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Michelin Primacy 3, brand new but made in 2018

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Jul 1st, 2021 4:49 pm
BengaliPrince [OP]
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Jul 1st, 2021 4:49 pm

Michelin Primacy 3, brand new but made in 2018

Hi

I found someone that has 4 brand new Michelin Primacy 3 and they are willing to sell it all for $550

Only issue is they are from 2018
And it has a Japanese tag on it (see photo) which seems strange.

The price of these tires online in my size are about $310 a tire (Canadian tire)

Are they still good even if their brand new but 3 years old? This is just for the summer I have a separate winter set

I need new tires ASAP because mine are worn out and one of them has a flat that's unrepairable so I might as well replace them all since it's AWD
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Jul 2nd, 2021 10:41 am
bargain man
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Jul 2nd, 2021 10:41 am

As long as they were stored properly, they should be fine.
Jul 2nd, 2021 10:43 am
cristianosham
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Jul 2nd, 2021 10:43 am

why my gut is telling me these are made in china tires.
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Jul 2nd, 2021 8:02 pm
georvu
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Jul 2nd, 2021 8:02 pm

Never seen other then English or French on tires' labels so does raise a flag.

Wouldn't all tires sold in Canada and bought by authorized reseller have E/F labels?

Did you ask where bought from?
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Jul 3rd, 2021 12:56 am
BengaliPrince [OP]
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Jul 3rd, 2021 12:56 am

I ended up buying them

when I went to the address the seller gave It ended up being a store in Richmond hill called Joyroad tires

The link to Michelin tires on their site
https://www.joyroadtires.ca/product/pri ... mQQAvD_BwE

They sell them 199 each in their site but the owner gave me a cash deal 4 tires for 550.

Had them installed today

They said it has japanese tags because they bought them whole sale from Japan, old inventory from 2018.

They had a limited amount of Michelin tires and the rest were Joyroad. I was skeptical at first but I had them installed today by a mechanic and the ride is very soft and feels like how my Michelin winter tires feel in the winter. Nice and soft so I can't say anything bad just yet regardless of if their fake or not.

I don't think their fake, the mechanic I took them to for install didn't think they were fake either.
Jul 3rd, 2021 7:23 am
cristianosham
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Jul 3rd, 2021 7:23 am

BengaliPrince wrote: ↑ I ended up buying them

when I went to the address the seller gave It ended up being a store in Richmond hill called Joyroad tires

The link to Michelin tires on their site
https://www.joyroadtires.ca/product/pri ... mQQAvD_BwE

They sell them 199 each in their site but the owner gave me a cash deal 4 tires for 550.

Had them installed today

They said it has japanese tags because they bought them whole sale from Japan, old inventory from 2018.

They had a limited amount of Michelin tires and the rest were Joyroad. I was skeptical at first but I had them installed today by a mechanic and the ride is very soft and feels like how my Michelin winter tires feel in the winter. Nice and soft so I can't say anything bad just yet regardless of if their fake or not.

I don't think their fake, the mechanic I took them to for install didn't think they were fake either.
BS on wholesale from Japan. Looking at their Joyroad certification page they buy wholesale tires from China and those Michelins are Made in China as well which old stock tossed into the same container heading to canada. :) I don't have a thing for Made in China tires but the BS story smells too much.
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Jul 3rd, 2021 12:11 pm
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Jul 3rd, 2021 12:11 pm

BengaliPrince wrote: ↑ I ended up buying them

when I went to the address the seller gave It ended up being a store in Richmond hill called Joyroad tires

The link to Michelin tires on their site
https://www.joyroadtires.ca/product/pri ... mQQAvD_BwE

They sell them 199 each in their site but the owner gave me a cash deal 4 tires for 550.

Had them installed today

They said it has japanese tags because they bought them whole sale from Japan, old inventory from 2018.

They had a limited amount of Michelin tires and the rest were Joyroad. I was skeptical at first but I had them installed today by a mechanic and the ride is very soft and feels like how my Michelin winter tires feel in the winter. Nice and soft so I can't say anything bad just yet regardless of if their fake or not.

I don't think their fake, the mechanic I took them to for install didn't think they were fake either.
Can you post the full DOT number if printed on the tire? What country is it printed "Made in" on the sidewall?

$550 is a heck of a deal versus $1200 comparing thesame tire Made in the Michelin USA factory. Tires from Chinese brands tend to be crap but I have not head of issues with tires Made in China from a reputable brand like Michelin. It still be made to a higher standard.
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Jul 3rd, 2021 2:51 pm
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Jul 3rd, 2021 2:51 pm

They look like replica to myself but you already bought them. Enjoy.
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Jul 3rd, 2021 7:59 pm
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Jul 3rd, 2021 7:59 pm

My guess is that these Michelin tires were made for the Chinese market but ended up being old unsold stock that the shop bought for cheap. Personally I wouldn't take the chance you don't want to be rolling the dice with tires.
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Jul 4th, 2021 3:15 pm
BengaliPrince [OP]
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Jul 4th, 2021 3:15 pm

bubuski wrote: ↑ Can you post the full DOT number if printed on the tire? What country is it printed "Made in" on the sidewall?

$550 is a heck of a deal versus $1200 comparing thesame tire Made in the Michelin USA factory. Tires from Chinese brands tend to be crap but I have not head of issues with tires Made in China from a reputable brand like Michelin. It still be made to a higher standard.
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DOT 0618 so February 2018

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Jul 7th, 2021 4:28 am
ronthan
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Jul 7th, 2021 4:28 am

They look good. And 3 years doesn't sound too bad.
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Jul 8th, 2021 11:38 am
AlicW93740
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Jul 8th, 2021 11:38 am

Don't sweat too much about it. I'd worry more about the car being a Hyundai than the tires being potentially from China.
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Aug 10th, 2021 1:27 pm
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Aug 10th, 2021 1:27 pm

Looks fine to me, the tire's definitely imported though (which again, isn't much to worry about)
Aug 12th, 2021 1:14 am
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Aug 12th, 2021 1:14 am

AlicW93740 wrote: ↑ Don't sweat too much about it. I'd worry more about the car being a Hyundai than the tires being potentially from China.
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Aug 12th, 2021 12:31 pm
Gutty96
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Aug 12th, 2021 12:31 pm

Well, since ASAP was over a month ago.....

How are the new tires so far OP?

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