Bargain wheels &tyres

[mudflap]

...... I'm not a fan of used tyres.  .....

and you replaced all the rubber on your used car when you bought ......... ?

Exactly! it makes me laugh when all these 'wouldnt touch used tyres' types are quite happy to buy a second hand car fitted with obviously used tyres

when buying a used car a full service and new tyres are the first jobs to be done 

signed... 'wouldnt touch used tyres' type and a qualified tyre fitter 

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[Jimbob]

The thing to think about with part worn tyres in my mind...

Is why are they for sale?, where are they coming from?..

So....Someone wasnt happy with a tyre - took it back, your driving on their rejects.

So....Someone's car has been written off in a crash, the breaker has sold on the tyres - on their last trip, they tried and failed to stop a car from 100mph or whatever, and have been under huge stress....your now driving on em.

There is only that little bit of rubber holding you to the road, I'll stick with new, good tyres.

Can be a world of difference between part worns, and tyres on a car when you bought it in my book.

[Bent valve]

...... I'm not a fan of used tyres.  .....

and you replaced all the rubber on your used car when you bought ......... ?

Exactly! it makes me laugh when all these 'wouldnt touch used tyres' types are quite happy to buy a second hand car fitted with obviously used tyres

when buying a used car a full service and new tyres are the first jobs to be done 

signed... 'wouldnt touch used tyres' type and a qualified tyre fitter 

.

Are you seriously suggesting that when you purchase a new car you should put new tyres on it regardless of their condition?  I suppose I might do that if I had a qualification in tyre fitting and had access to tyres at rock bottom prices  

[2woody]

have just bought a set of those from the local scrappy - tenner each 

[Mr Skrunts]

The thing to think about with part worn tyres in my mind...

Is why are they for sale?, where are they coming from?..

So....Someone wasnt happy with a tyre - took it back, your driving on their rejects.

So....Someone's car has been written off in a crash, the breaker has sold on the tyres - on their last trip, they tried and failed to stop a car from 100mph or whatever, and have been under huge stress....your now driving on em.

There is only that little bit of rubber holding you to the road, I'll stick with new, good tyres.

Can be a world of difference between part worns, and tyres on a car when you bought it in my book.

Simple reply is Germany.

They have a minimum standard depth which is deeper than ours,  therefore they get a 2nd useage.


Now the nitty gritty - it's also a cheap easy way for Germany to dump rubbish on us, not only do we buy it off them, we pay for the container delivery as well.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

The thing to think about with part worn tyres in my mind...

Is why are they for sale?, where are they coming from?..

So....Someone wasnt happy with a tyre - took it back, your driving on their rejects.

So....Someone's car has been written off in a crash, the breaker has sold on the tyres - on their last trip, they tried and failed to stop a car from 100mph or whatever, and have been under huge stress....your now driving on em.

There is only that little bit of rubber holding you to the road, I'll stick with new, good tyres.

Can be a world of difference between part worns, and tyres on a car when you bought it in my book.

Exactly right Jimbob, and that is what I meant when I stated that we should all only fit new tyres, not remoulds, part worn or budget (very cheap), in the last thread on this subject!  

There is a great difference between a car you buy, with a known service history (says a lot about the owner) that shows constant maintenance with almost new tyres (as with all the Omega's I have purchased), and tyres from an unknown vehicle, unknown history, with an unknown driver, that may have been maybe ripped off a vehicle in very poor condition or even an accident wreck.

Why take such risks for the sake of saving a few quid??

My personal opinion that with 40 years of safe motoring under my belt, covering over 1 million miles, and seeing many accidents, I will  always stick to it

[SHASSON]

well worth a punt me thinks