent.
they sold you new tires and sold your old tires to a used tire store down the street. Cracks are a sign the tires are aging but not a sign that they are actually bad. The inside of the tire has a bladder or inner tube like lining and that isn't subjected to sunlight or the elements and doesn't crack. Small little cracks on the tread are okay. Deep cracks in the sidewall are a no go.
I had a Michelin completely delaminate on the front right causing me to go off the road and down an embankment totaling the car. Everyone acts like Michelin is perfect. Not.
Right after watching this video, I had to go and make sure that the tires I bought this summer were not made in China. I bought a Suzuki GSXR 750 this summer, it needed new tires. To my relief I have Dunlop's made in Japan. I feel much better now. Thanks for the heads up Scotty.
@tomfilipiak3511 Over 200k hard miles on 215/45/17's on NE roads. Frost heaves, pot holes, ice ect. Never had a flat or a damaged wheel. Not a scratch on them. FBO tuned 8th gen si.
Because the Lower tyre is Much Safer at driving in the corners. But, if it is too low, than another problems occour. They should Not made higher tyres as 50 % height.
Your amazing! Thanks for the heads up on tire's. I remember back in the day (in the 60's and 70's) when I rode motorcycles, Pirelli was the one we used. But now? Right, even a cheap ride with great tire's is better than an expensive ride, with cheap tires! As the only thing separating your from the road, is the tire!
I had a set of Cooper AT's and didn't like how they made my truck feel as if it was weaving on the highway. Replaced with Nokian Outpost nAT's and what a huge difference. No road noise, amazing grip in snow and the wet.
3 years? How many miles? I’ve gotten 60,000 miles per set on mine. First set Firestone. Second, Toyo. Just mounted my third set. Cooper Discoverer at3. 120,000 miles on the truck
Thanks, good info in neglected Areas ( tires,etc.). Interestingly, I almost “MISSED “ noticing, a : Sixth (?) Week/2014 , tire date on my Summer M/S GOODYEAR Wranglers, this year…. did not put them in,Etc. …..
Bridgestone tyres are primarily used to be produced in the headquarters factory in Japan but now it's made in United States, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, China, etc
My parts guy at Napa will frequently ask if I've got time to learn something. One of his big things is teaching what company manufacturers his parts. For instance, at the Ford house, they told me to never buy Wix brand oil filters to put on my mustang, they insisted on using motorcraft. However they were unaware at the Ford house that Wix manufactures Motorcraft filters. We all need to find a parts supplier who actually wants to teach us to become better mechanics, shade tree mechanic though I may be. And I always use Goodyear Wranglers on my 97 Wrangler. They have never let me down.
Just looked Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse tires, specifications quoted 4 ply, seemed not right for a LT truck tire, I passed. Went with 10 ply 3450 load capacity on 98 k1500 chevy.
@@elderbob100 I bought a Learjet instead, if I had enough money to afford the proper tires, lol just busting I don’t know,, ex technician here, we would get 1600 to 2000 tires a month sometimes a week when the snow flies at Sears back in the day,, it was a lot of labor, stacked them on the shelves, but they flew off the shelves
I worked at " modern" tire plant here in the USA, now retired. No pun intended! We had machines pulled from other plants that were flooded. The machines were refurbished 😂. Top of the line tires and lesser brands are built on the same machines, just lower quality compounds and materials, and different tread patterns. They all are far superior to tires made 30 years ago.
Don't forget Scotty that American roads are ever so slightly slanted to the right to drain precipitation towards the edge of the road therefore your right front and back tires are bearing just ever so slightly weight which makes them wear out ever so slightly faster 🙂
@@SmileyDave-h5z People who build roads know what they are doing. So unless we have a downpour, that's what we here in Britain call a 'cloud burst' then the roads do not flood - don't ask me how this is!!
I had to replace a right rear bearing assembly and I'm sure it was from the spouse hitting a curb(s) with it. The right hand corners are easy to misjudge and the bearing can only take a few hard hits before it goes out.
Age is the worst danger, 6 plus years. Had 2 sidewall blowouts with tires of that age. Dunlop and Goodyear tires with decent tread and garage stored. Dryrot is the culprit.
You bet, had Goodyear run flats on a 2004 vet and thought I had Fred Flintstone wheels on, switched to Michelin run flats, ten times better ride. The tire that just blew was a Goodyear. Scottie has some good ideas but not always.
Used to work in Bridgestone central warehouse in Europe. Every year we eliminate all tires over 4 years old because that’s when rubber starts to decay. Since i worked there and saw how they handled the tires, ive only ever bought Bridgestone anymore. So far never any problems, except the price sometimes.
I have Bridgestone Turanza tires on my Sebring. I've had them on for 4 years now, and they still have so much tread. All I've done is follow the rotation schedule and do alignment every 6 months. Firestone lifetime alignment is the best. Shame they'll have to be replaced soon! Great tires. I'll get them again for sure.
Had a friend that bought a low milage Ford car, said he had a noise coming from the rear diff. Wanted all new bearings installed. Completed the job and took it for a road test. The noise was still there. Perplexed, he took it back to the dealer, who had put new cheap tires on it, a good set of new tires all was good and got reimbursed for parts and labor..
Forty-five or so years ago my grandmother asked me to look at her car because it had a bad vibration. Before driving the car I looked at the tires - almost new Firestones - and to my horror the tires had bulges the size of baseballs. Turns out that Firestone had changed their manufacturing process and the belts were separating, allowing the inner surface to bulge out through the belts. And yeah, a blowout on a motorcycle is a sporty experience.
One thing you need to do, Scotty, in any video about tires, is to educate people on how to read the import date of manufacture codes, the size and load range, etc. These are obscure to most people. An old tire that sits unused for long periods but has good tread may fail due to cracking like you pointed out on the Matrix. I always changed my tires out every three to four years, whether they showed decent remaining tread or not.
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Tires should last 10 years, even longer if the car is garaged. But it's important to inspect them regularly, keep the tires inflated properly and rotate them regularly.
I always buy Michelins. They're expensive but they're the only tire trusted enough for the Space Shuttle so that sold me. I believe a used Michelin is safer than a new lesser known brand tire anyday.
I saw the truth of that with used tires stacked outside for possible retreading. Kept too long, they were all weather checked except for the Michelins which still looked excellent.
They did start date coding tires in 1990, however the 1990's they used a 3 digit code. The first 2 digits of the date code were the week, the last single digit was the year. So a tire coded with say, 155 is the 15th week of 1995. In 2024, I still do occasionally run into a 3 digit coded tire, and I always show these to the new techs in our shop just to explain what the coding used to be and to be sure to check the date code prior to starting a flat repair.
Dang Scotty, I always move the tire to the front.. then drive before diving into a wheel bearing. If the noise now comes from the front.. walla.. it's the tire .. How'd you miss that? Love your channel and you are a national Carman's treasure.
Heck, Scotty took a shot, an educated guess. Didn't hurt to change out the bearing, if you want to look at the bright side. Whenever I have had to change out a bearing I do both sides.
after shutting down production in the USA and most likely moving to south america, I wouldn't count on getting the same quality in the future.....you'll still pay the same sky high Michelin price though
Same here.... and they honor their warranty for premature thread wear. They sent me a $250 check to use on a new set of tires. Michelin's are still the best.,
My 2001 F-150 has a spare tire manufactured in year 2000. Looks like it is original. Looks seldom used, plenty of tread. Destroyed one of my rear tires in the county dump, irregular hole so I could not patch. Ran well on the spare. All I do is every 10 to 12 months make sure it is pumped up. I am replacing both front tires so I will keep this one as a spare. I am like the tire, old. Being old myself I don't throw out old things that still work.
If u want them to last, when new, spray with 303, a ceramic, etc. Something to moisturize and keep them sealed up protected. Did this to a set and going on 4 years. Soft as can be with no cracking etc. I've seen so many that are just 2 or so years old and they're cracking already. Everything is cheap. Gotta find ways to make them last as long as possible. Happy motoring.
I bought my Harley FatBoy new in 98. It came with Dunlop tires. I sold bike 3 years later with 47k miles on it, still had original front tire on it, still looked like new!
Back in the 80's the 2 front Michelin tires on my AT&T company van went bad the trend separated on both the front tires. Pulled into the company garage mechanic changed all 4 of them with another kind. I think he said they are bad tires. Also my friend a mechanic for the school district told me the Alhambra school district no longer buys Michelin tires.
Rubber rots as they get older, this includes rubber in tires. Les Schwab tires used to have a cut off of 5 years for used core tires for recapping. Always look at stamp date of tire manufacture. It's a four digit number stamped after dot certification stamp. First two digits is week of manufacture 10:17 & last two digits is year of manufacture
I recently bought 4 Cooper tires. After 300 miles one flew apart on the interstate nearly killing me and my family. With'in 3 months another developed a sidewall bulge. 50% failure rate is not acceptable. So there ya go.
If it comes to tires continental, yokohama, michelin, toyo, kumho, bridgestone, hankook and goodyear are my choice to go. They offer good grip in the dry and wet, and you can progressively push them to the limit without wearing them out too much. I hope this comment helps people in the future! Edit: I drive pretty hard through turns and went through a couple of them. so I can confidently say that they are good.
I also learned that better tires need to go in the REAR, not the front, as most think. That is because a rear blowout is far more dangerous and less controllable than if a front gets a flat. Rear can lead to a roll over. Front, you just drive over to the shoulder. The rear is what tracks the car, not so much the front.
the other danger of car tyres is when u don't use the vehicle often, when a car stands for a very long period in one place it causes the tyres to get a flat spot, believe it or not, i experienced it with my late granny car, she hardly used the car and after she passed on and the car was being driven every day one could physically feel the flat spot, the tyres were Michelin tyres
I sold my two motorcycles some years ago because of the unconscious drivers being too busy texting instead of driving. I was considering buying another as I live in a less populated area but this video changed my mind.
At 4:00 I think they were Firestone tires on my Impala and all four of them eventually had separations of the belts two of them I caught and changed before it was a problem but the other ones unfortunately blew out on the interstate and took out my side mirrors
I had a Toyota 4x4 with 31" tire's and had multiple sets of tires that never needed more than 1½ ounces to balance them. I bought a new set and asked how much weight each took and one took 3½ ounces, so I told him I wanted a different tire and he said he couldn't until something happened. I went back the next day with 3 miles on them because the tire had thrown the belts and after speaking with the manager about it he agreed with me that something was wrong from the get go and the technician should've changed it in the beginning.
Wild country use to be great tires years ago when I bought them alot wild spirits to about small thread design between the to Id get great mileage out of them I guess they junk now to
PSA; Everyone here probably knows this, but just in case... The "maximum PSI" listed on the side of the tire is *not* what it's supposed to be inflated to. I still see people (of all ages) making this mistake. There's a sticker on either the edge of the driver door or the edge of the driver door frame, that will tell you what your tires should be inflated to for optimal performance. It tells you both front and back pressures (some cars are different from front to back).
This is wrong, the tag inside the car door is for the original tires sold with the car. I put load range E rated tires on my truck the sidewall says 80psi max. I bought them at Walmart and they used the driver door psi rating and wouldn't put any more air in them they only put 38 psi, what it said on my door pillar, the tires were flat rolling out of the garage. I checked them with a gauge and told them they were low the punk kids that worked there told me it was right, you could see the tires bulging. Their manager wasn't there that day but they said I was wrong. I worked a tire service truck for 2 yrs and changed tires on semis and front end loaders and everything else but they knew better than me working at Walmart. I had to limp the truck over to a gas station to fill them all the way up so I could drive home. I put LT (light truck) style tires on my moms sedan, the ride is slightly harsher(you don't really notice it) but they have heavier tread and harder rubber to last longer. The max psi on the LT tires is 50 psi, her car tag says 32 psi which is listed for the original equipment tires the car sold with. You always go by what the tire manufacturer put on the side of the tire. Rarely do people stay with the original brand and style of tires their car came with. You don't have to use the max psi but I would stay pretty close to that.
Good point. I have tires that say max inflate to 40 psi, but my door says the front are 32 psi and the rear are 34 psi. When I bought the truck the tires were all at 40 psi. It drove down the road like a brick, like that. Now you can hardly feel the bumps, with the right PSI. We used to pump our tires up to 60-80 PSI, when we would drift on the tracks, but that is different. The track is designed for crashing cars, and it is expected, pushing the limit of your car.
@@SmileyDave-h5zMan with your experience should know better to buy, or have anything serviced by Walmart. Your may get a good staff that actually cares. Most don't. I'm a firm believer you get what you pay for. Spend more on your services and especially tires. Understand that everyone has a budget. But, my life and others isn't worthy of that sacrifice. Other than the Walmart purchase. You're 100% correct.
I remember the Ford/Firestone nightmare. Ford said 26(?) pounds, and when people started dying, they tried to put the blame on Firestone. 26 POUNDS!!!??? So when you have a slow leak you are driving at highway speed on 20 psi !!!! Locally the Ford service manager told me they never followed the Ford recommended inflation pressures, but used 35.... None of their customers had blowouts
Two Coopers on the front of my Olds 88, cause the car to dart left and right when applying the brakes normally. Before finding out the problem was the tires, I completely replaced the front rotors, brake pads, brake hoses, completely rebuilt the entire front end on both sides along with all steering linkage, upper and lower ball joints, complete!
I use Walmart tires No problems They never delaminate and actually go longer then they are rated for They also are always fresh made within a month from when I purchased them Gotta read the manufacturing date on tires when you buy them Lots of low life’s will sell you new old tires Tires break down just from sitting You don’t even have to drive them a mile for this to happen
kj-eh5oo, i wont buy any european tyres. they dont put enough uv protection in their compounds. it causes them to rot prematurely in the hot sunny climate where i live. personal experience.
Yep, we had our first "killing freeze" this morning, and there it was, "CHECK TIRE PRESS" on the display LOL! Perfect reminder and perfect timing before Thanksiving trip!
Very important! Last year it got down to -25F and I neglected to check the pressure. I got about 6 miles and sure enough the tire was completely flat. Never again, I about froze to death trying to change the dang tire!
Low profile tires are a stupid idea, sure they may take corners a little better BUT who needs improved handling/cornering in city driving or on the freeway. Traction/grip is the same for both.
I've had casing failures with my eMTB tires. Maxxis and Schwalbe have both failed me... Best tire I have ever come across (so far), Michelin Wild Country. Lasted all summer and never went flat
I worked at a tire store, cheap tires are not worth buying unless you are selling the vehicle. They wear fast, separate quicker, and are more prone to pick up junk on the road. I had a pair of Firestones go 120,000 miles, yes they were really worn but the tread was still there.
My Dad had re-treaded tires on my Mom's station wagon in the 70's. When I was old enough to drive, I was a little hard on those re-treads with my "jack-rabbit" acceleration from stop. They started falling apart.
Long story short - Daughter needed new tires on her 2014 Matrix to pass inspection. She was broke so the Honda dealership sold WESTLAKE RP18s, for like $92 balanced and installed. ALL FOUR tires took only SEVEN tiny weights to balance all four! I was impressed. She uses them for summer only, and they've lasted 4 summers already. I am VERY impressed! They should last at least one or two more summers.
I have also had Pirelli motorcycle tires fail with low miles on them. I also have gotten poor milage and belt failure on their car tires. I' ll never buy another Pirelli tire .
@@alanmichelsandoval8768 No. A full year of tire wear means you used the tire for 12 months. The daughter either has a second car she drives in the winter, or doesnt drive at all in the winter, or put a second set of tires on the same car for the winter.
I bought 4 Cooper Cobra tires for my very valuable 1935 Street Rod and all 4 of them had tire separations after 1000 miles... Total junk...I went back to the store and got Goodyears and never had a problem since
Bad tires, three years old with still good tread, caused front end alignment problems on my 2010 Corolla. My shop replaced the front ball joints, aligned the car, drove and said it still pulled hard to the left. They showed me the cracks in the tires, apparently the tires were failing structurely. I had all four tires replaced with new much higher quality name brand tires. The car now drives perfectly and rides better. Lesson learned, unless budget tires are all you can afford for your car it may be wise to spend more money for higher quality tires. For safety's sake.
Cooper tires are tires i will never buy again. 2009 i had 2 sets with very little miles that literally came apart. They wouldn't warranty them and claimed truck had too much torque for the tires. It was a dodge ram with a 4.7 V8. By far did not have too much power.
That is the most bogus excuse I have ever heard of to escape replacing the tires. Warranties have become virtually worthless for most things. American companies don't care. Short term profit is everything to them. When the product no longer sells they will blame the customer for not appreciate them.
Yeah, "that powerful V8 just ripped the carcasses out of those tires apart." 🤣 I'm sure the tire guys are trained to say that with a straight face too.
Northeast winters here, four Ice/Snow compound Michelins on standard size stock steel wheels, four summers factory optional size on optional size factory rims. Great traction digging through winter. Nice quiet, more comfortable ride on the summer optional size. Eight rims, eight tires, no yearly switchover cost and damage. Keep the out of seasons in the shed out of direct sunlight.
I have had the same experience with this technique: 4 GOOD winter/ice labelled SNOW tires, not "All weather". All Weather means stay home if it's freezing.
@@godfreyberry1599 get the ceat tyres, I have em on my 🏍️, it's 4 yrs old and it's quite well made. It's made in India, it has lots of small metal particles stuck due to the width but never got punctured
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I’m surprised that you didn’t replace both rear tires and put them in the front and the front ones in the rear. Also, my Michelin tires were made in Mexico.
double the price = 1/3 the sales!
WHY WHEN MADE IN MEXICO THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CHEAPER.
EVERYTHING COMES FROM MEXICO. WE ARE MAKING THEM RICH.
Tire mfg in buffalo just closed...
There's two things you don't cheap out on a car. Tires and brakes.
@@postersm7141the two things on a motorcycle are front tire and back tire 😮 brakes are for losers
Yeah that stopping part is important
Absolutely 💯
Can’t have any fun stopping
Going is where it’s at
Ball joints
Two malfunctioning Cooper Tires killed my brother. Total quality failure in manufacturing. Sued successfully, but so what? He's still dead. Left wife and 4 kids.
Sorry to hear that.
omg, sorry to hear - could you elaborate on what happened? I've used coopers before
I worked for Goodyear for 24 years. As of 2021, Cooper is a subsidiary of Goodyear. I still wouldn’t buy a Cooper. It’s sad that someone had to pass because of poor quality.
Worked at a shop that sold tires, Coopers being one brand. Saw many failures of the Coopers, so I will not have them.
I bought 3 new cooper tires in 2022 and the car wanders all over the road ? The 4th tire was installed just weeks before that because it had a piece of metal in the sidewall and all 4 tires are within 9/32 inch of tread now and after reading this I wonder what can I do with the POS tires on there now ?
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😂 I just said that too😅!
"lot's of potholes". LOL I live in PA, the pothole is the state flower.
Sorry, mississippi is
Same in Illinois.
I live in Tucson, hold my beer….
Even the toll roads in Pennsylvania are potholes with white and yellow lines paint through them. I live in Ohio and I say our roads suck. Then I drive over in Pennsylvania and realize Ohio roads are like NASCAR tracks compared to Pennsylvania
thats what she said
I’ve ridden motorcycles my whole life and I’ve figured out why it’s the rear tire that usually goes flat…
It’s because that’s the hardest one to change.😁
No, it's because the front tire picks up the nail and the rear tire drives into it.
What no it's because it's the one with more weight on it. Also the rear lasts longer than the front as well so its usually older
@@TheScrubmuffin69 The opposite is correct.
Front tire on motorcycles wear slower rear tire faster usually because its heavy and its under power. Motorcycle tires are often a softer rubber recipe so they wear out significantly faster. You migjt replace a rear tire and keep the front for a while longer but like i saod they wear faster so its also common for them to wear unusually and you will get death wobble if you let go of your handlebars or at high speeds itll be a magnified effect so uts not bad to habe tk put new tires on a motorcycle more often because its two wheels its smart to pay attention and just mever let the tire get old rubber hardens as it gets old it rots, not worth it on a motorcycle. So its not a bad idea to replace both tires at the same time
Not true. Share the real reason ( if you know) because it may help someone. May save a life. I am 53 and started riding when I was 10. I have learned a few things and still learning! The day you think you know it all, thats the day to stop ridding or you will get hurt.
Even tires are crapping out and becoming cheap, but yet we pay more money for them than we did 20 years ago🤦🏿
20 years ago people rode horses and less of 'catching up with the jones' tribe.
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Only when you buy cheap tires. I paid 1500 for my pickup truck tires. And I'm happy with them. Coopers 80 pound running tires.
Not surprised Everything made is garbage Most of my equipment is 30+ old from cars to refrigerator and freezers.
The same goes for the price of Everything else.
And our paycheck is higher as well
When I have sounds coming from my back wheels, first thing is remove and inspect. Followed by installing the front tires on the back of the car, then a road test for a conclusion if the tire or wheel bearing is suspect. Saves money and time.
The same thing happened to Interstate batteries when they changed hands. *NOT* the same quality.
I use to sell Interstate batteries. The guy I bought them from said that if I bought one for my personal use, to only get the top one. The rest were not that good.
My father had an automotive electronics show. He used to only sell Interstate Megatron batteries. He wouldn't stock the lesser Interstate batteries. They aren't the same batteries anymore but they still sell for champagne prices.
You shouldn't run on tires smaller than a 50 sidewall.
But no worries - the kept the price the same or increase some
Great: that’s my go to brand. If you have a VW product, go to the dealer for a hose job. Their battery management system will reject most aftermarket brands.
A good way to identify a droning noise as being wheel bearing is by (when it's safe !) to swerve left & right. Wheel bearing will go quiet in one swerve direction and be noisy in the other.
We've come a long way with tires. I worked at a garage when I was a teen in the 70s and we'd sell new tires to customers every 15-20K miles. We sold quality tires at premium prices. The cheap tires sold at the stores that also sold clothes and appliances rarely lasted 15K miles. Those are pre-radial tire days. We'd also put snow tires on our cars for 6 months of the year and normal bias ply tires the other 6 months. Few people were able to get 100K miles on their cars back then too. The last tires I replaced had 80K miles on them.
80K miles on your tires! Which brand you bought?
@@jeffreysantos9070 They were Goodyear tires. They were on a Grand Cherokee.
Scotty is absolutely right. Same thing happened with my F150. Just put a new set of BF Goodrich K03s on it and now it rides marvelous. 🤣
i run bfg comp 2 on my camaro its cheaper than all the other name brands but it really performs and holds up well
I run Falken Wildpeak AT3 (next set will be AT4) I've never gotten stuck mud, snow, you name it. They also have 60k mile warranty and handle wet and dry better than any other brand I've had.
I've had quite a few sets of BFGoodrich tires crack and dryrot wayyyy before their date. I live in NC not harsh weather at all here. Switched to Coopers. Never had a problem since. Backed by Vice Grip Garage Derek himself. They need to hook a feller up with a dealio too.
@@sdmc1972 not cheaper than Coopers. Cooper will beat them price and quality every time.
@@WthaHatchet cooper's suck as a performance tire I had the them on 2 dif cars and they wore out so fast and didn't handle any better than a run of the mill tire from tire rack
Always amazed by the transparency of this man. Thanks for yet another well informed and helpful video. You absolutely rock sir!
I’ve heard you said before that it’s not necessary to rotate tires on a front wheel drive car. I’ve learned a hard way that by not rotating the tires on a front wheel drive your rear tires just by being in the back of the vehicle and never used for traction get warped,a noise that gets louder the faster, sounding like wheel bearing going bad. Always rotate the tires on a front wheel drive every 10,000 miles.
You are correct. Not rotating tires on a FWD absolutely will result in uneven wear and _noise_ from the rear tires.
That is what happened to Scotty hear and he misdiagnosed it as cracking (which is normal).
I bought a set of Bridgestone tires in May 2023, from Firestone. I have had them rotated and balanced at least four or five times since I bought them. Only once were they balanced correctly, smooth ride no vibrations at all. However the guy that balanced them at the Firestone store I bought them, was from Texas. The next time I went he had gone back. So, back to a poor balance
then about a month ago, the right front tire started make some vibrations. It got progressively worse over about three weeks. So, I have a mechanic check to see if there was anything wrong with my car, a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis with over 200,000 miles on it. He took the car for a drive on the highway up to 70 mph and told me it was probably the tire and take to Firestone to have a road force test on their balancer because they did not have one.
So, that is what I did. But I took the RF tire off and put the spare on, a Michelin radial. I put that on and the vibrations were gone, nice smooth ride. I left the tire with Firestone on Ward Ave in Lee's Summit Missouri.
They called about 45 minutes later and said they could find nothing wrong with the Bridgestone tire. They did not care that the spare was smooth. They want me to put the Bridgestone back on the car so they could check it on the car. Yea right, I know they figure they will tell me something is wrong with my car and try to sell me hundreds of dollars of unneeded repairs.
Continental motorcycle tires are still being made in Germany 🇩🇪 and they are the ones I purchased to replace the Pirelli tires that came stock. Glad I did a lot of research!
Wish I would have done the same. I bought a set of Continentals for my civic and discovered they were made in Mexico. Not very good in the wet weather.
Dunlop still makes good tires as well. I believe they don't really develop new types of tires anymore but just keep their existing productline afloat. But their quality is good nonetheless. Hankook does a great job as well. There are still a FEW good ones out there.
@@michaelsauren4493
I know that it's only the motorcycle tires that are still made in Germany.
I purchased some Hercules car tires that were made in the USA, but now their tires are made in Korea.
@@joyrider6456
Dunlop is still introducing newly designed motorcycle tires and a friend of mine just installed a pair on his motorcycle, but Continental offers the best warranty. They'll pay $150 towards a tow if I get a flat and they'll also pay up to $500 for trip interruption.
none of the european makers put enough uv protection in their compounds for the hot sunny climate where i live. this was explained to me by my local tyre dealer who was from germany. i had a pirelli that developed cracks in the sidewalls over a weekend. see if you can research what i was told.
much like when my brother and I were returning from Oregon with a late model Chevy Silverado. It was winter and snowing and we left Grants Pass, by the time we were passed Corning California. One would think the axels were falling off. Turned out the tires even though they looked new, were in fact so old that when the hardened rubber came up to full temp, the tread was delaminating from the tire carcass. It was terrifying. We ended up limping the truck along I-5's shoulder at a blistering 25 MPH until we made it to Willow and Salvini's Tire and Auto. best group of gentlemen one could ever hope to meet. So, 4- super good Skin's (used tires) later and we were off to home. Lesson learned, always check the code date on your tires.
Exactly! My 2018 dated Goodyear p235/75/15 tires had lots of tread and the sidewalls looked fine! But a local mechanic looked at the tread, it had the cracks between the treads and he warned me I could get a blowout. Just replaced all 5 with the exact same make, and the brand new tires have the same amount of tread as the 6 year old ones. So they're not putting the depth of tread on as they did 6 years ago!
@@dennyj8650 Yep! it's not so much the milage as it is the age and environment.
Same thing, only Goodyear.
The federal government made the tire manufacturers remove UV protection in the rubber compound, because they wouldn't decompose in the dumps. So no we have more tires than ever in the dumps because of dry rot.
I'm glad that your son wasn't hurt 🙏🙏😃👍👌. Please ride safely 🙏
Hey Scotty, love all of the pertinent information that you provide. Just a little reminder to help keep you safe, as we’ve noticed you seem to get out of breath quite often. I’m not prying, just, we need you around for a long time. Maybe something to check into, and hopefully no issues arise. 🤔
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Always check the dates of the tires before leaving the tire store. My brother bought new tires from a well-known store and when I check the MFG date the tires were already 4 years old and I made them put up to date tires back on.
age itself has nothing to do with it...
@@NPCOasis that is the most insane statement on the internet today. Age has everything to do with tires. Old tires degrade faster than new tires.
Yes, when you pay a high price for new tires, you should get new tires! Always check the date on tires ! After 5 years their no good for sale !
@@LarryLamb-wb6nw BULSHIT
THIS^^^^
Work at FedEx, we ship lots of tires of every brand for everything from motorcycles to huge truck tires, you can tell just picking them up which are heavy/stiff and made very well and which are super light weight and cheap ( usually the no name brands)
that's not how that works
Super low profile tires should come with a caveat emptor warning that they are for show, not go. Thanks as always for the great refresher course on the most critical part of any road vehicle.
they are absolute GO. they GO through the corners. i drive quick on the straights and push it in the corners. that's where i have my fun. can't do that with tractor tires
@@theorenhobartNeed to learn better driving habits.
They are also only for people that don't change their own tires. Heck a 50 series tire is hard enough to change. I live in pothole country and am afraid to drive a low car with 40 series rubber. It's greedy manufacturers trying to tell people these things are more desirable so they can sell more when they break. A lot of people are buying into it.
Scotty my man ! He’s the real deal. And so much fun to watch. I’ve learned so much. My go to source.
My welding class teacher lost his son to Firestone tires back when i was in junior high school. I am glad they got bought out by Bridgestone and are now better tires.
Two things on a car I always look after are the tyres and brakes: they're the parts that keep me alive. The contact area of a tyre with the road is only about the size of a CD/DVD, so why take the risk with budget tyres.
Yeah you're right. I crashed into a kerb because my car lost grip in the wet. I've bought Goodyear all season tyres for my current car now
Wait, why are we saying “tyre” and “kerb”, and not TIRE and CURB? Am I missing something? Are you talking in code?
What's a cd
They are both legitimate words used in UK English, the same English that that originated in the USA.
I'm an ex mechanic of your generation (I'm 73) and on my previous Audi A6 I had exactly the same problem. Two front tyres, Continental brand, less than half worn, I found BOTH of them looked fine but were making noises like failed wheel bearings. Two new wheel bearings later I cured it with new rubber.
Having grown up before radial tires, they always look low to me. I have regularly used Michelin tires and have never had any problems with them. We don't drive much any more, so they get to the point of developing cracks from age while they still have enough tread; the tire shop pointed this out to me, and I bought a new full set. Money well spent.
That's ridiculous not even 500 miles in the tire goes like that keep us posted on what the dealer does
I’m agree with you
Damn they upsold you so well😂
they sold you new tires and sold your old tires to a used tire store down the street. Cracks are a sign the tires are aging but not a sign that they are actually bad. The inside of the tire has a bladder or inner tube like lining and that isn't subjected to sunlight or the elements and doesn't crack. Small little cracks on the tread are okay. Deep cracks in the sidewall are a no go.
I had a Michelin completely delaminate on the front right causing me to go off the road and down an embankment totaling the car. Everyone acts like Michelin is perfect. Not.
Right after watching this video, I had to go and make sure that the tires I bought this summer were not made in China. I bought a Suzuki GSXR 750 this summer, it needed new tires. To my relief I have Dunlop's made in Japan. I feel much better now. Thanks for the heads up Scotty.
Good episode, Scotty! I was driving on a fairly new (
Nice, glad that one worked out 👍.
Chinese tires shouldn't be allowed on our highways.
Lawn mower duty only. 😮
Thats offensive.
To the lawn mower
How did people get sucked into the low profile tire thing. Thank you Scotty for calling it straight
looks/vanity - does look good on certain vehicles , in the summer
They handle better.
They are junk,common sense,a hole in the road ,and flat,bent rim,suspension,damaged,common sense!
@tomfilipiak3511 Over 200k hard miles on 215/45/17's on NE roads. Frost heaves, pot holes, ice ect. Never had a flat or a damaged wheel. Not a scratch on them. FBO tuned 8th gen si.
Because the Lower tyre is Much Safer at driving in the corners. But, if it is too low, than another problems occour. They should Not made higher tyres as 50 % height.
Omg! Very close call. Good that he wasn't going at a high-speed and was just riding at a slow pace with his dad when this happened
Your amazing! Thanks for the heads up on tire's. I remember back in the day (in the 60's and 70's) when I rode motorcycles, Pirelli was the one we used. But now? Right, even a cheap ride with great tire's is better than an expensive ride, with cheap tires! As the only thing separating your from the road, is the tire!
I had a set of Cooper AT's and didn't like how they made my truck feel as if it was weaving on the highway.
Replaced with Nokian Outpost nAT's and what a huge difference. No road noise, amazing grip in snow and the wet.
I noticed the cracks you mentioned on my tires, I got them 3 years ago…from Walmart and they skip on a wet pavement like a pig on tile floor
3 years? How many miles? I’ve gotten 60,000 miles per set on mine. First set Firestone. Second, Toyo. Just mounted my third set. Cooper Discoverer at3. 120,000 miles on the truck
Thanks, good info in neglected Areas ( tires,etc.). Interestingly, I almost “MISSED “ noticing, a : Sixth (?) Week/2014 , tire date on my Summer M/S GOODYEAR Wranglers, this year…. did not put them in,Etc. …..
3 years is very soon for those cracks to appear. what brand tires?
Probably Douglas, worst crap brand Walmart sells
change those tires asap
Bridgestone tyres are primarily used to be produced in the headquarters factory in Japan but now it's made in United States, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, China, etc
Australia hasn't made tyres in over 15yrs. Too expensive to make stuff here anymore!
@@rickb314 Bridgestone stopped manufacture in Australia in 2010. Approximately 60% of Australia’s tyre market is now Chinese-made imports.
My parts guy at Napa will frequently ask if I've got time to learn something. One of his big things is teaching what company manufacturers his parts. For instance, at the Ford house, they told me to never buy Wix brand oil filters to put on my mustang, they insisted on using motorcraft. However they were unaware at the Ford house that Wix manufactures Motorcraft filters. We all need to find a parts supplier who actually wants to teach us to become better mechanics, shade tree mechanic though I may be.
And I always use Goodyear Wranglers on my 97 Wrangler. They have never let me down.
Purolator makes Motorcraft
Just looked Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse tires, specifications quoted 4 ply, seemed not right for a LT truck tire, I passed. Went with 10 ply 3450 load capacity on 98 k1500 chevy.
That's why I stopped buying Boeing 737s. The quality just isn't there anymore.
Airbus for the win.
@@elderbob100 I bought a Learjet instead, if I had enough money to afford the proper tires, lol just busting I don’t know,, ex technician here, we would get 1600 to 2000 tires a month sometimes a week when the snow flies at Sears back in the day,, it was a lot of labor, stacked them on the shelves, but they flew off the shelves
Are you saying that zu shouldn't buy retreads?
If it's Boeing,
Then I'm Not Going.
MAX comment right here.
I worked at " modern" tire plant here in the USA, now retired. No pun intended! We had machines pulled from other plants that were flooded. The machines were refurbished 😂. Top of the line tires and lesser brands are built on the same machines, just lower quality compounds and materials, and different tread patterns. They all are far superior to tires made 30 years ago.
It’s the compounds that matter, no?
People forget they are averaging 15mph faster now
Don't forget Scotty that American roads are ever so slightly slanted to the right to drain precipitation towards the edge of the road therefore your right front and back tires are bearing just ever so slightly weight which makes them wear out ever so slightly faster 🙂
I have a truck camper in my truck, and the camper will shift to the passenger side after 1K miles or so due to the crown in the road.
@@fenrichlee2867 must suck when it rains then all that water just sitting on the road
@@SmileyDave-h5z People who build roads know what they are doing. So unless we have a downpour, that's what we here in Britain call a 'cloud burst' then the roads do not flood - don't ask me how this is!!
I had to replace a right rear bearing assembly and I'm sure it was from the spouse hitting a curb(s) with it. The right hand corners are easy to misjudge and the bearing can only take a few hard hits before it goes out.
I am treating 'Made in China' as a warning label.
Several Goodyear models are made in china
We should start seeing more Made in America soon after Jan 20th.
Last couple sets of made in usa tires have worn out in 15k-20k miles. So much for 50k warranty
Apparently some BF Goodrich are made in China. And the tire guy told me, they still have "Made in USA" !!!
@@lrich8181 doubt it.....we'll be seeing much higher prices due to your
cult leader,president felon...loosen that red dunce cap
Age is the worst danger, 6 plus years. Had 2 sidewall blowouts with tires of that age. Dunlop and Goodyear tires with decent tread and garage stored. Dryrot is the culprit.
I have no garage, and my tires have minimal tread, so I'm good.
Always had excessive wear and blowouts on any new vehicle with Goodyear tires. Terrible.
You bet, had Goodyear run flats on a 2004 vet and thought I had Fred Flintstone wheels on, switched to Michelin run flats, ten times better ride. The tire that just blew was a Goodyear. Scottie has some good ideas but not always.
@@Boots27J
Goodyear Arriva.
Can't say I've ever seen a more horrible tire since then.
Buy cheap tires ,that's expected
Used to work in Bridgestone central warehouse in Europe. Every year we eliminate all tires over 4 years old because that’s when rubber starts to decay. Since i worked there and saw how they handled the tires, ive only ever bought Bridgestone anymore. So far never any problems, except the price sometimes.
I have Bridgestone Turanza tires on my Sebring. I've had them on for 4 years now, and they still have so much tread. All I've done is follow the rotation schedule and do alignment every 6 months. Firestone lifetime alignment is the best. Shame they'll have to be replaced soon! Great tires. I'll get them again for sure.
Had a friend that bought a low milage Ford car, said he had a noise coming from the rear diff. Wanted all new bearings installed. Completed the job and took it for a road test. The noise was still there. Perplexed, he took it back to the dealer, who had put new cheap tires on it, a good set of new tires all was good and got reimbursed for parts and labor..
Forty-five or so years ago my grandmother asked me to look at her car because it had a bad vibration. Before driving the car I looked at the tires - almost new Firestones - and to my horror the tires had bulges the size of baseballs. Turns out that Firestone had changed their manufacturing process and the belts were separating, allowing the inner surface to bulge out through the belts. And yeah, a blowout on a motorcycle is a sporty experience.
One thing you need to do, Scotty, in any video about tires, is to educate people on how to read the import date of manufacture codes, the size and load range, etc. These are obscure to most people. An old tire that sits unused for long periods but has good tread may fail due to cracking like you pointed out on the Matrix. I always changed my tires out every three to four years, whether they showed decent remaining tread or not.
Tires should last 10 years, even longer if the car is garaged. But it's important to inspect them regularly, keep the tires inflated properly and rotate them regularly.
problem is if you start using them with 3-4 years of aging.
I always buy Michelins. They're expensive but they're the only tire trusted enough for the Space Shuttle so that sold me.
I believe a used Michelin is safer than a new lesser known brand tire anyday.
I saw the truth of that with used tires stacked outside for possible retreading. Kept too long, they were all weather checked except for the Michelins which still looked excellent.
It was Charles Goodyear that discovered vulcanization of rubber, not Firestone.
Yes.
Yup@@TeddyRumble
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They did start date coding tires in 1990, however the 1990's they used a 3 digit code. The first 2 digits of the date code were the week, the last single digit was the year. So a tire coded with say, 155 is the 15th week of 1995. In 2024, I still do occasionally run into a 3 digit coded tire, and I always show these to the new techs in our shop just to explain what the coding used to be and to be sure to check the date code prior to starting a flat repair.
Dang Scotty, I always move the tire to the front.. then drive before diving into a wheel bearing. If the noise now comes from the front.. walla.. it's the tire .. How'd you miss that? Love your channel and you are a national Carman's treasure.
i got staggered arrangement. can't do it
Then swap them left to right. It is a test for a few miles
Heck, Scotty took a shot, an educated guess. Didn't hurt to change out the bearing, if you want to look at the bright side. Whenever I have had to change out a bearing I do both sides.
I only buy Michelin tires. They cost what they cost but the peace pf mind is worth it
So true, they are worth the expense.
There are lots of good brands. Kumho, Hancook, Falken, Uniroyal, Goodyear are all good.
I got some Goodyear Vector all seasons v3 for my front wheels, I need to get some for the back soon.
after shutting down production in the USA and most likely moving to south america, I wouldn't count on getting the same quality in the future.....you'll still pay the same sky high Michelin price though
Same here.... and they honor their warranty for premature thread wear. They sent me a $250 check to use on a new set of tires. Michelin's are still the best.,
Reminds me of the Firestone 500 tires way back in time, quite a debacle. Wrecked my 73 GMC 3500 when they de-laminated. Happened everywhere. 👍
They were recalled TWICE the way i remember.
A '73 GMC 3500 would have had 9.50x16.5 sized bias ply tires. Firestone 500 were radial for passenger cars .
So right nothing but problems with that brand
exact same thing happened to my firestone 500's
@@tedlahm5740 If you remember in the early 80's, Firestone almost went under. I remember when Ford stopped installing them on their new vehicles.
My 2001 F-150 has a spare tire manufactured in year 2000. Looks like it is original. Looks seldom used, plenty of tread. Destroyed one of my rear tires in the county dump, irregular hole so I could not patch. Ran well on the spare. All I do is every 10 to 12 months make sure it is pumped up. I am replacing both front tires so I will keep this one as a spare. I am like the tire, old. Being old myself I don't throw out old things that still work.
If u want them to last, when new, spray with 303, a ceramic, etc. Something to moisturize and keep them sealed up protected. Did this to a set and going on 4 years. Soft as can be with no cracking etc. I've seen so many that are just 2 or so years old and they're cracking already. Everything is cheap. Gotta find ways to make them last as long as possible. Happy motoring.
I have trailer tires that are from 1990s. They have zero cracks. Still replaced them this year
Crossply or radial?
Hubby and I were just talking about replacing the tires on our 2018 Chevy SUV…. GREAT INFO!!!! Thank you Scotty and thank you too your readers!!!!!
I bought my Harley FatBoy new in 98. It came with Dunlop tires. I sold bike 3 years later with 47k miles on it, still had original front tire on it, still looked like new!
I have a 2007 Matrix, a 1996 Celica and a 2024 RAV4.
Scotty would be so proud.
I run Michelin Road 6s on my motorcycle, so far so good. Never had any problems.
I have Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and 5 best tyres ever. Best handling tyres ever.
I like Michelin.
Back in the 80's the 2 front Michelin tires on my AT&T company van went bad the trend separated on both the front tires. Pulled into the company garage mechanic changed all 4 of them with another kind. I think he said they are bad tires. Also my friend a mechanic for the school district told me the Alhambra school district no longer buys Michelin tires.
Rubber rots as they get older, this includes rubber in tires. Les Schwab tires used to have a cut off of 5 years for used core tires for recapping.
Always look at stamp date of tire manufacture. It's a four digit number stamped after dot certification stamp.
First two digits is week of manufacture 10:17 & last two digits is year of manufacture
I had a set of Firestone 500 tires back in the late 70's...never bought another set of Firestone after that recall
As a truck driver I found you have to chain up more on icy roads then when I ran older school non lo pro tires😊
I recently bought 4 Cooper tires. After 300 miles one flew apart on the interstate nearly killing me and my family. With'in 3 months another developed a sidewall bulge. 50% failure rate is not acceptable. So there ya go.
I just bought a set of cooper Cobra's. So far so good at 20k
@@darrellteague8629 cooper cob ras
But the letters on them are messed up to the point I can't read any of the safety specs. Makes me think they are blemishes.
I've had Coopers on my cars and truck for the past 10 years. Zero problems
I had the same experience years ago with some "Dominator" tires from Discount Tire made by Cooper.
Continental Extreme Contact- buy them don't worry about cost
If it comes to tires continental, yokohama, michelin, toyo, kumho, bridgestone, hankook and goodyear are my choice to go. They offer good grip in the dry and wet, and you can progressively push them to the limit without wearing them out too much. I hope this comment helps people in the future! Edit: I drive pretty hard through turns and went through a couple of them. so I can confidently say that they are good.
Same here currently using Bridgestone potenza all season. $ 1000 ultra-high performance on a 4000 ford.
Just because
I also learned that better tires need to go in the REAR, not the front, as most think. That is because a rear blowout is far more dangerous and less controllable than if a front gets a flat. Rear can lead to a roll over. Front, you just drive over to the shoulder. The rear is what tracks the car, not so much the front.
the other danger of car tyres is when u don't use the vehicle often, when a car stands for a very long period in one place it causes the tyres to get a flat spot, believe it or not, i experienced it with my late granny car, she hardly used the car and after she passed on and the car was being driven every day one could physically feel the flat spot, the tyres were Michelin tyres
I sold my two motorcycles some years ago because of the unconscious drivers being too
busy texting instead of driving. I was considering buying another as I live in a less populated area but this video changed my mind.
Loud pipes won't shield from texting drivers.
Full combat mode until I get out into the back roads.
I try to make runs weekdays rather than weekends.
Less PoPo too.
At 4:00 I think they were Firestone tires on my Impala and all four of them eventually had separations of the belts two of them I caught and changed before it was a problem but the other ones unfortunately blew out on the interstate and took out my side mirrors
As somebody who drove a sports car in the Northeast winter for years. I definitely think about my tires.
My old BMW 528e would literally go anywhere with studded snows on them. Drove that car into the ground tho.
Yeah, fun 365 days a year. Damn rust though.
I had a Toyota 4x4 with 31" tire's and had multiple sets of tires that never needed more than 1½ ounces to balance them. I bought a new set and asked how much weight each took and one took 3½ ounces, so I told him I wanted a different tire and he said he couldn't until something happened. I went back the next day with 3 miles on them because the tire had thrown the belts and after speaking with the manager about it he agreed with me that something was wrong from the get go and the technician should've changed it in the beginning.
Got talked into buying a set of wild country tires for my Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited.
Twice they rolled off the rims during mildly spirited driving.
Wild country use to be great tires years ago when I bought them alot wild spirits to about small thread design between the to Id get great mileage out of them I guess they junk now to
Thank you Scotty! Always looking out for us! 👍
PSA; Everyone here probably knows this, but just in case... The "maximum PSI" listed on the side of the tire is *not* what it's supposed to be inflated to. I still see people (of all ages) making this mistake. There's a sticker on either the edge of the driver door or the edge of the driver door frame, that will tell you what your tires should be inflated to for optimal performance. It tells you both front and back pressures (some cars are different from front to back).
This is wrong, the tag inside the car door is for the original tires sold with the car. I put load range E rated tires on my truck the sidewall says 80psi max. I bought them at Walmart and they used the driver door psi rating and wouldn't put any more air in them they only put 38 psi, what it said on my door pillar, the tires were flat rolling out of the garage. I checked them with a gauge and told them they were low the punk kids that worked there told me it was right, you could see the tires bulging. Their manager wasn't there that day but they said I was wrong. I worked a tire service truck for 2 yrs and changed tires on semis and front end loaders and everything else but they knew better than me working at Walmart. I had to limp the truck over to a gas station to fill them all the way up so I could drive home. I put LT (light truck) style tires on my moms sedan, the ride is slightly harsher(you don't really notice it) but they have heavier tread and harder rubber to last longer. The max psi on the LT tires is 50 psi, her car tag says 32 psi which is listed for the original equipment tires the car sold with. You always go by what the tire manufacturer put on the side of the tire. Rarely do people stay with the original brand and style of tires their car came with. You don't have to use the max psi but I would stay pretty close to that.
@SmileyDave-h5z you are correct my friend its for the original manufacturer tires
Good point. I have tires that say max inflate to 40 psi, but my door says the front are 32 psi and the rear are 34 psi. When I bought the truck the tires were all at 40 psi. It drove down the road like a brick, like that. Now you can hardly feel the bumps, with the right PSI. We used to pump our tires up to 60-80 PSI, when we would drift on the tracks, but that is different. The track is designed for crashing cars, and it is expected, pushing the limit of your car.
@@SmileyDave-h5zMan with your experience should know better to buy, or have anything serviced by Walmart. Your may get a good staff that actually cares. Most don't. I'm a firm believer you get what you pay for. Spend more on your services and especially tires. Understand that everyone has a budget. But, my life and others isn't worthy of that sacrifice. Other than the Walmart purchase. You're 100% correct.
I remember the Ford/Firestone nightmare.
Ford said 26(?) pounds, and when people started dying, they tried to put the blame on Firestone.
26 POUNDS!!!???
So when you have a slow leak you are driving at highway speed on 20 psi !!!!
Locally the Ford service manager told me they never followed the Ford recommended inflation pressures, but used 35....
None of their customers had blowouts
Scotty thank you. Learn a lot with you. Knowledge is key.
I never buy the OE tires. Manufacturers only put on the cheapest tire they can find to get the vehicle rolling into the customers driveway.
Two Coopers on the front of my Olds 88, cause the car to dart left and right when applying the brakes normally. Before finding out the problem was the tires, I completely replaced the front rotors, brake pads, brake hoses, completely rebuilt the entire front end on both sides along with all steering linkage, upper and lower ball joints, complete!
I've sworn by Continental tires over the years: put them on Toyota Avalon, Subaru Forester, Ford 500, Fusion & Escape.
I use Walmart tires
No problems
They never delaminate and actually go longer then they are rated for
They also are always fresh made within a month from when I purchased them
Gotta read the manufacturing date on tires when you buy them
Lots of low life’s will sell you new old tires
Tires break down just from sitting
You don’t even have to drive them a mile for this to happen
After extensive studies i had continental tires put on both of my Chevrolet k1500 trucks 5 years ago so far so good.
Ive run Continentals on motorcycles and four wheeled vehicles since the mid '80's with never a problem.
kj-eh5oo, i wont buy any european tyres. they dont put enough uv protection in their compounds. it causes them to rot prematurely in the hot sunny climate where i live. personal experience.
Continental Tires go -10k miles on OEM equipment.
Yep, we had our first "killing freeze" this morning, and there it was, "CHECK TIRE PRESS" on the display LOL! Perfect reminder and perfect timing before Thanksiving trip!
Got that on both our cars. Took the cars to the local tire shop, and inflated them to standard.
I will check my tire pressure before a trip without being reminded by an annoying thing on my dashboard.
@@jamesmckenzie3532Real Men have tire pumps and plug kits. 😂😂😂😂
Very important! Last year it got down to -25F and I neglected to check the pressure. I got about 6 miles and sure enough the tire was completely flat. Never again, I about froze to death trying to change the dang tire!
@@KatiTheButcher Yea gee , if you only carried a plug in pump. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Low profile tires are a stupid idea, sure they may take corners a little better BUT who needs improved handling/cornering in city driving or on the freeway. Traction/grip is the same for both.
I've had casing failures with my eMTB tires. Maxxis and Schwalbe have both failed me...
Best tire I have ever come across (so far), Michelin Wild Country. Lasted all summer and never went flat
I worked at a tire store, cheap tires are not worth buying unless you are selling the vehicle. They wear fast, separate quicker, and are more prone to pick up junk on the road. I had a pair of Firestones go 120,000 miles, yes they were really worn but the tread was still there.
Thank goodness Scotty is with us and for us.🎉
I am old enough to remember when my dad would by Re-Cap tires for the car….
I remember the smell of those recaps 😮
@@donhebel1011 Yes agreed I remember recaps, funny strange
My Dad had re-treaded tires on my Mom's station wagon in the 70's. When I was old enough to drive, I was a little hard on those re-treads with my "jack-rabbit" acceleration from stop. They started falling apart.
I am old enough that the word "retread" was a deragatory insult.
@@fromthebackofmymind I'm guessing it still is in most (perhaps older) circles.
Long story short - Daughter needed new tires on her 2014 Matrix to pass inspection. She was broke so the Honda dealership sold WESTLAKE RP18s, for like $92 balanced and installed. ALL FOUR tires took only SEVEN tiny weights to balance all four! I was impressed. She uses them for summer only, and they've lasted 4 summers already. I am VERY impressed! They should last at least one or two more summers.
your impressed by tires that have only lasted 2 years (4 summers)? You have mighty low expectations
@@Mach141wouldn't it be 4 years
I have also had Pirelli motorcycle tires fail with low miles on them. I also have gotten poor milage and belt failure on their car tires. I' ll never buy another Pirelli tire .
@@alanmichelsandoval8768 No. A full year of tire wear means you used the tire for 12 months. The daughter either has a second car she drives in the winter, or doesnt drive at all in the winter, or put a second set of tires on the same car for the winter.
I bought Westlake tires for a semi before. Great tires!
I bought 4 Cooper Cobra tires for my very valuable 1935 Street Rod and all 4 of them had tire separations after 1000 miles... Total junk...I went back to the store and got Goodyears and never had a problem since
You are absolutely right. Tires and tire pressure are crucial and yet so easy to check. Thanks for the date info on the tires
Bad tires, three years old with still good tread, caused front end alignment problems on my 2010 Corolla. My shop replaced the front ball joints, aligned the car, drove and said it still pulled hard to the left. They showed me the cracks in the tires, apparently the tires were failing structurely. I had all four tires replaced with new much higher quality name brand tires. The car now drives perfectly and rides better. Lesson learned, unless budget tires are all you can afford for your car it may be wise to spend more money for higher quality tires. For safety's sake.
Cooper tires are tires i will never buy again. 2009 i had 2 sets with very little miles that literally came apart. They wouldn't warranty them and claimed truck had too much torque for the tires. It was a dodge ram with a 4.7 V8. By far did not have too much power.
That is the most bogus excuse I have ever heard of to escape replacing the tires. Warranties have become virtually worthless for most things. American companies don't care. Short term profit is everything to them. When the product no longer sells they will blame the customer for not appreciate them.
Yeah, "that powerful V8 just ripped the carcasses out of those tires apart." 🤣 I'm sure the tire guys are trained to say that with a straight face too.
I have that truck. 4.7 still running fine.
Brands aren't always their own company anymore as they owned by another company, so the name doesn't mean as much as it used to.
Research
The Metzler tires on my Harley did the same thing, buy Michelin tires they are better tires.
I remember back in high school there were guys that had cars where the tires looked like racing slicks, except they weren't.
Northeast winters here, four Ice/Snow compound Michelins on standard size stock steel wheels, four summers factory optional size on optional size factory rims.
Great traction digging through winter. Nice quiet, more comfortable ride on the summer optional size.
Eight rims, eight tires, no yearly switchover cost and damage. Keep the out of seasons in the shed out of direct sunlight.
I have had the same experience with this technique: 4 GOOD winter/ice labelled SNOW tires, not "All weather". All Weather means stay home if it's freezing.
Thank you Scotty! I appreciate people like you. Super informative and honest. Good help is getting harder to find. Thank
I only buy Michelin tires. 35psi
lots of good brands, just requires research. my faves are nokian for the winter and trofeo for summer
All made in China. Same tyres different branding.
@@godfreyberry1599: I believe that Goodyear is still an American made tire.
Too thin at the center
@@godfreyberry1599 get the ceat tyres, I have em on my 🏍️, it's 4 yrs old and it's quite well made. It's made in India, it has lots of small metal particles stuck due to the width but never got punctured
Had same trouble with Pirelli tire on my BSA Spitfire back in 1970s where they just chucked apart with brand new tires
I watch your videos alot. I had a 1969 Ford Futura ( Falcon). And I loved it. I saw a video that you made showing your dream car ( or something like that). It was a Falcon also. So cool! I am a 67 year old woman, but in those days my favorite uncle taught me how to change the oil, the points and condenser. Also the plugs. It was fun. I paid 800.00 dollars for it. Great car!
I've seen the movie "Rubber" from 2010 but never thought it was based on a true story.
SCOTTY is trying too kill my engine. ALWAYS telling me to "rev up your engine" at the beginning of each video. No good SCOTTY! 😆
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Italian tune ups?
Hahahahahahaha that's a good one
Just wrote that my reving throws a computer code e91..something about drive reverse neutral park..sensor? Switch?..
For “examper” 😊8:03
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Replaced all four of my wheel hub assemblies last year, much smoother and quieter ride returned. Running Firestone Destination LE 3 tires