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Old 11-19-2011, 11:06 PM   #1
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I have a tire question
if i go to a tire shop buy a set of brand new tires today, should i accept a set of tires manufactured 2 years ago? is it normal in vancouver? thanks
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Wait what? From what I've been told by my auto teacher is that you should never buy nor use a tire that is 10+ years old. You'll be fine with those tires.
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Reading tire date codes is fairly easy:

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What size of tires are you buying? If they are popular size I would ask for a newer set. For the last many sets of tires I bought (Volco, Fountain, Big O, etc.)
2 year was the longest.

I use the 5 year rule, as it's one of the important parts of a car so I want it to be optimal, instead of using the "legal" or common sense criteria.

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