Storing tyres is as important as buying ones. You should take into account all the factors that affect the condition of your tyres when you are storing them. This way you can prolong the lifeline of the tyres and be sure that they are in top condition when you take them out for the next season.

First thing that affects your tyres is the temperature they are stored in. Tyres should be stored in a dark place with a temperature around 0c to +15c. Different and sudden changes in the temperature might affect the rubber mixture making the lifeline and weariness of the tyre faster.

Humidity is the second thing you have to take into account. The storage should not be humid and the tyres should be safe from all kinds of moist and water in any form. This way the rubber mixture doesn’t change too much.

Third factor is light. The tyres should always be protected from the direct light whether it’s sunlight or any other light with high ultraviolet radiation.

Fourth factor is Ozone and oxygen. Ozone has a powerful wearing affect on the tyres (in Finnish: renkaita). There should not be any big electrical devices with high voltage or any sort of steam machines in the same place where you store your tyres.

Fifth factor is the shape of the tyres. Tyres should be stored so that they can hold their normal, natural form and so that they are not being pressed or misshaped at any time. This way they will store their original form and therefore are more stable on the road.

Sixth affecting factor are all kinds of fluids, oils, grease and heat. All tyres should be always prevented from all kinds of greases and oils because they can change the mixture and the texture on the tyre and therefore cause a unusual wearing of the tyre.

If you store your tyres properly you will prolong their lifeline and always have the best possible tyres on the road. These are normal action points that you have to take into account when storing your tyres. One of the safest solutions is to take your tyres to Vianor tyre hotel where they store your extra tyres and keep them in good condition.

If you are buying something and you really have a lot to choose from, what are the things that you should be thinking about?

Lets say that you are visiting a large candy store where there is a huge amount of different tastes and mixtures available. How do you ensure that you get the best ones if you can’t taste. You rely on other people’s opinions, you go for the cheapest price or then you know the taste forehand.

I know that it is far fetched but the similar kind of rules apply when you are buying tyres and you have a large selection. When buying the tyres you should be able to do smart choices, be cost efficient and moreover have safe and good tyres to go with your car.

When you are choosing tyres you have to choose if you go for the old or for the new ones. There are usually some unexpected costs in used tyres or cheap tyres that people don’t take into account when they are buying the tyres. You should always mirror your choices either to experience or then check out the latest safe tyre (in Finnish: turvallinen rengas) reviews that you can find from the car magazines

When you go for the new tyres you should look into the qualities of the tyre. Some tyres are better preventing water slides, some tyres ware slower, some tyres consume less fuel and some tyres make less noise. These are all the things that you have to take in account when you are looking for the perfect tyre for your car.

With new tyres you might also run into trouble quite soon if you buy cheaper than usual and you are used to good quality tyres. When you look at the tests that the magazines run almost on a monthly basis you realize that there are huge differences.

You should also consult a specialist who can tell you all the specifications of the tyre and advice you on the best type of tyre. In Vianor you find both, a wide range of selection and good advices for tyre shopping.

Costs behind cheap decisions

When you buy something, you should always consider costs to be one of the main reasons for buying or not buying something. This is how we usually see things. It shouldn’t be so black and white though, at least when it comes to your safety or the occurring costs of buying bad quality.

When we buy something that is cheaper than the average price in the same category we don’t usually think that it might be of bad quality or that it could possibly generate more costs in the future. If you buy a cheap shirt you probably think that you wont wear it so long and that it might not last for more than few months. If you were to spend the same amount that you spend for several shirts during the year to a better shirt that might last for years, you might have actually saved money. Being shortsighted is generally expensive even though it might seem cheap at the moment.

With tyres it’s the same issue. A cheap tyre might look exactly the same outside than an expensive one. The size and the patterns might be the same and naturally the tyre is black no matter what the price is. The thing is though that the pattern and the looks is only one factor in a good tyre. Other things that matter are the layers and the solutions how the layers have been manufactured. Also the mixture in rubber differs a lot with cheap tyre and the more expensive, stylish tyre (in Finnish: tyylikkäät renkaat). This all affects mostly on the consumption, friction, durability and the performance of the tyre. This way the more expensive tyre with lower friction can fast become a cheaper option.

When looking at the shirt example we can actually change all the words into being ‘tyre’ instead of ‘shirt’ and we see that the same happens to tyres. It is exactly the pattern with cheap tyres, they wear out faster and depending on the driver you might need many cheap tyres to go the way that a set of good tyres take you.

You should always think about costs but the key in saving money is to think about costs in the long run. Have you ever heard about a shortsighted investor that has made a fortune? I haven’t.