What happened to the used tire market?

What happened to the used tire market?

I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords just to
see how long it would last and it finally blew out a couple days ago.
Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't find any tire store or
service station that has any. Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires at
lots of places.

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

On Apr 21, 10:39 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
<xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords just to
> see how long it would last and it finally blew out a couple days ago.
> Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't find any tire store or
> service station that has any. Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires at
> lots of places.

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Re: What happened to the used tire market?

In article <Xns9A87D2124A940riemann1850yahoocom@216.168.3.70>,
"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2001@yahoo . com > wrote:

> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords just to
> see how long it would last and it finally blew out a couple days ago.
> Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't find any tire store or
> service station that has any. Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires at
> lots of places.

I don't know of any law that prohibits selling used tires, but
the practice ha gone from common to uncommon. I suspect that
insurance is the biggest deal--dealers don't want to take the
risk due to insurance already being sky high. There also a
big to-do in the news about a year or two ago about age of the
tires being a bigger factor in blowouts than wear. I recall
a suggestion that tires be replaced every few years regardless
of wear. I know that the RV community is concerned about this
given that they have expensive tires that get relatively little
use each year.

-john-

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Re: What happened to the used tire market?



"John A. Weeks III" wrote:

> In article <Xns9A87D2124A940riemann1850yahoocom@216.168.3.70>,
> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2001@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> > I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords just to
> > see how long it would last and it finally blew out a couple days ago.
> > Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't find any tire store or
> > service station that has any. Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires at
> > lots of places.
>
> I don't know of any law that prohibits selling used tires, but
> the practice ha gone from common to uncommon. I suspect that
> insurance is the biggest deal--dealers don't want to take the
> risk due to insurance already being sky high. There also a
> big to-do in the news about a year or two ago about age of the
> tires being a bigger factor in blowouts than wear. I recall
> a suggestion that tires be replaced every few years regardless
> of wear. I know that the RV community is concerned about this
> given that they have expensive tires that get relatively little
> use each year.

I've seen old tyres go porous and fail to hold pressure even though the tread was
fine. The side walls looked 'crazed' slightly.

Graham

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

Around 4/22/2008 4:41 AM, Eeyore wrote:

> "John A. Weeks III" wrote:
>
>> I don't know of any law that prohibits selling used tires, but
>> the practice ha gone from common to uncommon. I suspect that
>> insurance is the biggest deal--dealers don't want to take the
>> risk due to insurance already being sky high. There also a
>> big to-do in the news about a year or two ago about age of the
>> tires being a bigger factor in blowouts than wear. I recall
>> a suggestion that tires be replaced every few years regardless
>> of wear. I know that the RV community is concerned about this
>> given that they have expensive tires that get relatively little
>> use each year.
>
> I've seen old tyres go porous and fail to hold pressure even though the tread was
> fine. The side walls looked 'crazed' slightly.

On the other end of the scale, I had a boat trailer tire fail on the way
home last summer. Not a catastrophic failure, just started losing air
quickly about a block before I got home.

Took it in to the tire place to have a new tire mounted on the wheel
($26 including tax and mounting; I love really small tires) and asked
the tire monkey what the date code said.

Nineteen hundred eighty three. I kid you not.

Except where an inch of dry rot on the inner sidewall had let the air
out, it still looked like brand new. Even had some nubs left on the
sidewalls.


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Re: What happened to the used tire market?

"John A. Weeks III" <john@johnweeks . com > wrote in
news:john-75DC68.05591522042008@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews . net :

> . There also a
> big to-do in the news about a year or two ago about age of the
> tires being a bigger factor in blowouts than wear. I recall
> a suggestion that tires be replaced every few years regardless
> of wear.

That is BS and lies from the tire industry. Next the car industry will want
a law that requires you buy a new car every 3 years.

And banning tires more than 3 years old would do wonders for the landfill
problem.

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

On Apr 22, 12:37 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
<xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> That is BS and lies from the tire industry. Next the car industry will want
> a law that requires you buy a new car every 3 years.
>

Like in Japan?


Dave

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

spamTHISbrp@yahoo . com wrote in
news:bb82bdf7-9264-45cd-bb4d-8e87e6d09f5f@t63g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :

> On Apr 22, 12:37 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
> <xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>>
>> That is BS and lies from the tire industry. Next the car industry
>> will want a law that requires you buy a new car every 3 years.
>>
>
> Like in Japan?
>
>
> Dave
>

What are you talking about?. Do the nips have such a law??

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2001@yahoo . com >
wrote in news:Xns9A87D2124A940riemann1850yahoocom@216.168.3.70:

> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords
> just to see how long it would last and it finally blew out a
> couple days ago. Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't
> find any tire store or service station that has any. Used to be
> you'd see you'd see used tires at lots of places.

You should be locked up for driving such a dangerous vehicle.

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

Larrybud <larrybud2002@yahoo . com > wrote in
news:Xns9A8854C44270Flarrybud2002yahoocom@204.153.245.20:

> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2001@yahoo . com >
> wrote in news:Xns9A87D2124A940riemann1850yahoocom@216.168.3.70:
>
>> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords
>> just to see how long it would last and it finally blew out a
>> couple days ago. Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't
>> find any tire store or service station that has any. Used to be
>> you'd see you'd see used tires at lots of places.
>
> You should be locked up for driving such a dangerous vehicle.
>

Nothing dangerous about it since i drive slow. The tire blew out at 45 mph
and i just pulled to the side of the road and changed it and was on my way
in 15 minutes.

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

On Apr 22, 11:38 am, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
<xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> Larrybud <larrybud2...@yahoo . com > wrote innews:Xns9A8854C44270Flarrybud200=
2yahoocom@204.153.245.20:
>
> > "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2...@yahoo . com >
> > wrote innews:Xns9A87D2124A940riemann1850yahoocom@216.168.3.70:
>
> >> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords
> >> just to see how long it would last and it finally blew out a
> >> couple days ago. Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't
> >> find any tire store or service station that has any.  Used to be
> >> you'd see you'd see used tires at lots of places.
>
> > You should be locked up for driving such a dangerous vehicle.
>
> Nothing dangerous about it since i drive slow.  The tire blew out at 45 =
mph
> and i just pulled to the side of the road and changed it and was on my way=

> in 15 minutes.

The 45 wasn't in a 25 zone by chance, was it?

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

>>> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed
>>> cords just to see how long it would last and it finally blew
>>> out a couple days ago. Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but
>>> i can't find any tire store or service station that has any.
>>> Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires at lots of places.
>>
>> You should be locked up for driving such a dangerous vehicle.
>>
>
> Nothing dangerous about it since i drive slow. The tire blew
> out at 45 mph and i just pulled to the side of the road and
> changed it and was on my way in 15 minutes.

Don't be an idiot Davey (I know that's not possible). Of course it's
dangerous. Anyone with common sense knows that. You must have been
at that pot bash they had in Boulder the other day and are still
high.

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

On Apr 21, 10:39 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
<xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:

Even trollier than usual. 1/10.

nate

Re: What happened to the used tire market?

On Apr 21, 9:39 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
<xeton2...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> I've been driving the last 6 months on a tire with exposed cords just to
> see how long it would last...

6 months? That's 179 days too long. Amazing you didn't murder
someone earlier with the unsafe vehicle.

>and it finally blew out a couple days ago.

And you lived to tell about it. But for the grace of God....

> Figured i'd buy a used one for 15$ but i can't find any tire store or
> service station that has any.  Used to be you'd see you'd see used tires=
at
> lots of places.

In some states the used tires are recycled. Some have used recycled
tire material as experimental highway pavement.

You should find a decent deal on off-brand new tires. Here's how it
will help.

It reduces the odds of a blowout leading to an act of murder on the
highway.
It might triple the value of your beater.
It will save you a bit on fuel consumption. At about ten pesos per
litre every bit of efficiency improvement adds up.

No need to thank me; just glad to be of service. Pleasure doing
business with you.

RRRiiiiigggggghhhhhttttt!!!!