Yip, approved theory my mate.'Tell you something I've found on my RRC (yes I know that's not a P38, but the same thinking could apply) in that tyre age can make a noticeable difference to the ride on tarmac.
My '87 Vogue, on coils obviously, has General Grabber AT tyres that are now 12 years old so the rubber has hardened & I can certainly feel any imperfection in the road surface (in Essex? surely not) much more than I used to.
Agreed the rubber should really be replaced at that age, but due to a combination of an annual sub. 1K mileage & thoughts of maybe moving the old girl on this year make me reluctant to blow £500+
I get around 40k miles from my 38's tyres and they are starting to micro crack... It's time for new ones even though there is still a decent bit of tread left..
OH the choice
