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The Three Most Common Car Misconceptions

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Tires affect your car's acceleration, braking, steering and handling. More importantly, they affect the safety of both yourself and your passengers. Despite this, people don't pay enough attention to proper tire maintenance. The problem is often complicated because of misguided ideas about what proper tire care and maintenance really is. Three of these all too common car misconceptions are explored below:

If I Rarely Drive My Car and the Tread Is Good, My Tires Are Fine

If your tire rubber never aged from oxidation, that might be true. Oxygen in the air reacts with most things. It's the reason why iron rusts, fires burn, and many types of rocks have a reddish color. The rubber in your tires also react with oxygen. This limits their life to

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