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01-31-2013, 06:22 AM

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danglerb

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Originally Posted by Rocco Gibraltar

My local tire installer will not mount tires that are more than 10 years old, based on the date code stamped on the tire.

Places I've tried in SoCal won't mount a 5 year old tire.

The way I figure it, a new tire stinks, I want a car that goes like stink, so when the tires stop stinking, something is missing.

That said, I think age DEGRADES a tire, so if you start with a Pilot Sport Cup II, after 5 years maybe its about Kumho?