An electric crate motor you can drop into your car

Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by WalterBright on Saturday October 19, 2019 @08:14PM (#21301522)

I'm not sure how long tires last in storage, but if they're X years old they can look and feel perfectly new, but not be safe anymore.

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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by stjohnswarts on Sunday October 20, 2019 @06:46PM (#21307842)

I had a car in storage one time and the tires looked great. I took it in for inspection and the guy was like "sorry man these tires are over 5 years old, I can't pass this". At first I was really mad, and then calmed down and realized that there was probably a reason why, so I went ahead and got new tires.

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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by tashoecraft on Saturday October 19, 2019 @08:41PM (#21301619)

That was the issue, the car had very little miles, but were stock tires

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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by protomyth on Saturday October 19, 2019 @10:06PM (#21301929)

Basically, replace tires if they are 5 years old on cars like that. Age is a big problem.

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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by yencabulator on Saturday October 19, 2019 @11:04PM (#21302100)

Generally, 5-8 years. UV exposure makes a big difference.

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