Tire purchase - Manufacturer date too old??
01-09-2009, 12:40 AM
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01-09-2009, 01:13 AM
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What are you going to do with 4 225/40 tires? It will take you a minimum of 2 years to wear out the first pair, unless they start to fall apart. By then the 2nd pair will be 8 years old.
I would not buy those tires at ANY price!
I would not buy those tires at ANY price!
01-09-2009, 03:46 AM
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I just put a new set of Sumitomo's on my A3.
My tire place matched TireRack price, was actually cheaper by a few dollars w/o shipping.
But I did check the manufacture date before he installed them, just to make sure he wasn't selling me old tires.
They were made about 3 months prior iirc.
My tire place matched TireRack price, was actually cheaper by a few dollars w/o shipping.
But I did check the manufacture date before he installed them, just to make sure he wasn't selling me old tires.
They were made about 3 months prior iirc.
01-09-2009, 10:06 AM
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Tires manufacutered within the last 12 mos are fine. I just got a set of Nexen 3000 ZR rated for about $450 delivered to my front door. Very happy with them.
01-09-2009, 10:32 AM
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