Tire Dealer trying to sell me older tires, what do I do?

StephJohn2010 wrote:
I've been going back and forth with a tire store for the past 2 months, which is ridiculous in and of itself. I asked for tires that were no more than 6 or 7 months old. He essentially promised me that he'd get tires no older than 6 or 7 months old. The tires arrived and they are 1 year old, which is better than the 2 year old tires he was trying to sell me in the beginning. Is it impossible to get tires that are only 6 or 7 months old? Do I need to just accept the tires that are 1 to 2 years old when replacing all of my Rv tires ?? FYI, I have 22.5 inch tires.

It is only impossible if there is only one tire store within 500 miles of your home.

Find another tire store.

the dealer CAN order tires that are dated less than 6months old been there. IF you let him put the older ones on your rv? there yours.

refuse to accept the tires.

Find a new tire dealer. Tell your current man you are moving along if he doesn't meets your needs.

Just say no and move on. Your next trip check with tire shops for a better result.

I always ask my tire dealer for tires not older than 6 months, never been a problem getting them.

StephJohn2010 wrote:
I've been going back and forth with a tire store for the past 2 months. I asked for tires that were no more than 6 or 7 months old. The tires arrived and they are 1 year old, which is better than the 2 year old tires he was trying to sell me in the beginning. FYI, I have 22.5 inch tires.

I don't know how much you drive, but, . . . . you should be able to buy RV tires with a reasonable remaining retail shelf life. IMO, 6 months is reasonable retail turnaround. I would tell the "dealer" that you replace your tires every 5 years regardless of mileage due to safety concerns. (the dealer doesn't know how much you drive) If the dealer insists on selling you aging tires, say 2 years old for example, I would ask the dealer for a 2/5 or 40% discount because of their age considering the allowable life remaining. (3 years in time) If they won't cooperate/negotiate, or get you newer tires, . . . . hit the road, . . . . immediately. Find a dealer that actually "sells" RV/truck tires for a living, . . . everyday!

Chum lee

So you are willing to accept 6 or 7 months but 12 is too much? IMHO you are overthinking the problem. These tires spent those unacceptable 5 months stored inside, not exposed to sun, moisture, asphalt or road debris, and without 5-10 tons sitting on them while under-inflated and often parked in the same spot. I would put them on the coach and save the receipt so I knew when it was time to think about replacing them again.

Dave

magicbus wrote:
So you are willing to accept 6 or 7 months but 12 is too much? IMHO you are overthinking the problem. These tires spent those unacceptable 5 months stored inside, not exposed to sun, moisture, asphalt or road debris, and without 5-10 tons sitting on them while under-inflated and often parked in the same spot. I would put them on the coach and save the receipt so I knew when it was time to think about replacing them again.

Dave

Finally folks, Common sense rears it's ugly head LOL.