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All four tyres on my SUV had to be changed prematurely due to excessive perishing. Unfortunately, parking my vehicle on the drive is exposing it to all day sunshine when the weather permits. To avoid the...
I am buying a Skoda Kamiq 1.5 TSI SE, which comes with a tyre repair kit, which I would not be happy with. If I fit run flat tyres, will it need different pressure sensors and what size tyre should be...
Gay-Lussac's law of gases put simply is - in a given volume of gas (e.g in a tyre) the pressure is in direct proportion to the temperature. So as temperature increases so pressure increases and vice versa. Therefore...
I have a 2015 Honda CR-V, which has done almost 36,000 miles. It still has the original tyres which were manufactured in Dec 2014. The car was sold in January 2015, so the tyres have been in use for about...
Please would you recommend replacement mid-price all-season tyres for my Volkswagen ID.3, East Derry 19-inch alloys?
I have a Kia Sportage 2.0-litre hybrid diesel 2019. So far so good. The tyres from new are Continental 245/45/R19 98W and have done 18,000 miles. My local Kia dealer suggests Ilink 245/45/19 W 392 as a...
In 2020 I replaced my 13 year old Mercedes S Class for a 2 year one with a premium pack. On my last one I replaced the Continental Tyres with what I thought were identical new ones but noticed they were...
Is it correct that if tyres are 10 years old it is a fail for an MoT?
My two year old Mazda 3 went in for its second-year service recently. On collecting the car from my main dealer nothing faulty was pointed out and I drove the car home. The next day I received a video...
Do tyres have an age life?