continential tire warranty - cracks
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continential tire warranty - cracks
hi all,
i bot a used car w/ decent tread Continental Sport Contact 3 tires on them.
however, upon close inspection i noticed that there's cracks in them - inside, outside, and even on the patch.
is there any warranty on the tire, or do i need to be the original owner and/or have receipt? given the near full tread, wouldn't this be evidence these tires are defective(possibly from them being exposed to cold weather last winter?)
thx...would really appreciate everyone's input.
PL
i bot a used car w/ decent tread Continental Sport Contact 3 tires on them.
however, upon close inspection i noticed that there's cracks in them - inside, outside, and even on the patch.
is there any warranty on the tire, or do i need to be the original owner and/or have receipt? given the near full tread, wouldn't this be evidence these tires are defective(possibly from them being exposed to cold weather last winter?)
thx...would really appreciate everyone's input.
PL
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Best thing to do is look for the manufacture date on the tires, or have a tire dealer show you where it is. Its coded. You may be surprised to see when your tires were actually made. I bought a set of Bridgestones for a car once and those tires were already over a year old when installed. But they were still "new" as far as the dealer was concerned. Sat in a warehouse for a long time.....
Good luck.
Jeff
Good luck.
Jeff
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I think I may be SOL on this, esp as I'm not the original purchaser and do not have a receipt. I'm going to chalk this up to good lesson - I think these summer tires were driven in the cold weather/snow by prior owner, that probably explained the deterioration despite the good tread left. So buying all-weather is NOT just for better traction, but also to prevent summer tires from cracking.
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I think I may be SOL on this, esp as I'm not the original purchaser and do not have a receipt. I'm going to chalk this up to good lesson - I think these summer tires were driven in the cold weather/snow by prior owner, that probably explained the deterioration despite the good tread left. So buying all-weather is NOT just for better traction, but also to prevent summer tires from cracking.
PL
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