Tyre wear - inside

Ultrasonic

thelawnet wrote: »

Phoned another place, £100 + Vat, and as I've ordered the tyres already I'll let them do it in one go I suppose.

Still sounds expensive to me, although it may depend where you live. I got mine done at a place I found via the website I posted above about a year ago. They quoted me £20 per wheel then needed to adjust, but in the end adjusted all three and charged me £60.

thelawnet wrote:

He started to talk about fuel efficiency, but well he would say that wouldn't he?

Wheel alignment will help economy, but its unlikely to be a difference large enough to spot. I'd be getting it done on your car since it will save you far more money on tyre wear, as well as making the car safer and handle better.

red_eye

thelawnet wrote: »

The issue is, the tyres are worn on the inside. On the outside there is loads of tread. I think the dispute was that the wear was not in the centre.

You can't appeal tyres, because they can be changed.

So I can
(a) forget it, and get another MOT done (£40) and it will probably pass (?)
(b) get the tyres changed, tracking checked (?) and retest for free,

The guy in the garage didn't really want to say whether he thought the tyres needed replacing.

Get some new tires. if they are wearing on an edge the it will not last much longer, sure one mot tester will pass it but how many more miles before the steel belts become visible?

mattyprice4004

thelawnet wrote: »

(b) replacing the tyres now, or perhaps next MOT instead (7,500 miles), (c) getting tracking checked maybe???

If you're considering using barely legal tyres for another 7,500 miles, should you really own a car?! :eek:

thelawnet

Is it worth flogging the old ones on fleabay?

Any experience of this?

AdrianC

thelawnet wrote: »

Is it worth flogging the old ones on fleabay?

Are you serious?

Joe_Horner

AdrianC wrote: »

Are you serious?

Well, they have "got a bit of age to them"

thelawnet

AdrianC wrote: »

Are you serious?

Plenty of worn tyres on sale on ebay. Do you think they are joking?

AdrianC

thelawnet wrote: »

Plenty of worn tyres on sale on ebay. Do you think they are joking?

I'd like to think their stock isn't borderline illegal to start with.

thelawnet

AdrianC wrote: »

I'd like to think their stock isn't borderline illegal to start with.

That would be rather naive of you.

Ultrasonic

No of course you shouldn't sell the tyres, they should be disposed of by the fitter replacing them. They are at best borderline unroadworthy.

Out of curisousity I just had a quick nose at worn tyres on ebay and couldn't see any in remotely as bad a state as yours.