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If you have bought a new caravan check the age of the tyres.

I have just bought a new 2008 van, but the tyres are dated Feb 2006.

After a number of emails and heated phone calls the tyres are now being replaced

Beware

Quote: Originally posted by wildie on 10/7/2008anything over 4 years is a probable failure.

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interesting Tony C

made by the same group

because you dont know where the tyres have been stored or used the Caravan club and tyre associations recommend the tyre are changed at 5 years

agree with you on this,if you buy a new caravan and then check the caravan tyre age at 4 years of age thinking it needs changing because of the five year rule.if the tyre was already 4 years old when fitted the tyre would now be 8 years old.makes a mockery of the tyre age checking does it not?

Quote: Originally posted by Kabbes on 24/5/2009

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This can be a problem when tyres are on special offer, buy 1 get 1 free etc. They are trying to shift old stock which may be a couple of yrs old already.

I would have though the tyres wouldn't degrade much if they are stored unfitted, but certainly you have cause for complaint if a new caravan had 2yr old tyres on. I would guess the manufacturer bought a job lot cheap.

I doubt many buyers were as observant as the op.

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