I have been looking for affordable tires for nearly 2 months. Mostly for take-offs or something barely used. I found a guy on Marketplace with some “Starfire” tires. 31x10.50r15 for $275. He said they have maybe 500 miles on them and he bought them in 2021.

I headed over today and exchanged the cash and tires. I got them in the car and noticed they were dated 0207. All of them. I went back and explained they are older than what he told me. Then he said he bought them used in 2021. I said I misunderstood him then and that I wouldn’t want to purchase them because they’re so old. He said that they’re fine and they’re good tires and he was getting a bit aggressive so I just left with the tires.

I’m pretty upset and don’t know what I can even do with them at this point. I don’t feel safe with them on and doubt anyone will even mount them. Any advice?

  • Fickle_Force_5457@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Further bad news, you can’t go drinking with them and also in some states they would be known as jail bait. On a more serious note do you have any recourse as the tyres were not road legal. In UK it would have to be specified that they would not be fit for road use. A while ago vaguely recall someone getting jailed for selling Polish agricultural tyres as suitable for road use.