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    ABC Expose on Tires for sale on store shelves as old as 12 years old

    http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

    ABC does a story on how they were able to buy tires off of store shelve as old as 12 years old...
    Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?

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    A day after watching that we put OE 10 year-old Potenzas on NikosX's car and proceeded to take it to 130.

    No joke. They've gotten much stickier.
    -Denton

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    I'm currently running the original spare on the M3, I'm surprised it hasn't disintegrated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4500 RPM View Post
    A day after watching that we put OE 10 year-old Potenzas on NikosX's car and proceeded to take it to 130.

    No joke. They've gotten much stickier.
    Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?

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    ha! as kids we also used to ride bikes without a helmet and guess who's typing post today!
    Emotion based ignorance.

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    buy a latest generation tire for your car. problem solved.

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