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Front Tyre Thread 3.4mm after 7000 miles??

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  • alz82
    alz82 Posts: 6 Forumite
    walwyn1978 wrote: »
    Could be due to driving style, could be due to type of tyre - is it a low profile tyre? They wear out quicker. Powerful front wheel drive car and low profile tyres woukd go through rubber quickly....

    Its not a low profile tyre. Its a VW Touran with manufacture Pirelli tyres.
  • alz82
    alz82 Posts: 6 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Where are you buying this car from, a dealer or private seller? How do you know that the tyre/wheel is the original one that came from the factory?

    Buying from a VW dealer. The Pirelli tyre they use is the same on all the Touran's i've seen on the 2016 model.
  • alz82
    alz82 Posts: 6 Forumite
    AndyMc..... wrote: »
    There’s not many members with a crystal ball so make, model and type of tyre would help.

    I thought you all had crystal balls?! ;-)

    VW Touran with Pirelli Cinturato tyres.
  • alz82
    alz82 Posts: 6 Forumite
    chrisw wrote: »
    More important is whether they have worn evenly. Even wear is perfectly acceptable but uneven wear would point to something out of alignment.

    According to the dealer both front tyres are 3.4mm so thats a little good news then!
  • foxy-stoat
    foxy-stoat Posts: 6,879 Forumite
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    How many mm's did the front tyres have when you bought it?
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 11 May 2018 at 1:14PM
    alz82 wrote: »
    Buying from a VW dealer. The Pirelli tyre they use is the same on all the Touran's i've seen on the 2016 model.
    Yes, but the dealer could've swapped the original wheels/tyres with another vehicle they were selling previously. Quite common really.
  • alz82
    alz82 Posts: 6 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Yes, but the dealer could've swapped the original wheels/tyres with another vehicle they were selling previously. Quite common really.

    A very good point and something i feel has happened.
  • bobbymotors
    bobbymotors Posts: 746 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Yes, but the dealer could've swapped the original wheels/tyres with another vehicle they were selling previously. Quite common really.

    I doubt it'svery common at all. I sold 5000 cars and never did it once.

    Think about it. A pair of budget new on a car =£90?

    Or pay someone to swap them over (£30?) and STILL have one car with worn out tyres?

    No brainer. there are lots of things the motor trade do to save money. This is not one of them, too much effort for no return.
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