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Originally Posted by mikefocke
I know they were inspected but the general limit is about 6 years for tires. If the car is 9 years old, the tires could be older. Look on the sidewalls determine the month and year of manufacture and then decide if you want to trust you safety to them.
I suspect, if the tires have decent tread, at least the rears aren't original. Typical Boxsters don't go 25k on the rear tires unless they are aligned to max tire wear as opposed to max traction.
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I suspected that the tires might not be original and had a local tire dealer confirm the 5009 code I found on the side walls. Indeed, the code was December2009. I was relived that I am riding on tires that are just over four years old. I was prepared to have new Michelins installed. By the way, apparently the previous owner drove the car with car as both front and rear tire show about the same amount of remaining tread. Additionally, all four tires have the 5009 code.
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