part worn tyres

jase1

For 'common' sizes of tyres, the difference just doesn't seem to be worth it for me.

If I can buy a good quality tyre (205/55/16) from the like of Falken, Hankook or Kumho for under £50, why would I pay £25 for some second-hand tyre with 4-5mm on it? It makes no sense to me.

If I could get a 6mm tyre for £15-20 then there might be a case, but they just aren't available at that price, in properly-matched pairs, in my experience.

caprikid1

I would never drive on Part Worn tyres,

New set of 4 every day for me.

KTF

caprikid1 wrote: »

I would never drive on Part Worn tyres,

New set of 4 every day for me.

You would have to do that if you never wanted to drive on part worn tyres

motorguy

caprikid1 wrote: »

I would never drive on Part Worn tyres,

New set of 4 every day for me.

You must do big miles? :eek:

force_ten

caprikid1 wrote: »

I would never drive on Part Worn tyres,

New set of 4 every day for me.

can i buy your old tyres please

day old partworns are just what i am looking for :rotfl:

force_ten

caprikid1 wrote: »

I would never drive on Part Worn tyres,

New set of 4 every day for me.

caprikid1 also known as a formula one test driver and has a new set of four tyres every hour :rotfl:

Joe_Horner

jase1 wrote: »

For 'common' sizes of tyres, the difference just doesn't seem to be worth it for me.

If I can buy a good quality tyre (205/55/16) from the like of Falken, Hankook or Kumho for under £50, why would I pay £25 for some second-hand tyre with 4-5mm on it? It makes no sense to me.

If I could get a 6mm tyre for £15-20 then there might be a case, but they just aren't available at that price, in properly-matched pairs, in my experience.

As mentioned earlier, for some people who need their car it's a mater of day-to-day economics.

The £70 - £80 difference between replacing one tyre that's heading for the limit with a part-worn for £25 or doing the (undoubtedly preferable) thing of buying a matched pair of new is simply outside the budget of some.

It's easy to find that unbelievable because it's "only £80", but "only £80" can be a couple of months disposable income for many. And many of those live in areas with poor (and expensive) public transport and 10 or 20 mile commutes to earn NMW.

Better they put on one 4mm part-worn than drive around with something down to the limit!

Horseunderwater

Always bought & used on my old bangers over many years - no problems, but I was a bus driver, so knew what to look for etc. Buy new now as monyt sit better.

AdrianC

Joe_Horner wrote: »

As mentioned earlier, for some people who need their car it's a mater of day-to-day economics.

The £70 - £80 difference between replacing one tyre that's heading for the limit with a part-worn for £25 or doing the (undoubtedly preferable) thing of buying a matched pair of new is simply outside the budget of some.

The issue is one of budgeting, not absolute cost. If a £75 tyre lasts three times as long as a £25 one, then it's a lower cost per mile. If a tyre has 7.5mm of usable tread from new, then 2.5mm - plus the legal 1.6mm - is 4mm vs 9mm. That's "half new tread". Except it isn't, it's one third of the usable tread. Except it isn't, because the "upper" tread wears more slowly than the "lower" tread, for reasons of rubber compound, evenness of wear, evenness of grip, and puncture resistance.

That combo, in my book, makes a £25 4mm part-worn MORE expensive than a £75 9mm new. If you're budgeting your motoring expenses properly, you'll never have the "sticker shock" of having to find it all at once, no matter how big the bill - because you'll have been saving little and often towards it.

caprikid1

"You must do big miles?"

Maybe its the Bodie and Doyle driving style