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[Burnard]

I need one tyre for the back of one of my minis, so I might try it, see what he comes up with.
If they're ok then I'll buy 4 for my other mini. I really can't affor to spend £240 on tyres!

criminal . i only say that as once youve paid trade you realize what a shocker the mark ups are . But its business , we charge out tyres like they all do too .

Shop around , there is more then 1 garage selling tyres out there !!!

Tell more about this place, My dad works in romsey so its not much further for him to go if the tyres are much cheaper.

[Milesey]

i wouldnt touch second hand tires, period!
always new ones, whatever price i could find that was the lowest in the area.
like so many people have said, its not one of those things you should cut corners on, else the corners may get there own back if you see where im going...

[martin_stgeorge]

I have sold many part worn tires to a company near were I live, the people there check the tires thourally and ensure that there is plenty of wear left, some of the tires I have sold them have been on the car for no more then 200 miles from new The only reason they were removed were because the car was to expensive to repair. If these companies sold tires deamed dangerous they would not be in business. I have no problems buying part worn tires from a garage as when you buy a second hand mini you never really know how long the tires have been on the car anyway. In fact I have 4 Dunlop 13 inch tires for my sportpack wheels which I paid 80 fitted and balanced and they were like new, I suppose retail they would cost double if not triple that. All I would suggest is that you physically check the tires before you buy then if they look good with no real wear or damage then maybe they are ok.

[mini-man-dan]

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Why not buy 4 of them, then go to a local tyre fitter with your wheels. Normally it's about £8 a wheel to be fitted and balanced...
Dan

[minidaves]

wide subject but tyre are important, but bald ones are worse, if you have limited fund, do what you have too. new tyres buy the besst as a lot of budget stuff is crap

[Lukie-J]

Cheers Dan, but when you add it up, £40 per tyre, plus postage, plus fitting, adds up to about the same price!
I would definately check them before I agreed to buy tham and have them fitted.
I'll go back there next week to investigate!
But like martin said, it may be better to have a second hand than ones that are near the legal limit!
I wouldn't buy them unless I were happy with the quality of them.

[mk3 Cooper S]

I have run part worn tyres on most cars I have owned for the last 20 years.
I only have one rule that they have been pressure tested and have no repairs or a single repair in te centre of the tread.
I have had some crackers in the past with 6+mm for a fraction of the new cost.
The only thing I would say is that they do not seem to last as long as new bought tyres probably due to a different rotation from the previous rotation.

No issues or failures.

Just my findings. Tyre failures usually occur due to under/over inflation or sidewall damage due to kerb contact.

[ANON]

so if most people wouldn't touch part worn tyres with a barge pole, does that mean when they buy a car without brand new tyres on them they chuck them away and put new ones on??

[mk3 Cooper S]

so if most people wouldn't touch part worn tyres with a barge pole, does that mean when they buy a car without brand new tyres on them they chuck them away and put new ones on??

Exactly. Of if you buy a set of secondhand alloys with tyres you would bin them and fit new ones!!!

[dave21478]

This is the second time I have written this in the last couple of days......


The usual ill-informed *poop poop* from the forum I see.



Part worn tyres are not dangerous. They have the potential to be dangerous, but then so does a tube of toothpaste and people dont complain much about them.
As very astutely pointed out above - every second hand car you buy comes with 4 part worn tyres pre-fitted, yet I dont see many people immediately going to a garage for 4 brand nw ones after buying a car.
Part worn tyre sales in UK have to meet very stringent safety criteria. The majority of part worns come from either uk sourced scrapped cars or more and more often now from Europe. Its a legal requirement in many parts of EU, especially germany to change tyres long before 1.6mm, and many other EU countries regulations mean motorists often have multiple sets of wheels and tyres for one car, which once the car is sold are often surplus to requirements and shipped to UK.


I cant remember the last time I bought new tyres for a modern car - all the part worns I buy come in a matching pair or set of four, and all have had at least 5 - 6mm of tread, and all have been well within the recommended 6 year tyre lifespan. To all intents and purposes, they are as good as new.
I personally am a lot more comfortable using part worn Michelins or other brand name than some budget super-saver chinese toss bought new from costco.

[mrslaphead]

This is the second time I have written this in the last couple of days......


The usual ill-informed *poop poop* from the forum I see.



Part worn tyres are not dangerous. They have the potential to be dangerous, but then so does a tube of toothpaste and people dont complain much about them.
As very astutely pointed out above - every second hand car you buy comes with 4 part worn tyres pre-fitted, yet I dont see many people immediately going to a garage for 4 brand nw ones after buying a car.
Part worn tyre sales in UK have to meet very stringent safety criteria. The majority of part worns come from either uk sourced scrapped cars or more and more often now from Europe. Its a legal requirement in many parts of EU, especially germany to change tyres long before 1.6mm, and many other EU countries regulations mean motorists often have multiple sets of wheels and tyres for one car, which once the car is sold are often surplus to requirements and shipped to UK.


I cant remember the last time I bought new tyres for a modern car - all the part worns I buy come in a matching pair or set of four, and all have had at least 5 - 6mm of tread, and all have been well within the recommended 6 year tyre lifespan. To all intents and purposes, they are as good as new.
I personally am a lot more comfortable using part worn Michelins or other brand name than some budget super-saver chinese toss bought new from costco.

Im with you on most of it except the Costco comment, they sell Michelins.

[dave21478]

Last time (and the only time) I was in a costco, they were selling Chinchow Ditchfinders made by the HappyLucky Tyre Corporation.
Ok, the name might not be quite accurate but it was some unknown chinese brandm and the tyres looked suspiciosly like full sized versions of Lego tyres.

[mrslaphead]

Last time (and the only time) I was in a costco, they were selling Chinchow Ditchfinders made by the HappyLucky Tyre Corporation.
Ok, the name might not be quite accurate but it was some unknown chinese brandm and the tyres looked suspiciosly like full sized versions of Lego tyres.

Just out of interest, was that in france or the UK, because Ive been using costco for years and they have always done Michelins during that time.
They did another brand which I am told was made in the same factory as Michelin, but I cant remember the name of them as it was a while ago.

[dave21478]

It was in UK, the aberdeen branch although seveal years back now.
My sister bought 4 of them for her clio. but then she also ran it on neat heating oil untill it smoked like a broken steam train, so quality maintenance was never her strong point.