Went back to buy the tires but decided against them. According to the
stamp (1903) it appears they were manufactured sometime around May,
2003. That and the price went up $100 (a different guy that helped me
the first time. This time the owner). What bothered me more was that
when I asked him them how old they were he said he didn't know. I
suppose he assumed I wouldn't know how to determine it myself.

Oh well, I figured the original price of $200 was too good to be true.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD

On Jan 2, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> Tire age may be determined by looking at a set of numbers on the
> sidwall
> that show the month and year of manufacture.  So
> that you get it right, I'm not going to tell you, but instead suggest
> that you look it up on a DOT website, which you can google.
>
> David Mc
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Mark A Kippert wrote:
>
>> Not looking to start another tire thread, just a question on how
>> many,
>> and how old. I'm looking at a set of 4 Blizzak tires at a local used
>> tire store.These are actually new that I'm considering, I just don't
>> know their age. They want $200 for a set of 4, mounted and balanced
>> (no warranty that I know of).
>>
>> First, am I better off with just putting tires on the rear or is
>> there
>> an advantage to running them on all four corners?
>>
>> Second, since snow tires are only run a few month out of the year (at
>> least here in Indy) I'm guessing they spend a lot of time stacked in
>> the garage. I don't drive my van much as it's a 3rd car so snow tires
>> won't see a lot of miles (maybe a 1000 or so a year). So is there a
>> life expectancy on snows?
>>
>> BTW, Is there a way to determine how old a tire is? These look good
>> but I don't want to buy a set of tires that are so old they'll only
>> be
>> good for a few seasons.
>>
>> Mark K
>> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD