Better newer tires for older cars
10/06/2014
Rubber ages, tires deteriorate over time in terms of grip and safety. Even if the tread still looks like new, manufacturers and authorities recommend/require the replacement of tires after a few years of use.
What rarely causes problems with everyday cars is more complicated with classic cars, as there is often a lack of supplies in the right size and modern tires look like a foreign body on old cars. So should safety be sacrificed for the sake of looking as original as possible?
The Zwischengas readers who answered the question of the week "Old tires on old cars"see it differently: well over half change their tires on their classic cars after ten years at the latest, even if neither TÜV nor MKF have demanded this. A further 14% even change the tires every five years or sooner, regardless of how the tread looks.
Only 28% leave the old tires on the vehicle until they are forced to replace them, e.g. by TÜV/MFK.
The result in graphic form:
Classic car drivers are therefore definitely safety-sensitive. This is shown by the evaluation of this "Question of the Week".
But what do they think of paper, or more precisely, printed classic car magazines? Do they have a future or will they be replaced by online platforms and electronic magazines in the short, medium or long term? We want to find out with our next question of the week "Is the end of the classic car magazine near?" .
