OLD tires sold as new?
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Apparently one of the largest tire retailers, "Sears"
has been selling old tires as new, some dating as
far back as 1996.
Read the article and check your tires!
has been selling old tires as new, some dating as
far back as 1996.
Read the article and check your tires!
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='577575' date='May 9 2008, 08:12 PM
Apparently one of the largest tire retailers, "Sears"
has been selling old tires as new, some dating as
far back as 1996.
Read the article and check your tires!
has been selling old tires as new, some dating as
far back as 1996.
Read the article and check your tires!
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='577866' date='May 10 2008, 10:30 PM
"New tires sold as new?" How else would they be sold??
he means old
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Our local ABC affiliate here in Houston did a story on that issue. They found some tires at Sears and some of the smaller local shops in Houston with tires that were up to six years old.
I had four new Dunlops run-flats installed for free last October so I thought I would check them. All four tires had a different manufacturing date. The newest was made in January 07 and the oldest was made in February 06.
I had four new Dunlops run-flats installed for free last October so I thought I would check them. All four tires had a different manufacturing date. The newest was made in January 07 and the oldest was made in February 06.
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Here's a quick bump of this thread with a link to the ABC news video story that ran in early November:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
Although there's some sensationalizing being done by the reporters, I do think it's mostly a valid concern. Probably the most valuable part of the story is the part where they show how to read the date code on the tire's sidewall...
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
Although there's some sensationalizing being done by the reporters, I do think it's mostly a valid concern. Probably the most valuable part of the story is the part where they show how to read the date code on the tire's sidewall...
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