This is DUMB!!!! Mfr. date means NOTHING for this post! No one here is going to drive an SS in such a way that tires will last over six years! That was not what the original question was about! ..and as far as me eating old mayo? Say "Hi!" to your mother for me and you can eat the mayo and more!!! Mods should have cleaned that before I read it.........

 

Danko.....

I think the intent, at least in my case, is to ensure that people are aware of a potential problem WHEN PURCHASING REPLACEMENT TIRES. Some dealers, even some of the big ones, may be a little unscrupulous (possibly even unintentionally) when selling a replacement tire (s).

Would you accept one, or a pair, of tires in a complete set....that was 4-5 years old.

The OP did say "when replacing" also.

 

I fully understand the basis of the question originally asked here on life of tires,,
But Snoopy is dead on about "shelf life" of replacement tires being sold as what the public assumes are "fresh".
There was a recent show about this very same thing (20/20 or the likes)where tires with up to something like 5 year old "born on " dates were sold to unsuspecting buyers.
I quess there is a rule about how old a tire can be b4 it cannot be sold and has to be returned to the maker. Some large chains (bad memory here, so i won't post names) were selling tires way past the timeframe when they could.(along with all the hidden camera TV stuff of the excuses salesmen/dealers etc, gave as to why these old tires were sold.) the number/code on a tire will tell you stuff like when it was made,and even when the TV crew "customers" questioned the date on the tire, a lot of the tire dept people gave a whole range of lies/excuses and did a lot of backpedaling when they got busted by the tv reporter.

Sorry to highjack the thread here, but IMO this aspect IS a important part of buying tires, tho it is prob a very small percentage where this occurred (But how many innocent/unknowing family members or just plain Joe Public people are driving on the roads we are also..not knowing of the dangers of these tires) I quess this all came to light when someone wrecked (or likely got hurt or even killed) when it was found that the tire that blew out was a "new" tire bought a short time b4, and someone spotted the born on date,,

Carry on, mebbe one day i'll be posting my new winter tires 'n wheels for my black snowplow.

 

I can't say I ever thought about the "age" of a replacement tire.

 

Are you 7?

 

If a few folks could PM me their mileage and tread depth (measure each tire 3 locations across, then average all 12 readings) we could get a decent sample. My sample of 2 has an obvious kink in it, and other than tires tend to wear at a higher rate when the tread is deeper, I am not sure why. My projection to 25,000 miles is pure conjecture, and just a random estimate.

 

I found some General UHP tires for under $100 each. I have a set on my charger, they are great so far and the tread life on them is 40,000 also.

 

Here is an update, and looks pretty good for projected 25,000 miles. I am definitely getting these same tires for our BMW 3 series which eats tires at a ridiculous rate even though driven easily! The few Boyscouts out there might even do much better, as I definitely drive hard, and spin the tires at least once a day.

 

I'm pretty sure I've got a half jar of mayo at least 5 years old in the fridge. Maybe some pickles too. Hmm

 

I'm sure I can get at least 30K out of these tires with proper rotation. I'm usually pretty good on tires, given most of the miles are interstate driving.

30K only gets me 1.5 years. I was hoping to get two years out of the tires. We'll see.