Car tyres - New or part worn as a temp fix.

shap101

A bit of advice please .

This morning got a puncture in my front right wheel due to a piece of wood with 4 screws left in the middle of the road. Took it to get repaired and was charged £10, but only after fixing said it was a temp fix as it is in the sidewall and should not have done it , he then offered to sell me a used tyre for £25.

The rear tyres were recently changed, and the front ones had have around 5mm of tread left, which I was hoping would last until winter.

What's the best option to save money without costing me more in the long run :

buying the used tire for £25

replacing only one front tyre with a new one

Or changing both front tyres with new ones which halfords said who be the safest option ( I phoned them)? 

Car_54

I'd buy ONE new tyre. There's nothing unsafe about a tyre with 5mm of tread left.

WellKnownSid

+1.

And buy new, don't go part stolen crashed worn...

shap101

thanks so would a budget new tyre be a better buy than a big name part worn ? 

baser999

Buy a proper tyre

daivid

shap101 said:

thanks so would a budget new tyre be a better buy than a big name part worn ? 

I would say so. Have used budget tyres for the last 10 years (though I have premium Winter tyres that I swap to Nov-Apr).

WellKnownSid

shap101 said:

thanks so would a budget new tyre be a better buy than a big name part worn ? 

A budget tyre will meet all the necessary safety standards in order for it to be sold in this country.

How a part-worn tyre came to be is anyone's guess.  All you know is that someone, somewhere paid for that tyre to be taken off their car and scrapped - yet it's magically re-appeared for sale 

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WellKnownSid said:

shap101 said:

thanks so would a budget new tyre be a better buy than a big name part worn ? 

A budget tyre will meet all the necessary safety standards in order for it to be sold in this country.

How a part-worn tyre came to be is anyone's guess.  All you know is that someone, somewhere paid for that tyre to be taken off their car and scrapped - yet it's magically re-appeared for sale 

Quite a lot of them come from the likes of the previously mentioned company who insist on changing a perfectly good tyre or 3 because it "isn't safe" to just change one for a new one.

They are usually a false economy (unless you are getting rid if the car PDQ or like the OP need to replace one tyre for a few months before changing the set) because you still have to pay for fitting & balancing and if the part-worn has 5mm tread you only have 3mm to wear off, whereas a new one typically has 7mm to wear off and isn't twice the price .

Herzlos

I'd take a part worn if it'd match the other side - same brand/variant and roughly the same tread, or if I was going to change them soon or trade the car in, but otherwise it's probably easier to just get a new one.

mgfvvc

WellKnownSid said:

How a part-worn tyre came to be is anyone's guess.  All you know is that someone, somewhere paid for that tyre to be taken off their car and scrapped - yet it's magically re-appeared for sale 

They may well have come from a car that has been scrapped for non tyre related reasons.
In rare instances they may also be budget tyres that have replaced because somebody bought a used car and didn't want to rely on the handling of "Windrider" tyres.
They may also be unsafe. Be very careful where you buy used tyres.

shap101

Took the cheaper option ( stupidly ) as desperate and didnt have enough to purchase an new set till the end of next month .

Had a part worn fitted - Michelin XSE and looked to be in good condition with around 5mm of tread but only when I got home my neighbour checked the date code.... 2004 so 19 years old  

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Phoned the shop , was said it is a used tyre what do I expect and sold as is . 

Feel so stupid as I asked the question and went down what  I thought would be a cheaper route - so now a tyre which should have cost me £80 is now £120 and lost an afternoon of work -be warned .