Your Bangernomics successes

mcjordi

mcpitman wrote: »

Mot passed 17th April (friday), 3x minor advisories;

• Stonechip in Area A
• slight corrosion to inner and outer sills
• slight corrosion on OS front bake hose

All in all a good result and another years cheap motoring.

I will probably drop a pair of new brake hoses on and get underneath to have a look at and tidy up the sill corrosin noted.

Success! :money:

thats blooming good going for a 13 year old fiesta. run the wire brush over the sills and lash some underseal on it..

mcpitman

mcjordi wrote: »

thats blooming good going for a 13 year old fiesta. run the wire brush over the sills and lash some underseal on it..

Exactly the plan, I'll even service it now too! :T

Spark plugs, air filter, change of oil and filter and off it goes for another year of motoring.

Wife is happy too, always a bonus :beer:

soupytwister

The part worn tyres thing is ridiculous!

People say "ooooh, part worn tyres....they'll be dangerous, bad, evil, you're going to crash, etc etc".

Tell me - when you last bought a 2nd hand car from a dealer/privately, the tyres are more than likely "used", but I bet few of you actively go out and immediately buy a brand new set of tyres to replace the "used" ones.

If anything, a reputable place selling tyres marked as "part worn" are more likely to have checked them for cuts etc. A set of tyres that come with a 2nd hand car, especially in a private sale, could well be in a worse condition. Most people buying 2nd hand just look at tread depth.

I've not seen anything on my car insurance that invalidates it due to fitting "part worn tyres". Can anyone else? Unless you have knowingly fitted something that would cause an accident, then they can't say it was unroadworthy. I imagine they can't sell part worn tyres unless they have been inspected & and are legal, which I expect is the point of the stamp on the tyre.

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soupytwister wrote: »

The part worn tyres thing is ridiculous!

People say "ooooh, part worn tyres....they'll be dangerous, bad, evil, you're going to crash, etc etc".

Tell me - when you last bought a 2nd hand car from a dealer/privately, the tyres are more than likely "used", but I bet few of you actively go out and immediately buy a brand new set of tyres to replace the "used" ones.

If anything, a reputable place selling tyres marked as "part worn" are more likely to have checked them for cuts etc. A set of tyres that come with a 2nd hand car, especially in a private sale, could well be in a worse condition. Most people buying 2nd hand just look at tread depth.

I've not seen anything on my car insurance that invalidates it due to fitting "part worn tyres". Can anyone else? Unless you have knowingly fitted something that would cause an accident, then they can't say it was unroadworthy. I imagine they can't sell part worn tyres unless they have been inspected & and are legal, which I expect is the point of the stamp on the tyre.

I have a part worn tyre on my car fitted just before the MOT. I am not against them but most places that seem to do them are dodge places. I know the backstreet quasey garage/valet place I got it from won't be getting my custom again as they tried to con me into other work that didn't need doing.

Also the difference between part worn and a second hand car with tyres on are that the tyres on the car have probably been on as new tyres. Where as the part worn tyre could have come from anywhere, major crash site or anything.

soupytwister

Well if someone chooses to buy part worn tyres from a dodgy source, then it's a bit of an unfair comparison and apply that mantra to sales of all part-worn tyres. If they're from a reputable supplier, then there should be no issue. It's the condition of the tyre that is important here.

Buying a 2nd hand car, you also have no idea where the tyres came from, but most people are happy to drive off "assuming" they are ok, whereas they could also have sourced them from a dodgy supplier!

A friend's shiny £60k+ 2 year old Merc S320 recently came to end of lease and the tyres needed replaced. Instead of buying new ones he wouldn't get the benefit from, or facing a lease penalty to get new ones fitted on returning the car, he chose to buy part worns to put on to ensure he didn't have to pay a penalty.

Nothing wrong with that, but I suspect the next owner of said 2 year old Merc S320 may "assume" the tyres are perfectly ok, wheras they've got a set of part worns!!

So as I said, assuming the 2nd hand car has lovely "since new" tyres is not always the right choice.

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soupytwister wrote: »

Well if someone chooses to buy part worn tyres from a dodgy source, then it's a bit of an unfair comparison and apply that mantra to sales of all part-worn tyres. If they're from a reputable supplier, then there should be no issue. It's the condition of the tyre that is important here.

Buying a 2nd hand car, you also have no idea where the tyres came from, but most people are happy to drive off "assuming" they are ok, whereas they could also have sourced them from a dodgy supplier!

A friend's shiny £60k+ 2 year old Merc S320 recently came to end of lease and the tyres needed replaced. Instead of buying new ones he wouldn't get the benefit from, or facing a lease penalty to get new ones fitted on returning the car, he chose to buy part worns to put on to ensure he didn't have to pay a penalty.

Nothing wrong with that, but I suspect the next owner of said 2 year old Merc S320 may "assume" the tyres are perfectly ok, wheras they've got a set of part worns!!

So as I said, assuming the 2nd hand car has lovely "since new" tyres is not always the right choice.

I've not found anywhere that isn't dodgy that sell part one tyres. I had a part worn put onto my old car 2 summers ago at a different garage, got home and noticed a huge deep cut in it on the edge. And no it didn't just happen as I drove home as it also had a slightly rubbed off chalk mark indicating where it was.

If I was buy a £60K Merc then I'll probably look at the tyres before parting with the cash.

mcjordi

tbh i can be a false economy with some part worns.

i paid £25 iirc for a part worn.. but i later found out i could get a budget brand new one for £30

mcpitman

mcjordi wrote: »

tbh i can be a false economy with some part worns.

i paid £25 iirc for a part worn.. but i later found out i could get a budget brand new one for £30

Which leads to next debate of "£30 Budget ditchfinder or £25 Goodyear/Michelin/Pirelli etc"

mcjordi

mcpitman wrote: »

Which leads to next debate of "£30 Budget ditchfinder or £25 Goodyear/Michelin/Pirelli etc"

im not even gonna go there

tbh for the miles i do i get away with part worns anyway

Farzackerly

Hah. I've been using Ditchfinders for years and never had a problem. Indeed, the scariest unexpected moments I recall came from some Pirelli Cinturatos, which had the car doing pirouettes on wet corners.
Utter crap, they were.