Had some Master Craft crack the sidewalls at 4 years old, complained about them and dealer prorated a new set. Nrxt day an ad in the paper had them on a season special for the same price. Need to check them in the AM as they are 3 years old now.
New tires with older date code
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DT has zero lifts. Their building has an entry door and exit door lined up with each other (front and back of building). Cars are driven in then swing to the left into ~6 spots. The alignment rack was stuck right in the middle of the entry/exit doors.
This is a pretty good pick of the local discount tires. They have 3 stores here, all pretty new, all the same basic footprint. They have a couple bays with the in floor lifts, a couple bays without, and you can see the mezanine in the right of this picture, with all their inventory.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/D...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==
This would be the operating temperature in the rubber, which is higher than what your TPMS is measuring.
I have to side with the OP on this. 2 year old tires are NOT new, they are 2 years old. The standard recommendation is to replace tires every 6-7 years, this being the case, if the tires you just bought are already 2 years old at the time of purchase, you only get 4-5 years of use. This is roughly a third of their useful life, so the tires should be a third less expensive IMO. I have personally not worn-out a set of tires in a long time, I almost always have to replace them due to age, they get hard and dangerous to drive-on when they get old, sometimes in only 4-5 years. Michelins are famous for this.
The stores around here are older designs - nothing like those. Here's what they look like around here. No lifts, just lots of floor jacks ! See the front wheel of the vehicle behind the Dodge ? That's where their alignment set-up is now.
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My 79 Caddy is floating on 19 year old Broadway Classics! Don't freak out, I have ordered some new Diamond Backs.
I always ask to see the tires before they are installed -
If they were 2 years old I would tell them I did not want them.............
The tires I have on my Tahoe have 17,000 miles on them - they are over 6 soon to be over 7 years old.
If I drove 20K a year I would not care - because they would be worn out before they get old.
I will admit to being OCD - my last set of tires the date code on 3 was 3818 but one was 2618. That bugged me a little.
I do recall being told by the tire shop - the tire age recommendation to replace after 7 years starts when the tires are installed.
But seriously if you had a choice to have a set of tires manufactured a month ago or 3 years ago would anyone say - give me those old ones?
If they were 2 years old I would tell them I did not want them.............
The tires I have on my Tahoe have 17,000 miles on them - they are over 6 soon to be over 7 years old.
If I drove 20K a year I would not care - because they would be worn out before they get old.
I will admit to being OCD - my last set of tires the date code on 3 was 3818 but one was 2618. That bugged me a little.
I do recall being told by the tire shop - the tire age recommendation to replace after 7 years starts when the tires are installed.
But seriously if you had a choice to have a set of tires manufactured a month ago or 3 years ago would anyone say - give me those old ones?
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I just sold a set of 2016 yesterday. 4 almost new tires and rims for $450. They were stored inside. I probably wouldn’t buy them or want to run them hard but the young guy that bought them had an older 7.3 Ford F250 4x4 and I’m sure that they are going to work perfect for him.
