# New tires too old?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge, tires\
**Created:** [February 20, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830 "2010-02-20T21:06:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jabjtom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jabjtom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jabjtom)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830/1 "2010-02-20T21:06:35Z")

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Needed new tires for my 2005 Grand Caravan so I purchased 4 BFG Premier Touring at my local Costco in Selma, TX yesterday. On arriving home looked at the tire registry to send to the manufacturer. Noticed that 3 of the tires were manufactured on 2008 (twentieth week of 2008) and 1 was made 3909 (thirty ninth week of 2009). I am not unhappy with the tires since they were only $85.99/each and had an instant rebate of $60 on the total price. But, arn’t the three tires made in 2008 a bit old to be selling for new tires??

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830/2 "2010-02-21T00:50:25Z")

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Tires age when in sunlight and through use. If these tires sat in the warehouse the entire time (I’m sure they did), you are OK.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830/3 "2010-02-21T00:59:29Z")

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Tires have a very long “shelf-life”…

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires-too-old/44830/4 "2010-02-21T01:01:09Z")

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Chances are you are fine. The usual storage conditions will result in very slow aging of the tyres. No sun light not too much ozone etc, means little aging.