Truck tire?

[Boscoe]

Last year I bought my dad's 2001 Tundra it now has 17,000 miles with the original tires. Last week during the state inspection they told me I needed to replace the tires due to their age. When I asked to see the regs they could not find anything in writing in the Va regs, so it went from a requirement to a recomendation. The guy started saying due to ozone damage the sidewall could blow out. There is no visoble cracking, I can't see replacing them with good tread. I don't do any heavy hauling and all I tow is a 14' jon boat total weight with trailer is less than 800lbs. Since I'm getting ready to write a check to buy the Uncle Sam a set for one of his Humves, I don't want to replace them till the end of the summer, what do you think?

[Bluegilll]

I would just goto another garage & get a sticker.I've personally never had a garage ask me how old my tires was.

[Boscoe]

Oh I got my sticker, about the the same time as information gave me the number of the State Police guy in charge of issuing permits for inspection stations.

[backtocrappie]

Ozone damage,?????? What the heck kind of cockamamie claim is that?

[poppop]

sounds like someone was trying to take you for a ride.

[joejv4]

sounds like someone was trying to take you for a ride.

...or at least sell you some tires that you don't really need. If there was some weather-checking or cracking on the sidewalls, I'd want new ones, but to recommend it just because of their age??!!! can you say "commission on all tire sales"?

[superdave1984]

Tell him the tires are well maintained and that you change the air every 3 months/3000 miles. Then tell him he didn't check your blinker fluid so you want to speak to his supervisor.

[mudwitch]

Did the guy also sell tires?

[Risen a crappie fisherman]

I'd just run them till you were planing on replacing them. They can't tell how much tread is left on them when there rolling down the road.