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I don=E2=80=99t know how many of you buy tires from Tire Rack but I just =
had an interesting experience I thought I would share.
I recently ordered Toyo Proxes R888Rs for the GT6. I always have the =
same conversation with the sales person - "what date tires are you =
shipping, I don=E2=80=99t want last years=E2=80=99 tires=E2=80=9D. =20
They are always clear that they can=E2=80=99t guarantee the date, but =
the guy assured me that they had not shipped anything older than 2019 =
since March of this year, so I thought I was good.
They were delivered to my home two days before I left for the track, I =
didn=E2=80=99t look at them and took them to the track to be mounted. =
Then I looked. Ugh. A 2016, a 2018 and two 2019s.
Though the tires performed fine, I was not a happy camper. I called =
Tire Rack, and after two calls, got a credit for the 2016 and more =
importantly, figured out how to avoid this in the future.
They will not offer this unless you specifically ask, but if you tell =
them that your order should have instructions to the warehouse to only =
ship a date code newer than X (pick a date), and to cancel the order if =
they can=E2=80=99t do that, they will do so. =20
Tire Rack has good prices, will shave the tires for $20 each, and I =
don=E2=80=99t have anyone convenient to me who offers what I need, so I =
buy race tires and at least one set of passenger car tires from TR every =
year. However, absent specific instructions, apparently their policy is =
that any tire manufactured in the last four years is good. =20
They claim sometimes they get the older tires from the manufacturer, not =
that they have been sitting on them. Don=E2=80=99t know if I believe =
that.
Scott
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
don=E2=80=99t know how many of you buy tires from Tire Rack but I just =
had an interesting experience I thought I would share.<br =
class=3D""><div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">I recently ordered Toyo Proxes R888Rs for the GT6. I =
always have the same conversation with the sales person - "what date =
tires are you shipping, I don=E2=80=99t want last years=E2=80=99 =
tires=E2=80=9D. </div><div class=3D"">They are always clear that =
they can=E2=80=99t guarantee the date, but the guy assured me that they =
had not shipped anything older than 2019 since March of this year, so I =
thought I was good.</div><div class=3D"">They were delivered to my home =
two days before I left for the track, I didn=E2=80=99t look at them and =
took them to the track to be mounted. Then I looked. Ugh. =
A 2016, a 2018 and two 2019s.</div><div class=3D"">Though the =
tires performed fine, I was not a happy camper. I called Tire =
Rack, and after two calls, got a credit for the 2016 and more =
importantly, figured out how to avoid this in the future.</div><div =
class=3D"">They will not offer this unless you specifically ask, but if =
you tell them that your order should have instructions to the warehouse =
to only ship a date code newer than X (pick a date), and to cancel the =
order if they can=E2=80=99t do that, they will do so. </div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Tire Rack has good =
prices, will shave the tires for $20 each, and I don=E2=80=99t have =
anyone convenient to me who offers what I need, so I buy race tires and =
at least one set of passenger car tires from TR every year. =
However, absent specific instructions, apparently their policy is =
that any tire manufactured in the last four years is good. =
</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">They =
claim sometimes they get the older tires from the manufacturer, not that =
they have been sitting on them. Don=E2=80=99t know if I believe =
that.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Scott</div></div></div></div><br class=3D""></body></html>=
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