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Tyre manufacture date?

  • 10-09-2012 11:58am
    #1
    racso1975
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    Just took off 2 front tyres (Michelin premacy) They were fairly worn down and had only been put on in apr of last year. The manufacture year on them was 2006 though. I was just wondering would 5 year old tyres have the same life span.

    These were bought new from a fairly reputable (local) tire centre


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  • #2
    SilverBell
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    racso1975 wrote: »
    Just took off 2 front tyres (Michelin premacy) They were fairly worn down and had only been put on in apr of last year. The manufacture year on them was 2006 though. I was just wondering would 5 year old tyres have the same life span.

    These were bought new from a fairly reputable (local) tire centre

    how many miles did you put on them?


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I wouldn't be happy at being sold a five year old 'new' tyre. I have noticed over the years that online retailers seem to sell much fresher tyres than bricks & mortar outfits.


  • #4
    racso1975
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    SilverBell wrote: »
    how many miles did you put on them?

    about 20k miles i'd say maybe a tad more but not much. Just something your never aware of as the date was on the inside wall!!! Plus i never thought of looking...as i said a reputable company


  • #5
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I wouldn't be happy at being sold a five year old 'new' tyre. I have noticed over the years that online retailers seem to sell much fresher tyres than bricks & mortar outfits.


    Anywhere selling tyres supplier by official importers will have the latest stock.

    Many places in Ireland are importing stock from various sources in Europe and further a field at cheap prices due to our lax tyre regulations. The tyres are often old/discontinued stock.

    I know for a fact that any tyres left in stock in Bridgestone Ireland that reach with 1 year of their manufacturer date are returned to the factory to be recycled.


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