Just bought car, should I start rotating tires?
Hello,
I just bought a 2000 Civic LX with 127000 mi. I have no idea how old the tires are, or if they have ever been rotated. I know that it is a good idea to rotate my tires every 5-10k mi, but I am wondering about the adverse effects of starting to rotate if the previous owner didn't. If the tires are already too worn, it will lead to vibration and noise, correct?
I suppose I could just rotate them and see if there is much noise/vibration, then if so just put them back? Is it possible that while I'm driving to see how much noise/vibration there is I wear the tires so that after putting them back I still have noise/vibration?
I guess what I am worrying about is the tires work fine now, and although it is good to rotate them I am afraid of fixing something that isn't broken, and breaking it. Because if I had a nickle for every time I've done that...