tire question (NAC)

[Andrew Buc]

On Sunday, November 21, 2004, at 05:55 PM, Todd Young wrote:

> A '92 Ford Taurus.
> It only has 15K miles and still has the original tires on it.
> My wife is worried about the tires.
> I think that as long as there aren't any cracks developing in the 
> sidewalls we should be fine (we have to drive it from Cedar Rapids, IA 
> to the Twin Cities, MN).

Several years ago I had some 8-year-old tires on a car--I hadn't driven 
many miles per year since getting the tires. They looked OK, but 2 
tires failed within a week of each other. One (rear) tire blew out on 
the freeway. Fortunately, the car (Peugeot 504) kept its composure very 
nicely as I pulled onto the shoulder. If it were my Taurus, I'd replace 
the tires.