[Hoodshaker]

There's nothing wrong with a year old tire. I don't think any of us tosses (non track depleted) tires after a year. The service life of the rubber compound of a quality tire (not talking tread wear) should be between 5 and 10 years, barring extreme conditions. Here's what BF Goodrich has to say about it.

It is impossible to predict when tires should be replaced based on their calendar age alone . However, the older a tire the greater the chance that it will need to be replaced due to the service-related evolution or other conditions found upon inspection or detected during use. While most tires will need replacement before they achieve 10 years, it is recommended that any tires in service 10 years or more from the date of manufacture, including spare tires, be replaced with new tires as a simple precaution even if such tires appear serviceable and even if they have not reached the legal wear limit. For tires that were on an original equipment vehicle (i.e., acquired by the consumer on a new vehicle), follow the vehicle manufacturer's tire replacement recommendations, when specified (but not to exceed 10 years).

There's more info on the subject at the BFG website under "Service life for passenger car and light truck tires including spare tires". I just posted what seemed to be the most relevant paragraph. https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/faq-page.html


I just bought a set of tires from Tire Rack for the daily driver G8 GT that are going on in the morning (different brand). They were discounted a little over 70% since they were produced in 2017. This is disclosed up front on the site. What you don't want is a place selling you a 3 year old new tire at full price and non-disclosed. In theory you've potentially lost some life on the back end. I'll run out of tread before age becomes an issue..