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tires Archive
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![Our Grand Voyager was good while we had it. But 2004 was a transition year for us, our son was going off to Akron U, so we had college tuition […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2000-Avalon-XL-arty-shot-115x115.jpg "Our 2000 Toyota Avalon XL: A Car Being Happy Acting My Midlife Age – No Crisis, Just Comfort")
Our 2000 Toyota Avalon XL: A Car Being Happy Acting My Midlife Age – No Crisis, Just Comfort
Posted on January 31, 2026 | 13 CommentsOur Grand Voyager was good while we had it. But 2004 was a transition year for us, our son was going off to Akron U, so we had college tuition […] -
![This shot of the front tire of today’s featured 1960 Cadillac very graphically shows why automotive bias-ply tires have become essentially obsolete except for some vintage reproductions. Look at where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60-Special-Glencoe-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-12-front-wheel-crop-115x115.webp "This Bias-Ply Tire Graphically Shows Just Why Radial Tires Are So Vastly Superior")
This Bias-Ply Tire Graphically Shows Just Why Radial Tires Are So Vastly Superior
Posted on November 27, 2025 | 37 CommentsThis shot of the front tire of today’s featured 1960 Cadillac very graphically shows why automotive bias-ply tires have become essentially obsolete except for some vintage reproductions. Look at where […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2012) Growing up is an endless series of awakenings, as the veil of innocence tears bit by bit. In the fall of 1964, when the all-new ’65 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nbbb.jpg "How GM Nickel And Dimed Americans (And Itself) To Death: Part 1 – Undersized Tires")
How GM Nickel And Dimed Americans (And Itself) To Death: Part 1 – Undersized Tires
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 281 Comments(first posted 1/6/2012) Growing up is an endless series of awakenings, as the veil of innocence tears bit by bit. In the fall of 1964, when the all-new ’65 […] -
![This past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camaro-old-tire.jpg "CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.")
CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 66 CommentsThis past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […] -
![Recently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gt4.jpg "QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?")
QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 78 CommentsRecently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […]
