Recently got a screw in one of the run-flat tyres on my Mini. It was in one of the grooves where the tread wear indicators are.
Took it to National, who said it was illegal to perform repairs to run- flats and refused to do it. Took it to a back-street place which had been recommended to me and they did it without a murmur.
What gives?
It depends on whose tyre it is & how you've driven it.
You usually find that a back street garage are more interested in your money than safety. You won't find National selling part worns but you will find back-streets selling them with as little as 2mm tread.
I can't see that repairing a tyre will endanger anyone. The only difference is that it probably won't be run-flat anymore.
Michael Hubert Kenyon gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
It really does depend. If the vehicle's been driven whilst the tyre is totally deflated, the internal structure of the tyre can very easily be badly damaged - which can lead to a later sudden blow-out.
Tyres are cheap. VERY cheap. Even "expensive" ones. Don't piss around with them - it's a total false economy.
Agreed. I have often wondered the wisdom of buying secondhand tyres whose history is unkown. The wheels could easily have come from a car involved in a fatac.
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I put a part-worn on my old Pug 306 yesterday. That's only because it's utterly shagged out and it's MOT is in 8 days though.. if it's not too bad, I'll get it repaired and stick 4 new decent tyres on it. I suspect it is utterly shagged tho, so I wasn't going to spend =A360 on a new decent tyre. The car is only worth twice that.
Flame away..
Mike P
Mike P gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Why not just put it in, especially since you're expecting a fail - and ignore the fooked tyre on the fail sheet?
You could always shove the spare from the Xant on, as a short-term, if it's a case of "not holding air".
Bugger off with your logic.
The Pug's only got 14" wheels, the Xant has 15" :-)
Mike P
Mike P gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Bet the Xant spare is 14" steel.
& yet nearly everyone does it whenever they buy a 2nd hand car.
"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
There's usually far easier ways to tell whether the used car you buy has been involved in a serious collision than the used tyres you buy.
For a start, why've they come off a car before being worn out?
What's a collision got to do with the state of the tyres?
"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
It all depends on what the tyres bounced off in the throes of the collision, doesn't it?
many secondhand tyres come from abroad, where the minimum tread limit is deeper than we have (so I was told) many good tyres come from mot failure/insurance write offs (which may only have cosmetic damage to be a write off), many good tyres come from places that do special deals if you buy four new ones at one one time. many good ones come from places that refuse to fit one or two tyres and will only fit 4 at a time on vehicles with full time four wheel drive, etc. etc.
"Mrcheerful" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
3mm in Germany, 1.6mm here. Not a huge difference - especially since 3mm tends to be the advised replacement depth - they certainly seem to "go off" below that, ime.
But you've no idea what the previous owner bounced it off without a serious collision. It's almost irrelevant, if you folded a bit of car into it during the collision then there'll be far more visible damage than one that somebody has driven along the road whilst underinflated.
"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Very true. But at least you can make a decision based upon the general condition of the car, and on the owner himself.
Wheels locking up at 80MPH just before impact will not do the tyres much good nor will a car rolling and hitting the ground wheels first. Chuck in weights coming off and buckles and past repairs by the above cowboys that you haven't seen and no thanks. It cost me £140 for a pair of brand new Michellin and I have full come back as well as peace of mind especially when I have the kids in the car.
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