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Last night I finally got around to ordering a set of Michelin PS4A performance snow tires on wheels, a square 18" set, for my M2. There is a rebate active now, plus I got a slight reduction on the wheels, and of course everything is cheaper by going down a size and staying square, which is a good idea with snow tires.
I placed my order with the Tire Rack, and on the order comments, put in that I wanted the "newest age DOT tires." Then for good measure, I called in this morning, spoke with a customer service agent, and made sure that the comment about the newest tires available was on the order. The lady said it was all in there and that's what I was going to get. Just now, 3 hours later (today is a Saturday, also, so I don't think they are actually mounting tires today), I got a phone call from a guy who I am assuming is a more senior person than the lady I spoke with earlier. He said that the way their warehouses are set up, it's first in, first out on all tires orders. He said that there are about 500 of the specific tire in the specific size I ordered in the warehouse (in Nevada) where the tires will be assembled. He said there is no way that they can go through those 500 tires and pick out the 4 newest ones for me, plus they rotate their stock and that would defeat the purpose of doing that. He also said that the tires are stored in a cool and dark warehouse and that they don't deteriorate in that storage, without exposure to the elements and especially to light. Further, he said that tires are good for 6 years on the vehicle (or less due to mileage and wear), that the clock starts when mounted and put on the car, and that as long as the tires are less than 4 years old when mounted you should still get the 6 years on the car that is considered normal, before dry rot sets in. I asked him how old were the oldest tires of the type and size that I had ordered sitting in that Nevada warehouse. He said the oldest ones were manufactured at the end of 2016, so my tires could conceivably be as old as about 20 months at this stage. He then said that he wanted to be sure that I was comfortable with that before they proceeded on the order, and if I wasn't, that I should cancel it. I left the order in place. I'm not reporting this from the standpoint that I know anything about this subject, and that I necessarily agree or disagree with what I was told, I'm just putting this into the thread for the consideration of those who have read this far, and the experience of a current buyer.
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So is that dark warehouse climate controlled? Doubtful but possible. 20 months old, no concerns. You have 4 years after mounting to wear them out. I'd do it in 2 years but I think I own FAR less cars than you do. (I have 1 one).
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I have seen tires listed occasionally on the Tirerack website that were discounted and that mentioned in the listing that the tires were new old stock, and when they were manufactured. I even bought a set of such snow tires once, for a car that I didn't intend to keep for more than another year or 2, and I didn't.
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I ordered four Scottozero 3s for either the 323Ci or the 128i from tire rack. $56 each after the rebate instead of $165 each. Production is 2015 and they were on closeout.
If I paid full price and got 3 year old rubber for a winter tire that is going on one of my summer cars I would be ticked. But, at $56 each I am psyched.
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I ordered the tires two weeks ago. Called last week and was told they would be in the Denver warehouse before today. Called today and was told the 21st. Then the salesman called. Nice guy, and up front too. Said Pirelli was fulfilling the order, but there is a set in MN they can ship to my house. They wont ship the MN set to the warehouse I drive past to and from work. He acknowledged that Pirelli may cancel the set on order for me, and if the set in MN is gone I am shyt out of luck. So for $40 more than I planned on spending for a car that may not see snow (and I went out and bought a set of rims just for these tires), I will get the winter tires. If they weren't going to come through with the tires I could pick up, why did they offer it? I thought he would split the shipping with me. When I ordered a set of tires from Discount, and then couldn't use them because the motor blew on the car, Discount paid the return shipping. There are five cars in my household. Four use winter and summer tires, one uses summer and R Comps. That $40 will sway future purchases. For $40 I will think hard before I hit order from Tire Rack again - on principal. Too bad there won't be a rep I can speak to when I am coaching at Street Survival in a few weeks. I know I wont push Tire Rack like I have at the other Street Survivals I volunteered to coach at. I may just wear a yellow shirt without their name embroidered on it.
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I've been purchasing tires from TireRack for quite a few years. Last year (07/2017) I purchased a new set of Potenza's that were on clearance (very good price!) - the DOT dates were 04/17 and 05/17. This isn't saying they don't sell old stock from time to time but I've never had issues. My $.02
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Just checked my Conti ExtremeContact Sports ordered from Tire Rack in December of last year- rear are 23/16, front are 25/17. Not awful, but I would've liked the rears to be a little newer.
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9/20/18 Update - The moderator of the tire site ignored my post on our site and in a thread he posted so I called the company. Stated my case, and they are mailing me a gift certificate. If there are strings attached to the certificate I will post and update.
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