[Velox]

I looked into this earlier this year, read alot of reports, and concluded it's just not worth the risk of keeping old tires, old being at least 8 years old IMHO. My SPF wasn't on the road until very late 2002 yet all Goodyear Eagle GTIIs on it were date coded Jan-Feb 2000 Some stores have "new" stock on the shelves that have 5 year old date codes in my area. I was unable to order new tires from Tire Rack or anywhere else where I could specify or confirm date codes prior to purchase. I found a local TiresPlus in my area that would order in a set of new Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s in the appropriate 15 inch sizes as were original to my car, and agreed that I would not purchase until dates confirmed. All were dated Mar-Apr 2008 I'd advise anybody unsure of the tire age to check the date codes