Part Worn Tyres

Sir Osis of Liver.

Certain death traps or driveable NCT passers?

Skylinehead

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dzilla

Ive used them, good value

JohnBoy26

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Certain death traps or driveable NCT passers?

It's very hard to find a good set. Most I've seen are mismatched and are at least 5-7 years old (I've seen a few that were 16 years old) :eek: A lot have significant wear on them too and some can be damaged. If you can find a good competent place that sells good matching sets that have little wear and are only a few years old and cheap enough then I wouldn't be afraid of them. otherwise I'd say false economy.

If it was my car though I'd buy new mid range tires. Yes they are more money but they will be brand new and at least you know what you got.

9935452

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It's very hard to find a good set. Most I've seen are mismatched and are at least 5-7 years old (I've seen a few that were 16 years old) :eek: A lot have significant wear on them too and some can be damaged. If you can find a good competent place that sells good matching sets that have little wear and are only a few years old and cheap enough then I wouldn't be afraid of them. otherwise I'd say false economy.

If it was my car though I'd buy new mid range tires. Yes they are more money but they will be brand new and at least you know what you got.

They reckon 50/60 percent of second hand tyres sold on ebay are dangerous.
There has to be a cartain element of risk buying second hand tyres as you dont know the history of them. For example , they might have come off a car that was involved in an accident. People dont know the stresses that a tyre can take in an accident. They can be fatally damaged and not visibly show any problems.

Better off buying new tyres IMO

hi5

Nothing wrong with them providing you check them out before fitting, if you can't do this or don't know what to look for then buy new ones.
The larger places are happy to let you look at them inside and out and have the dates chalked on the side.
Remember nearly all second hand cars traded have part worn tyres and part worn brakes and part worn suspension, etc.....

Esel

hi5 wrote: »

Remember nearly all second hand cars traded have part worn tyres and part worn brakes and part worn suspension, etc.....

This. Also, traded = bought.

Tyreland ftw.

I never met Keith Duffy btw. Never even spoke to him.

biko

As long as they have plenty tread, fine.
But splash that extra cash and get new brand tyres instead.

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biko wrote: »

As long as they have plenty tread, fine.
But splash that extra cash and get new brand tyres instead.

Plenty of thread is fine but what about sidewall damage that is unseen?

biko

Some people with wads of cash may change tyres more often than you or I. There is nothing wrong with the tyres and they can be sold as part worn.
Buy from a trusted seller who actually took tyre off the first car and you should be fine.
Or ask to inspect the tyres before they're put on the rims.

Or if you're, unsure buy brand new.

Atlantic Dawn

I would take known brand part warns over brand new Chinese ditchfinders every time but that's not saying much.

All in all

biko wrote: »

Some people with wads of cash may change tyres more often than you or I. There is nothing wrong with the tyres and they can be sold as part worn.
Buy from a trusted seller who actually took tyre off the first car and you should be fine.
Or ask to inspect the tyres before they're put on the rims.

Or if you're, unsure buy brand new.

Practically all part-worn tyres sold here are brought in from abroad and purchased from tyre storage facilities in countries that switch between summer/winter tyres so highly unlikely that any irish seller will be removing tyres themselves.

enricoh

Grand if u can find a reputable place, but that's a pretty big if! A place beside me sells part worn winter tyres all year round!
The Germans bin them with 4mm left n paddy can't get enough of them!
I tried explaining this to a mate n his response was - 30 quid, can't go wrong.

Stick with a decent new mid range tyre - kumho, hankook etc instead of replacing winter tyres every 6 months imo.

robtri

buy a set of brand new tyres.... give them a couple of thousand miles and you have part worns......

personally have always used part worns on my car, always get a nice set of bridgestones.....

like new tyres, buy ****ty and they are ditchfinders or rear enders.... buy good and they are perfect ably acceptable

always check date of manufacture, bring a thread depth gauge to check in various spots across the tyre, buy only good brands, check for previous repairs and damage..

JohnBoy26

robtri wrote: »

buy a set of brand new tyres.... give them a couple of thousand miles and you have part worns......

personally have always used part worns on my car, always get a nice set of bridgestones.....

like new tyres, buy ****ty and they are ditchfinders or rear enders.... buy good and they are perfect ably acceptable

always check date of manufacture, bring a thread depth gauge to check in various spots across the tyre, buy only good brands, check for previous repairs and damage..

It'll take a bit more than a couple of thousand miles to get new tires down to the thread depth of most part worns

Toyotafanboi

Always had good experiences with part worns myself.

At the moment i've got good Dunlops for the Celica, 205/55/16's fitted for €40 a corner iirc. Around 5mm on them, so 3 useable mm really. They are around 2 years old atm. I've put 9k miles on them and they are at around 3mm now so there's still a bit of life in them.

At the same time, it is easy to get had if you don't know much about tyres, but the same rule applies to any consumer good really, particularly so in the second hand market.

I see plenty of people buying brand new chinese/ eastern european tyres and getting nothing more than 15k km from them. They paid more than a comparable size part worn and got less time and less grip from them.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Always had good experiences with part worns myself.

At the moment i've got good Dunlops for the Celica, 205/55/16's fitted for €40 a corner iirc. Around 5mm on them, so 3 useable mm really. They are around 2 years old atm. I've put 9k miles on them and they are at around 3mm now so there's still a bit of life in them.

At the same time, it is easy to get had if you don't know much about tyres, but the same rule applies to any consumer good really, particularly so in the second hand market.

I see plenty of people buying brand new chinese/ eastern european tyres and getting nothing more than 15k km from them. They paid more than a comparable size part worn and got less time and less grip from them.

Everyone has a different experience with them I suppose but I got a lot more out of even Chinese tires than I did out of any part worn. In the end I gave up getting part worns because it was a chore trying to find a good set. Just look at most cars that have them fitted, they usually are all mismatched tires, old, in some cases cracked, and don't have that much thread left on them yet they are still €35-40 a corner. Now I just spend the extra and get new mid range tires or premium when I can afford to.

At €40 for your size of tire it's good value if you can get a good set(you obviously did) but in my experience good matching sets with a fairly recent date of manufacture are rare. Did you have any problems finding your set?

GvidoR

I've gotten partworns before but went for brand new tyres the last couple of times because I think it's better to spend a few extra quid for a longer lasting tyre and peace of mind.

Partworns can be okay but I would want to inspect them to make sure they are not old, they have not cracked and they have decent amount of tread for the money. Also you'd be lucky to get 2 matching pairs instead of a whole set.

Also this goes without saying but get a decent brand tyre too. Some internet research (grip/economy rating & reviews) also helps.