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Quick one for the collective, I had some new tyres fitted to my 993 this afternoon, the tyre shop had some problems sourcing N-rated fronts but got some from Europe in the end. However they are production dated week 35 2023 so already 10 months old, do I grumble or just suck it up?

JaseB said: Quick one for the collective, I had some new tyres fitted to my 993 this afternoon, the tyre shop had some problems sourcing N-rated fronts but got some from Europe in the end. However they are production dated week 35 2023 so already 10 months old, do I grumble or just suck it up? 10 month old tyres will be absolutely fine, there is nothing to grumble about or suck up. Do you expect them to made to order just for you?

Buy modern tyres next time?

Orangecurry said: Buy modern tyres next time? That crossed my mind more than twice... Damned if you do, damned if you don't

If you look at the fine print on some online retailers, they claim they reserve the right to supply you with tyres that are up to 36 months old! So 10 months probably will be hard to grumble.

JaseB said: Quick one for the collective, I had some new tyres fitted to my 993 this afternoon, the tyre shop had some problems sourcing N-rated fronts but got some from Europe in the end. However they are production dated week 35 2023 so already 10 months old, do I grumble or just suck it up? If you bought a car tomorrow with 10 month old tyres on it would you bin them and buy newer ones?

I’m sure there will be loads of Tycans that have been sitting around for so long that the tyres will be way over 10 months old when the buyer collects it as a ‘new car’

Thanks all, I get the gist! I've only ever bought tyres with the same year of manufacture that I paid for them in

If the tyres are stored properly, being a year or two old won't make much of a difference really. Chances are the warehouse will be a pretty stable temperature and the tyres protected from sunlight. I'd not worry

Us caravanners are advised to change our tyres at 5yrs regardless of tread, so tyres 10 months old would be critical, but I wouldn't sweat for on a car.

I’m sure there will be loads of Tycans that have been sitting around for so long that the tyres will be way over 10 months old when the buyer collects it as a ‘new car’

RedWhiteMonkey said: 10 month old tyres will be absolutely fine, there is nothing to grumble about or suck up. Do you expect them to made to order just for you? I'm sure they are physically fine, but given that the Porsche community seems to recommended changing them after 5 years, and if you're not likely to wear them out in that time, you've 'lost' 20% of their life.

RiccardoG said: If you look at the fine print on some online retailers, they claim they reserve the right to supply you with tyres that are up to 36 months old! So 10 months probably will be hard to grumble. So for many Porsche owners who probably replace tyres on age rather than wear, you'd have lost over half their useful life (!)

James44 said: So for many Porsche owners who probably replace tyres on age rather than wear, you'd have lost over half their useful life (!) Indeed - guess why I know! ;-) I run 4x cars none of which hits any substantial mileage... Although I personally believe that 8 years is perfectly OK with 6 being a bit too much on the side of caution. Particularly for garaged vehicles.

JaseB said: Thanks all, I get the gist! I've only ever bought tyres with the same year of manufacture that I paid for them in you've never bought tyres in Jan or Feb then? 10 months old is nothing. Be realistic or stipulate your expectations at time of order.

Just start counting from when you bought them and consider wear factors (other than physical wear) during your own ownership when evaluating tyre longevity ?

The Gauge said: Us caravanners are advised to change our tyres at 5yrs regardless of tread, so tyres 10 months old would be critical, but I wouldn't sweat for on a car. Brand new tyres aren't stored in direct sunlight/all weathers on a driveway like your caravan is though.

In 55 years of driving and countless sets of new tyres I have never once thought to check the Best Before dates on them.

loskie said: JaseB said: Thanks all, I get the gist! I've only ever bought tyres with the same year of manufacture that I paid for them in you've never bought tyres in Jan or Feb then? 10 months old is nothing. Be realistic or stipulate your expectations at time of order. Not bought tyres that early in many years, second cars don't get much winter use and the daily cars have been on winter tyres for years. I did ask for the date stamps to be checked but got called into a meeting and missed my opportunity to check myself before they got fitted.

Monkeylegend said: In 55 years of driving and countless sets of new tyres I have never once thought to check the Best Before dates on them. It's always something I check when buying a second hand car or motorbike tbh

JaseB said: Monkeylegend said: In 55 years of driving and countless sets of new tyres I have never once thought to check the Best Before dates on them. It's always something I check when buying a second hand car or motorbike tbh I do look at tyre wear and tread depth etc but dates have never crossed my mind.