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Tyre insurance?

  • 24-09-2012 12:54pm
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    While paying for my new car, which runs on RFT I enquired about the process behind punctures and flats, etc. After explaining it, the salesman than proceeded to tell me about tyre insurance where for about e450 (I think), you get 3 years cover for everything except wear and tear. Since I've had exactly one puncture in 10 years, it didn't seem like good value to me, but I wonder what others think?


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    My mother has a car on RFTs for over 5 years and 110k kms - she's had maybe three punctures, but has never had to replace a tyre due to anything other than wear.


  • #3
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    I think the idea of tyre insurance is not a bad one but not at 150 euros a year. Maybe at a quarter of this price it might be good value. I also think I've had just one puncture in the last 10 years


  • #4
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Yeah, I thought if I didn't get any pops in the 3 years, 1 week before the period ends, I could run all 4 tyres into a sinkhole and get all new wheels :p


  • #5
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Tyre insurance ehhhhh, what next .........tyre air pressure insurance? good jayzuz...


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Tyre insurance would make sense, if runflats weren't repairable.


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  • #7
    Kenny Logins
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    Eh? Just keep the €450 in your bank account.


  • #8
    challengemaster
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    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Tyre insurance ehhhhh, what next .........tyre air pressure insurance? good jayzuz...

    In a way... the new Nissan GTR uses nitrogen instead of air in the tyres because air pressure fluctuates 'too much' due to heat :pac:


  • #9
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    challengemaster wrote: »
    In a way... the new Nissan GTR uses nitrogen instead of air in the tyres because air pressure fluctuates 'too much' due to heat :pac:
    I think Lexus used to do that in the LS400, to make the cars quieter.


  • #10
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I think Lexus used to do that in the LS400, to make the cars quieter.
    Argon IIRC, probably a few more high end brands used it as the factory fill too.

    Every time I see a nitrogen truck filling up a bulk container, I get the urge to do a 80's rock guitar solo - nice fog rolling along the ground.

    Anyhoo, on topic - you want to be rolling on some pretty costly tyres to justify this. Sounds a bit mad. €450? Not like €4.50 per tyre or something?


  • #11
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,632 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I wonder did the salesman sell Volcano insurance too?

    Maybe bear tax aswell?

    :pac:


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  • #12
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    antodeco wrote: »
    I wonder did the salesman sell Volcano insurance too?

    Maybe bear tax aswell?

    :pac:
    Gypsy curse insurance!
    Bear attacks in the Cavan region!

    What car were you buying corblimey?


  • #13
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    I know someone who was very glad he insured his wheels and tyres. The car was an Audi R8 and a new tyre was astronomically expensive. Near US$1000.


  • #14
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    I know someone who was very glad he insured his wheels and tyres. The car was an Audi R8 and a new tyre was astronomically expensive. Near US$1000.
     I'd say your acquaintance got it at a much better rate than 450 for 3 years!
    If I could afford to buy, tax, insure, maintain, and fuel an R8 - I'd mostly likely have 1000USD in me back pocket at any given time!
    Which is neither here nor there, I suppose -but whats 450 euro in dollars - 580 at the moment? You'd want to be damaging tyres regularly to make it pay.
    Although, the last time I saw an R8 I met it on the road between Ballydehob and Skibbereen so maybe...


  • #15
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    langdang wrote: »
    Gypsy curse insurance!
    Bear attacks in the Cavan region!

    What car were you buying corblimey?

    08 520d. And don't worry, I'm not stupid, I have bear insurance as an optional buy in on my VHI and being abducted by space aliens/people from Cavan is a rider on my life assurance.


  • #16
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    corblimey wrote: »
    08 520d. And don't worry, I'm not stupid, I have bear insurance as an optional buy in on my VHI and being abducted by space aliens/people from Cavan is a rider on my life assurance.
    Maybe there's more effective insurance/warranty you could buy - have you read the thread of BMW diesel doom?


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