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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
When buying used tires, check the age. I've seen people trying to sell some really old tires on Kijiji before, and just because there is lots of tread left, doesn't mean they are safe. Part of the investigation into Paul Walker's death revealed his Carrera GT was on 9 year old tires, and that may have been a contributing factor:
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Good advice. I bought a set off of Kijiji a few years back, but mainly for the alloy rims that they came on. It was only afterwards that I did some looking, and they pre-dated the "apline logo" of modern winter tires. They were definitely better than all-seasons for a few winters, and I still have the rims of course, but they were nowhere near as good as the el cheapo but modern winters I had on my other car.
I just replaced a couple of months ago, but I have yet to bolt them on. I'm secretly looking forward to testing them out when the snow starts flying.