Pre-Winter checks...are you ready?

[Toms306]

and any tell tell signs of perished tyes; im just thinking if i buy a set of 4 winter tyres to go on my spare clones, then i want to get my moneys worth and now have to buy a new set every year or so

Looked into using tyres as a construction material a couple of years back, research said that rubber deteriorates/decomposes after 10 years of being left in outside conditions. So don't think you'll be having to rebuy every year, also think of the places that offer to store your tyres. Wouldn't be a good plan if everyone came back to get their tyres and found them to be no good

Very easy to tell if they are perished...just look at any original spare on a 306.

But seriously, they get loads of sidewall cracks and the tread starts cracking away from the main tyre as well. It's not something you can miss! If you continue driving on them like that you end up with chunks of tread coming off....from experience.

I personally wouldn't store tyres outside unless they were off the ground and well covered. But I've stored various wheels with tyres in the shed/garage for years without issue. Some were old when they were stored and sonly started getting noticeably worse after another 5 years on and off between car and storage.