Tire Speed Rating Question
I'm posting this here because the speed rating of a tire seems to me to cross all lines/types of vehicles. Reading up on warranty issues/questions just now, I came across the following language ...
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full_mosey wrote:BeerCan wrote:
If the tire gets a puncture/flat and you have it plugged or patched the warranty is void. ...
I guess I caught a break on my van. I had an already patched tire that later was determined unrepairable after losing air again. On the second event, Michelin, or Sam's Club, replaced the 4yo tire and gave me a 50% credit on the replacement because there was so much tread left. Technically, it was out of warranty due to age.
I can see the point about a patched tire though, because the cords could be damaged by a puncture, and that could leave any rating unknown.
HTH;
John
I think warranty enforcement is really up to the entity one is dealing with. So if you have a good dealer it will be easy to get warranties and if you have a jerk then . . .
BTW my 85mph unrated speed was just a recollection and probably is wrong. Just seems to stick in my mind for some reason.
