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"Was talking to an owner taxi driver and he always buys them. " Hope he wasn't the taxi driver we got the other night.. He was terrifying, actually considered getting out and walking across the motorway to the pub.. It would have been safer | |||
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"Not worth it really you don't always know why they came off and at this time of year you want max grip so better off buying new budget tyres if on a fixed spend. " Part worn premium tyres will g8ve a lot more grip than brand new budget ones. Part worn tyres have usually only done probably a couple of thousand miles and have usually been changed because the original user switched to a different brand or swapped to bigger wheels etc | |||
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"No have used them for over 30 years as long as you have a reliable dealer and you inspect them before they go on the car" I thought about this too. Provided you get a reputable fitter | |||
"Not worth it really you don't always know why they came off and at this time of year you want max grip so better off buying new budget tyres if on a fixed spend. Part worn premium tyres will g8ve a lot more grip than brand new budget ones. Part worn tyres have usually only done probably a couple of thousand miles and have usually been changed because the original user switched to a different brand or swapped to bigger wheels etc" That's not true though most 2nd hand tyres come from overseas where legal limits are higher. Tyres have a finite life they crack as the rubber gets old and brittle. Tyre technology is changing all the time so newer budget ones with more tread will nearly always give better grip. | |||
"Not worth it really you don't always know why they came off and at this time of year you want max grip so better off buying new budget tyres if on a fixed spend. Part worn premium tyres will g8ve a lot more grip than brand new budget ones. Part worn tyres have usually only done probably a couple of thousand miles and have usually been changed because the original user switched to a different brand or swapped to bigger wheels etc" A lot get imported from Germany where the tread limits are higher ...so it’s kinda like recycling ...why throw them away when you can get more out of them | |||
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"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car"  will have a look | |||
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"Never had a problem ...don’t aee what the fuss is about ..every time you buy a second hand car, it comes with them as standard " that's a v good point never thought of that I've got a lil van that just does short trips round town mainly and flat out prob mite reach sixty in an hour or so if down hill I put them in that no worries but my car that' has couple hundred horses and does thirty thousand miles plus a year on motorways at up to 70mph no more lol I wouldn't use them ever on | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car" is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now " nothing wrong with a second hand car esp if it's got full service history | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now nothing wrong with a second hand car esp if it's got full service history " and if you buy a car with badly worn tyres or tread wearing on only part of the tyre there'is obviously a problem steer clear | |||
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"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car" . Really, so what defines a “ part worn tyre”. ? | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now nothing wrong with a second hand car esp if it's got full service history and if you buy a car with badly worn tyres or tread wearing on only part of the tyre there'is obviously a problem steer clear " Or it could be a simple problem like wheel alignment ??? | |||
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"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now " Its more that no one can be sure where your part worn came from. Is it a part worn german or is it off a wrecked car thats had some pretty out of the ordinary forces through it For a taxi/commuting car rhats just trundling about i dont think theyre an issue, for your fun performance car or bike meh, spend the extra get nice new ones. I'd never trust them on a bike unless it was a track bike theres just too many variables | |||
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"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car" So you have to tell them they are part worn when you buy a second hand car as well? | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car is that correct surely if so the day after we've put new ones on we'd all have to ring them up and say there part worn now " Exactly. | |||
"you have to tell your insurance company if youve got part worn tyres on your car" That's not true, it's only if your insurance company specifically requires it. Never had one require it in 40 years so far. | |||
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"Never had a problem ...don’t aee what the fuss is about ..every time you buy a second hand car, it comes with them as standard " yep | |||
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"Would you buy used second hand condoms and take the risk that it should be ok ?
"On a more serious note it all depends on the reputation of the company selling them. It can be a false economy if you pay over the odds for tyres with little tread left(but still legal) vs new with 3/4 times more tread. | |||
"Anyone had any problems? " no problem I have 4 brand new 17" Hilux tyres laying in garage when I bought the hilux new, I took the tyres off and put on offroad grabbers, so the new tyres that came with car sitting for someones use, not all second hand tyres are bad | |||
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"Anyone had any problems? " Well come on the one thing on your car that actually touches the road not somewhere to save money.. | |||
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