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What happens if you don't replace the tires on your car that are starting to weather crack?

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1. Having a blow-out comes to mind. And that's NOT a fun experience.
2. you run the risk of a blow out while driving and thats enough for me to change them every once in a while.
3. you could have a blow out and thats not cool doing 85 90 on the highway. Check out walmart you can get tires pretty cheap there. There are also used tire dealers you can get cheap tires until you can get new ones
4. your maypopsandthenyoudo
5. You could have a big blow out and crash and kill yourself or someone else.....
6. You can have a serious accident during rush hour on a crowded freeway; especially with the front tires; they can fail and you lose control of your vehicle. Those tires you described are "Gasoline" and driving on them is "Fire". Need I say more ?
7. Its called dry rot and it will eventually blow out or go flat.
8. How about a blow-out!
9. you'll end up on the side of the interstate running up the minutes on your phone trying to get someone to take off of work to change your tire for you.
10. They go BOOM! HISS!
11. You'll probably get yourself or someone else killed when you have a blow out. There is also a good chance of totalling your car even if you don't crash into something.
12. Death can result. It's time for new tires.
13. you will most likely die,and take someone else with you. don,t be foolish. tires, brakes and wheel alignmment are critical. next consiteration is motor power and reliablity. be warned, i am a mechanic,and i know!!
14. Last year I had a some steel belt showing through a crack and while I drove over a drainage canal on the freeway, the belt got caught in the metal border of the bridge and had a blow out-totally flat in about three minutes, lost about 1/3 in 25 seconds.
15. right now don't worry about them cracking. the coolweather and rain will protect them from busting or getting slow leaks. during summer heat the cracking will ultimately cause the tire to burst much quicker. i recently bought 4new used tires and noticed they were cracking in the center of the treads. knowing that i had to be in South Carolina the next day from Virginia i had second thoughts but the rain saved me by cooling the roads off. i made the trip to and from with no problem and i must say,theTaurus, 97 held up pretty well to under the speeds i did going and coming.did really good on gas too. 15gal. 400mls. not bad!
16. as long as the weather is kind of cold you will not have a problem. Goodyear sales clerk.