| 13 year old "new" tire [message #279733] |
Fri, 12 June 2015 13:40  |
habbyguy
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Registered: May 2012
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Hi, all... I recently had a mysterious flat, and decided to get a single used replacement identical to the other tires on my coach. All the tires are about 6 years old, so I'm not planning on running them TOO much longer (hoping to wear them out first). 
Thing is, the used tire showed up with a couple issues. On the bright side, it was almost totally unused - it still had the factory paint between the treads, so it couldn't have rolled more than a few miles. OTOH, it had a nail in it that the vendor had missed (easily and permanently patched by my favorite local tire store), and second, it had a 2002 manufacturing date code. Otherwise, it looks virtually new - not a weathercheck on it anywhere... the rubber is dark, supple and shiny.
I was in a bind, had a trip to do (and a good, though also old spare on board), so I mounted it and ran the tire up to the Grand Canyon and back (about 400 miles round trip).
The Ebay vendor has offered a partial refund (TBD) or to send me out a tag to return the tire.
What would you do if you were in my shoes (tires)?
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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