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Car is now 3 years old, so I want to get them worn. In fact, this may be part of the "new" advice. Rear tyres on a FWD car may last 60k, which could be 10 years with some drivers. So new on the back, and the rears onto the front, could help matters in terms of tyre age?
I've just replaced both rear tyres on SWMBO's Picasso. It's 11 years old and has covered only a measly 65k miles. The factory original rear (Michelin) tyres still had the best part of 3mm tread left but the point where the sidewall joins to the tread plies was cracking and splitting something awful - so they had to go! I suppose I should really change the spare too, seeing as that's also a factory original, but a) it's on a steel wheel so will never be used, except in extremis and for short periods and b) so far, it's NEVER even been on the road! And it really grates to change out a 7mm treaded tyre, just cos it's too old! I'm kinda hoping that, since it's spent all it's life under the boot floor, the UV won't have got to it!
Steve