Part Worn Tyres

[Volvoboy]

Got two for my car today, these are the same tyres from eire tyres at €150 each.

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.p...ort=P&dsco=124

Got 'em in autodepo on the Belgard Rd with about 6mm of thread left, the two of them fitted for €75

[peasant]

Part worn is all well and good ...but how much of that wear was abuse?

[johndaman66]

Looks like a right good deal that you got to me Volvoboy. Remember you would be paying another few quid for fitting them after you get them from Eire Tyres. I know what I'll be doing next time round that I need tyres!

There was a recent thread on part worn tyres locked...for what reason I'm absolutely baffled.

[Stekelly]

In fairness Volvoboy, the tyres from eiretyres for €150 arent really comparable to what you got. They are new, you bought 2nd hand. It's not the same.

[JohnCleary]

Did these go onto a taxi?

[Volvoboy]

Originally Posted by Stekelly

In fairness Volvoboy, the tyres from eiretyres for €150 arent really comparable to what you got. They are new, you bought 2nd hand. It's not the same.

They are the same, just with 3mm less on them. For the price of one ''Sunny'' tyre i got two Michelins?

[Stekelly]

Originally Posted by Volvoboy

They are the same, just with 3mm less on them. For the price of one ''Sunny'' tyre i got two Michelins?

It's how that 3mm was worn off them I'd be worried about, and why the person felt the need to have them taken off their car. Ireland is not like many European countries with hugely varying weather from Summer to Winter nessecitating changing of tyres. There really isnt a need to change your tyres until they are worn down.

[Volvoboy]

Originally Posted by Stekelly

It's how that 3mm was worn off them I'd be worried about.

Think its somwhere in Germany.

[johndaman66]

Originally Posted by peasant

Part worn is all well and good ...but how much of that wear was abuse?

Abuse to a tyre would result in added wear I'm thinking peasant. I don't see the issue if the tyre is well within its legal limits. Other than that I'm sure that them them tyres would be checked and double checked for damage to the sidewalls and bulges.

Seems like a better idea to me than spending big bucks on low grade Japanese Japanese baloons (or I mean tyres)...Now a good chance you might have a blow out with them.

[PaintDoctor]

Originally Posted by johndaman66

Abuse to a tyre would result in added wear I'm thinking peasant.

Not necessarily. If the original tread depth was say 6mm, it would be possible for someone to scrub off 3mm at a track day in mondello. Hence abuse, with no perceived added wear. It's impossible to say what the tyres were subjected to prior to VB's purchasing them.

Did they end up on the Taxi VB?

[Volvoboy]

Originally Posted by JohnCleary

Did these go onto a taxi?

Yes.

[Stekelly]

Originally Posted by johndaman66

Seems like a better idea to me than spending big bucks on low grade Japanese Japanese baloons (or I mean tyres)...Now a good chance you might have a blow out with them.

Might be a shock to a lot of people (not directing it nessecarily at you) but you dont have to go for cheapor poor quality tyres. Seeing as how they are so important, people should feel free to by good ones. Theres plenty of choice in decent makes too.

[bazz26]

Isn't there the same risk on any second hand car then?

[Volvoboy]

Originally Posted by bazz26

Isn't there the same risk on any second hand car then?

Indeed, the tyres are fully legal.

[PaintDoctor]

From tirereview.com on the subject of part worn tires

They may have been run over or underinflated, and may have sustained irreparable and invisible damage to their structure. Part-worn tires don’t come with a guarantee and buyers have no means of recourse should things go wrong.