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Originally Posted by C280 Sport
We went out looked at it on the lift and there wear all on the inside and the rear tires where going also. The mechanic asked my wife"Did you not feel any change in the car at all? This is dangerious and the tires could of blown out and you need to keep on top something like this" .......... I also have never changed the tires this car so new ones where bound to be needed soon.
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Uh, yeah.
Replacing worn tires because they might be so bad they will spontaneously "blow-out" is not the best reason to watch your tire tread depth.
Watch the following video to see how worn tires effect stopping distances in wet weather.
http://www.tirerack.com/videos/video_popup.jsp?video=5
I've often wondered how many accidents (and deaths) are caused by people relying on the "legal" 2/32 tread depth requirement.
Tire tread depth should be checked at every oil change and the tires on my car go into the trash can when they reach 4/32nds of an inch.