....... For me personally it would have shown more of the integrity of the vendor I bought them from, Full Disclosure so that it's MY decision to put three year old tires on my car and not someone who is only worried about their bottom line and not their consumers interest at heart. What my car wears now are still 100% better than what it had but can't shake the feeling I was douped into buying NOS tires....
Mutts, et al: First off, the inherent anonymity of this site means that in most cases I dont know if Im addressing a customer or not. So by 'MUTTS' alone I do not know if PartsRack sold the tires. Even so, I reply 'on behalf of the integrity of all vendor-distributors' when I say again:
We Generally Do Not Know, and cannot quote In Advance, What Dates You Will Get. [Forrest Gump's Box 'O Chocolates comes to mind.] Simply: Vendors send you the next tire on the big rack, from the closest warehouse to you. There is no
hidden agenda to sneak older rubber out first. Its the same agenda as with the Bakery or the Blood bank. You need fresh supplies coming in to meet demand, and the first supplies go out first.
Exceptions exist. Example...when I can snag a certain oversize PS2s I snag them. Usually 2 or 4 at a time. There have been times we have the ONLY tiny supply in USA. So when I hold the tires here, and I can
see those dates. But buyers have no date option. Years ago, PartsRack sold out XGT-Z tires here (now banned at Viper Days) for $99 ea. Then we had MXX-3s at $125 and then $99. You can find in the archives we did disclose those older, surplus dates. They sold like hotcakes.
And Mutt, if you have 18" rears, there is a more steady production than 19" rears, so it does not surprise me to see 2010 dates on 18" rears. Regardless of who sold the mixed 08-10 dates, they are under a Michelin warrantee. And are perfectly safe and fine per experts and bureaucrats alike. IF WE sold em, I was certainly not being sneaky about it. And I am GLAD your PS2 tires are "100% better" than the oldies.
Roy: Thanks for confirming what I stated earlier: that not all European tires have DOT nomenclature or dates. A Euro-guy on here stated I was wrong, so thanks. Those tires would NOT be legal in USA. PS Roy, there is a large Michelin "DA" Blem dealer in Rotterdam!