Uh ohhh... Car Service Toyota Yaris

[Jingo]

I don't recommend buying part worn tyres or remoulds when new tyres can be so cheap now - 2x new tyres for a Clio inc balancing, tracking and fitting = £65.

Win.

Cars are very expensive, but quite often a necessity

[leowyatt]

But Jingo for your Clio most places for 2 part-worn including balacing & fitting would cost around £30

[Del Lardo]

£35 to get new tyres rather than tyres with an unknown history is money well spent IMO. I can't understand a 'good enough' mindset for the things that keep you attached to the road.

[Feek]

The part worns I had put on have a name I've never heard of around the side but as far as I can tell, they keep me on the road just as well as the Michelins I had on two sets of tyres ago.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

£35 to get new tyres rather than tyres with an unknown history is money well spent IMO. I can't understand a 'good enough' mindset for the things that keep you attached to the road.

Agreed. When it comes to cars and safety I'm not going to take any gambles, but most especially not with tyres. The only safety requirements for them are that there are no:
* cuts longer than 25mm - or 10% of the section width of the tyre - which are deep enough to reach the ply or cord;
* lumps, bulges or tears caused by separation or failure of the tyre's structure;
* any penetration damage that has not been repaired; or
* any of the internal or external cord or ply exposed.

So the previous driver could have had them bumping up and down curbs, on bad roads, anything. They could have significant structural damage that isn't obviously visible but leaves them with a fair chance of exploding. They could even have had their tyre pierced with a nail or similar and had it repaired. Worse still Trading Standards are consistently finding Part-Worn tyres for sale that do not meet those legal requirements. You want to risk your life, the lives of those in your car with you, and those on the road around you at 70mph with a tyre that could be in that state? For the sake of £10-£20 per tyre?

[Darrin]

Heh, I just picked up a steal from the local junk yard. A Daihatsu Rocky had just had brand new Uniroyal LT235/75-15 put on it and 30 miles later kissed a tree.

Little Rocky got dragged into the wrecking yard with the red and blue paint stripes still around the tread.

I got all four (retail over $600) for $120. Still sitting in the garage waiting on one of my current ones getting a flat. Not going to run the new tyres until I absolutely need them.

[Nutcase]

I have no problem with using part-worns. But then when I buy them I insist on having a damned good look at them inside and out before they're fitted, and only get decent brands.

I'd rather do that than buy new cheap ditchfinders.

[divine]

Ultimately when you're buying cheap tyres, neither way is ideal. Buying new they'll be cheap and probably not very good but part worn, whilst maybe a better quality tyre, has an unknown history.

They are the only thing keeping you stuck to the road, always worth spending a sensible amount of money on.

[Kitten]

Originally Posted by Garp

You want to risk your life, the lives of those in your car with you, and those on the road around you at 70mph with a tyre that could be in that state? For the sake of £10-£20 per tyre?

No...that's why I'm not an idiot and will always check the place I buy the tyres from, and the tyres themselves before paying for them. And for us, it's a difference of around £50 per tyre, which isn't to be sniffed at imo. I've been using remoulds (at the same place on the advice of the police officer who looked after all the police vehicles and swore by these guys) for 17 years and have never had an accident due to a tyre issue. Or a blow out, or any other problems that I recall. If you want to go pay full price for tyres then do. If you want to pay less for tyres of a good, roadworthy standard, then do your research and you won't have a problem. Oh and guys, don't kid yourself that your 'brand new spanking tyres' are always perfect either, because you should be checking them too before you purchase.

Another thing - it smarts a little when people who are bragging in other threads about how much money they make question why people want to save money on things and then make assumptions that we just say 'Ooooo it's half price, let's buy it even though we might die'. Don't be bloody ridiculous. Maybe you can't understand it because it's not something you'd ever have to worry about.

As Divine said above - I'd prefer to buy a better brand of part worn tyres than cheap new ones.

(that's not aimed at you Garp btw, I just quoted you for my last comment).

[TinkerBell]

Originally Posted by Kitten

No...that's why I'm not an idiot and will always check the place I buy the tyres from, and the tyres themselves before paying for them. And for us, it's a difference of around £50 per tyre, which isn't to be sniffed at imo. I've been using remoulds (at the same place on the advice of the police officer who looked after all the police vehicles and swore by these guys) for 17 years and have never had an accident due to a tyre issue. Or a blow out, or any other problems that I recall. If you want to go pay full price for tyres then do. If you want to pay less for tyres of a good, roadworthy standard, then do your research and you won't have a problem. Oh and guys, don't kid yourself that your 'brand new spanking tyres' are always perfect either, because you should be checking them too before you purchase.

Another thing - it smarts a little when people who are bragging in other threads about how much money they make question why people want to save money on things and then make assumptions that we just say 'Ooooo it's half price, let's buy it even though we might die'. Don't be bloody ridiculous. Maybe you can't understand it because it's not something you'd ever have to worry about.

As Divine said above - I'd prefer to buy a better brand of part worn tyres than cheap new ones.

(that's not aimed at you Garp btw, I just quoted you for my last comment).

Quoted for truth. Very good point. I think some people need to stop making 30 odd ish quid per tyre to seem like nothing. For some people that means the difference between having enough money for the month and not.