1year old van from ford dealer - one bald tyre

00ec25

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Yes yes yes we could have checked this before paying/leaving

but instead you choose to blame others, welcome to 2019

Scrapit

Simply take it back to the dealer, don't let kids go in it.

Mistermeaner

00ec25 wrote: »

but instead you choose to blame others, welcome to 2019

when you buy a van of this age from a main dealer that comes with comprehensive warranty and pre-sale inspection the whole point is you don't need to check it.

And yes I do blame them and yes they did admit fault.

I was right

What on earth does this have to do with 2019?

Mistermeaner

Scrapit wrote: »

Simply take it back to the dealer, don't let kids go in it.

As per all the other posts on here the dealer is a 60mile round trip on motorways - how do I get it there?

Mistermeaner

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Sounds like a minbus?

its a van

with 8 seats

be good to know what you think your contribution has added to this discussion?

Takmon

Mistermeaner wrote: »

when you buy a van of this age from a main dealer that comes with comprehensive warranty and pre-sale inspection the whole point is you don't need to check it.

And yes I do blame them and yes they did admit fault.

I was right

So if you were stopped by the police who do you think would get the points for a bald tyre, the dealership or yourself?

If you really think it's not your responsibility to check a car before you drive i hope you get a reality check soon, this attitude is the reason some cars are so poorly maintained.

Mistermeaner wrote: »

As per all the other posts on here the dealer is a 60mile round trip on motorways - how do I get it there?

So you drove around 30 miles at motorway speeds without knowing you had a bald tyre. It could have been raining and you still would have done it because you were oblivious.

Mistermeaner

Takmon wrote: »

So you drove around 30 miles at motorway speeds without knowing you had a bald tyre. It could have been raining and you still would have done it because you were oblivious.

I hold my hands up - this would have happened.

Not an excuse but I genuinely wonder how many people really do check their tyres (or indeed other safety features) of a car when collecting from a dealer / garage.... particularly when dealer explicitly states they have checked everything

For example after having an MoT do you check the garage has re-tightened all the wheel nuts?

Inner_Zone

Mistermeaner wrote: »

I hold my hands up - this would have happened.

Not an excuse but I genuinely wonder how many people really do check their tyres (or indeed other safety features) of a car when collecting from a dealer / garage.... particularly when dealer explicitly states they have checked everything

For example after having an MoT do you check the garage has re-tightened all the wheel nuts?

No because they don't remove the wheels as part of an MOT test!

Car_54

Mistermeaner wrote: »

For example after having an MoT do you check the garage has re-tightened all the wheel nuts?

Do they remove the wheels?

Takmon

Mistermeaner wrote: »

I hold my hands up - this would have happened.

Not an excuse but I genuinely wonder how many people really do check their tyres (or indeed other safety features) of a car when collecting from a dealer / garage.... particularly when dealer explicitly states they have checked everything

For example after having an MoT do you check the garage has re-tightened all the wheel nuts?

The wheels are not removed during an MOT so there is no need to check them.

But i do have a torque wrench with a plastic sleeved socket (So it doesn't damage my alloy wheels) and i do check the torque after roughly 50 miles of having my wheels taken off, but they have never actually been loose.

Your right a lot of people don't carry out basic checks on their car which i think is a big problem. A monthly Tyre check (including pressure), oil and fluid check etc doesn't take long but would help people spot a lot of problems early.

I even use a digital tyre depth meter and record it in a spreadsheet with the current mileage and based on predicted mileage i know when my tyres will need changing next. I also measure inside and outside tread depth so can spot any alignment problems and get them corrected before they wear out my tyres prematurely.
This is OTT for most people but only takes me 20 minutes a month.