Personal Consumer Issues • When buying new tires, what is the oldest manufacture date you accept?

Sure, but milk is 100% expected to sour if it sits on the shelf too long. What's the analogous issue for tires? In other words:
"A new tire manufactured a year ago is expected to [do what?] more often [by what %?] than a tire made last week."

Rubber can disintegrate over time due to exposure to heat, UV, air, etc. At what rate? It depends on the composition of the rubber.

TravelforFun

+1, I believe most manufacturers recommend replacing tires at 6 years old. It definitely depends though

I don't drive much, and I understand the concern here. The problem is, if I complained about this problem to the tire shop, they would probably look at me like I was a crazy person and not provide any discount.

But maybe I'm wrong and this is something tire shops are aware of.

lol, I had the same thought which is why I posted this question, wasn't sure what the "unreasonableness threshold" is here.

I called this morning to get the tires ordered and when I talked to the guy he said he won't know until they are delivered but he said a few months old at most, which seems totally reasonable to me

Statistics: Posted by flyingcows — Thu Dec 26, 2024 1:05 pm — Replies 18 — Views 1134

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