How much can I expect to pay for part worn tyres?

Robisere

Part worn or used, makes no difference to the fact that they have been taken from one vehicle and fitted to another. That means that the 'Bead' has been damaged, even if only slightly. This damage will not be seen, as it sits inside the wheel. Wheel and tyre flex and move, in differing ways on the next wheel, compared to how it sat on the last wheel.

What worries me is that you "know someone" who can fit the tyres. Is this a professional, using professional equipment?

I was a workshop foreman for many years and would never allow used tyres to be fitted in my workshop. The price difference is not astronomical but the results can be fatal. Because you are selling the car on, even to someone you don't know, is not an excuse for giving a potential problem to that other person.

That is my opinion and it comes from experience. Whatever decision anyone else makes is theirs to make.

colino

Depends on what Jag you are talking about, only the XF is fussy about its boots, put on Dunlop or Khumo if you want to throw away the allweather handling.

BobQ

mgdavid wrote: »

and black is white...

Not at all. Part worn is defined in UK law.

As the Autoexpress article I posted earlier states the industry is not adequately regulated. Even though its illegal to sell used tyres commercially without marking them as "part worn", and checking they meet legal requirements, its clear that most dealers of part worn tyres ignore the law.

Personally I have never used a part worn tyre and think anyone who does is being grossly irresponsible.

alastairq

I still cannot understand why the vehement issues over this subject?

References above to 'beads' etc really are irrelevant...because the same thing happens when we have a puncture repaired.

Every time we drive another vehicle...especially if not our own...we drive on 'unknown-provenance' tyres.

Does that make us irresponsible?

Hardly!

I beg to suggest, one would never know what sort of tyres the driver coming hte other way was using.


If one wishes to take the topic further....[on the basis of a used tyre which might have a hidden defect?]..then one should fit re-moulds..which, by regulation have to undergo stringent checks during manufacture...probably more stringent than those applied to'new' tyes?

chrisw

I think the difference is that part worn tyres for sale have been previously removed for a reason. People don't just get rid of expensive tyres with decent tread for nothing. It is likely that they were faulty in some way but there is no real way of knowing.

LandyAndy

chrisw wrote: »

I think the difference is that part worn tyres for sale have been previously removed for a reason. People don't just get rid of expensive tyres with decent tread for nothing. It is likely that they were faulty in some way but there is no real way of knowing.

No. Many (most) come from other countries where the minimum required tread depth is greater than in the UK so although they are 'worn out' there, they are not here. No inference that they are in any other way 'faulty'.

fivetide

Depends if you know a garage that will chuck tyres on that they haven't sold.

I had two Uniroyal Rainsport 3 put on mine recently. Cost me £48 per tyre and £20 fitting and balancing so total cost just shy of £120

National Tyre as an example wanted just over £200 for the same thing.

Given they are brand new boots I don't think I'd save anything by going part worn and replacing twice as fast and I'm confident that these are that little bit safer.

hgotsparkle

Robisere wrote: »

Part worn or used, makes no difference to the fact that they have been taken from one vehicle and fitted to another. That means that the 'Bead' has been damaged, even if only slightly. This damage will not be seen, as it sits inside the wheel. Wheel and tyre flex and move, in differing ways on the next wheel, compared to how it sat on the last wheel.

What worries me is that you "know someone" who can fit the tyres. Is this a professional, using professional equipment?

I was a workshop foreman for many years and would never allow used tyres to be fitted in my workshop. The price difference is not astronomical but the results can be fatal. Because you are selling the car on, even to someone you don't know, is not an excuse for giving a potential problem to that other person.

That is my opinion and it comes from experience. Whatever decision anyone else makes is theirs to make.

He's a retired mechanic and makes any repairs to our cars for free, if we buy the parts and buy him dinner now and then. I wouldn't question his work at all, and would trust him completely with the safety aspects of my car.

hgotsparkle

chrisw wrote: »

I think the difference is that part worn tyres for sale have been previously removed for a reason. People don't just get rid of expensive tyres with decent tread for nothing. It is likely that they were faulty in some way but there is no real way of knowing.

When my OH had his old car scrapped due to it being written off, he had only replaced all the tyres (new) the month before someone t-boned him. The accident caused no damage to his tyres and he was able to sell them to someone he knows who had the same car.


Though obviously because that was mates rates, it given me no indication to how much part worns usually are, which was my original question, not whether you would do it or not......

Bigphil1474

I think you've all missed the big issue. The op is selling their car through webuyanycar.ripyouoff.com. They could put on 5 brand new tyres, have it cleaned inside and out, new air freshener, and pay for a celebrity endorsement, then sell it privately and still be in profit.
Part worn are no worse than economy tyres - if you buy from a decent supplier who has some morals on fitting safe tyres onto cars. Having said that, I've driven old cars all my driving life, and I've always fitted new tyres when they've needed doing. The tyre place I go to is a small local independant that doesn't do part worn, but i trust them.
If the MOT has issued an advisory on tyres, why not sell it with the old tyres on (if they remain legal until selling), rather than changing them now, and let webuyanycar worry about that.