u/dikovina

I left my summer tires at a car service center for winter storage ("in a heated warehouse," they said). The tires are new; I drove them for three months before changing them for winter.

The photo below shows what they installed today 🥺

Why does it look like this? It looks like it's been around for years? It's covered in rust. I didn't find any microcracks, I think.

Of course, I doubt these are my tires. But there's no way to prove it; the storage contract didn't even specify the manufacturing date. I don't remember my date. These tires are from 2024.