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We bought a 2004 swift caravan from a main dealer last June fully serviced.

On getting it ready last week ready to go away I checked everything was working and checked the Tyres.

It appears that the tyres on the van are the origional tyres that Swift put on in 2004 dated 2003. this means they were 8 years old when they sold us the van.

I have spoken to the dealer who said they looked O.k.

They have now come off and new ones fitted.

What I am warning about is even if you buy from a main dealer you need to check the tyres yourself as we have had a lucky escape.

You trust the dealers but they rearly can not be trusted

we have queried this topic about how long tyres last before they need changing, as long as they have suffered NO damage or punctures they should last 8 years before they need replacing and this was from a service engineer and repair specialist. Ours are 5 years old and are showing No signs of wear or tear and are inspected every yaer on servicing.

                                               atb Bill

Quote: Originally posted by bill + kay w on 02/5/2012

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we have queried this topic about how long tyres last before they need changing, as long as they have suffered NO damage or punctures they should last 8 years before they need replacing and this was from a service engineer and repair specialist. Ours are 5 years old and are showing No signs of wear or tear and are inspected every yaer on servicing.

 

                                               atb Bill

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5 years for me is long enough as they degrade from uv and dry out giving cracking on the sides and in between the tread.our spare had never been out of the front locker but it still got changed.if one blows it can damage the floor and the fridge.