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The piece highlights that rubber ages even with modest mileage, warns that tyre failures can be a frequent issue on European road trips, and recommends thorough pre-departure checks beyond oil and fan belt tension. It contrasts modern climate-controlled comfort with older vehicles’ vulnerability to prolonged heat and encourages preventative maintenance for safer trips.","EMPIX FOOSE DESIGN  \nSTAY TUNED...  \nStainless steel mounting hardware is used throughout the kit for a clean and timeless installation.  \nIncludes a pre-applied FOOSE sticker on the side panel of the wing (removable) .  \nWing surface measures 37 .7” wide x 8” deep  \nFits Type 1, 1950 to 1979  \nTHE EDITOR  \nEditor Paul Knight–[volksworld.ed@kelsey.co.uk](volksworld.ed@kelsey.co.uk)  \nKeepin' your cool  \nOil. Check. Fan belt. Check. But don't stop there.  \nCheck your fuel lines, and your tyres, too  \ns I write this, large parts of the UK have been It makes sense when you think about it. High ambient  \nA nudging 35degC, which is wonderful news for temperatures, baking hot road surfaces, cars loaded full of friends  \nice cream vans, seaside resorts and anyone and camping gear, plus long motorway runs at modern traffic speeds  \nlucky enough to own a swimming pool, but all add up to create a pretty demanding environment for tyres that  \nperhaps slightly less entertaining for those of may already be several years old.  \nus piloting air-cooled machinery that left the Many of our cars cover relatively modest annual mileages, which  \nfactory decades before climate control, cooled seats and dual-zone means tyre tread often looks perfectly healthy, even when the tyre air conditioning became a thing. itself may be past its best. Rubber ages, regardless of mileage, and  \nModern cars isolate you from the while a 10-year-old tyre may still look  \noutside world so effectively that you perfectly serviceable, it could be telling  \ncould drive across southern Europe a very different story internally.  \nwitwhuthtevingeathewst iingeautside. “Heat has an biSgoV, beWfoadrevesenttg, offwhoetn yheorur nthat’es Inpayoarut,VWenver yio,ryou’reeeeaoryror nucdh uncanny ability to epandilgfewrygeraiioanrEuanesc1hk,, 'iWnteniortecmperaoolingures systemo' acro, onursists find weaknesses tyresthe siproperdewally, .cLook fheck yoorucrrapcrsss,nspresectoapufarsngthhy’e quarll go aer lightsd hopinroundg that may have gone anyo’ave atherook at the date codes while eymangnel enoueable nubaeirr,aofnionlysects, unnoticed…” aNndonenoidtyis phaasrecularly ger postedlamanorous,  \ndirectly into our faces.  \nIf you’re lucky enough to own a cabriolet or a convertible then, of course, the roof comes down and life suddenly becomes a lot more pleasant. Though a hat becomes essential wear for some of us.  \nDespite the occasional sweat-soaked shirt and sunburnt right arm (or left arm for owners of LHD cars), there really is something special about driving an old Volkswagen in the sunshine. Windows open, engine humming away behind you and shimmering road ahead. You may be feeling the heat inside your ride but, on the flipside, you look pretty darn cool to other road users as you roll by.  \nThe downside, of course, is that hot weather can be hard work for old cars, and even our legendary air-cooled VWs can suffer from high cylinder head and oil temperatures in extreme conditions.  \nI'm sure we all take time to check things such as the oil level and fan belt tension (and condition) before setting off on a long journey, but I'd definitely recommend taking time to check the condition of your fuel lines (both inside the engine bay and beneath the car), too. Heat has an uncanny ability to find weaknesses that may have gone unnoticed during cooler months, and it’s always better to discover a tired fuel hose on your driveway than on the side of a French autoroute, in 35degC…  \nWhat has surprised me this summer, though, is that overheating engines haven't been the biggest issue. 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