Tire Time For Tired Tires

Changing your tires sounds an awful lot like something that is not only a chore but something that takes a million years to do and that you honestly have no idea when you need to do it. But, hey! Here is a blog that takes at least the guesswork out of your tires. It’s still up to you how much you want to belabor the task… but I would say just get ‘er done!

So, the trick for tires is making sure they’re not bald. This is really easy to do if you have one tool: a common penny. Yeah, seriously, a penny. Put the penny into the tread of your tire with Lincoln’s head facing down. If you can see the top of his head, your tires are BALD, son!! Get them changed ASAP. If not, you’re still good. If you are still worried, though, use a quarter and do the same thing. If you can see the top of Washington’s head but you couldn’t see the top of Lincoln’s, then you’ll probably be due for a tire change sometime this year (and with winter coming up, you might as well just do it). If you can’t see the top of ol’ George’s noggin, then you’re solid.

Your tires should really be changed about every five years, so it’s important to make sure you’re keeping them in tip-top condition for those five years. Make sure they’re always properly inflated, make sure you change them out for winter tires (if that’s the kind of person you are) when the winter season comes, and just make sure you don’t endanger them by, I don’t know, running over glass or nails or whatever with them. And as always, here at Flemington BMW, we can answer any tire questions you might have, whenever you have them!