New tyres with old ones
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From: John on 3 Aug 2010 05:49 The manufacturer of my car specified Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres as the OEM so I thought I'd replace like for like. Unfortunately though, I needed all four replacing and just could not afford it all at once. Yesterday I had three brand new ones put on - the two fronts (it's a front-wheel drive car) and the nearside rear. The spare has approximately 3.5 to 4.0mm tread and is in good condition so I got them to take that off the steel rim and put it on the alloy at offside rear. This means I've got a brand new one and a part-worn one on the rear axle - is this OK until I can afford another new one? Thanks
From: Adrian on 3 Aug 2010 05:59 "John" <go(a)way.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > The manufacturer of my car specified Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres as the > OEM so I thought I'd replace like for like. Unfortunately though, I > needed all four replacing and just could not afford it all at once. > Yesterday I had three brand new ones put on - the two fronts (it's a > front-wheel drive car) and the nearside rear. The spare has > approximately 3.5 to 4.0mm tread and is in good condition so I got them > to take that off the steel rim and put it on the alloy at offside rear. > This means I've got a brand new one and a part-worn one on the rear axle > - is this OK until I can afford another new one? How old is the car? Is it one of those where the spare is hung under the boot floor exposed to the elements?
From: Conor on 3 Aug 2010 06:05 On 03/08/2010 10:49, John wrote: > The spare has approximately 3.5 to 4.0mm tread and is > in good condition so I got them to take that off the steel rim and put it on > the alloy at offside rear. This means I've got a brand new one and a > part-worn one on the rear axle - is this OK until I can afford another new > one? > You won't die even if you run the part worn one down to legal minimum. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk
From: John on 3 Aug 2010 07:16 Adrian wrote: > "John" <go(a)way.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> The manufacturer of my car specified Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres as >> the OEM so I thought I'd replace like for like. Unfortunately >> though, I needed all four replacing and just could not afford it all >> at once. Yesterday I had three brand new ones put on - the two >> fronts (it's a front-wheel drive car) and the nearside rear. The >> spare has approximately 3.5 to 4.0mm tread and is in good condition >> so I got them to take that off the steel rim and put it on the alloy >> at offside rear. This means I've got a brand new one and a part-worn >> one on the rear axle - is this OK until I can afford another new one? > > How old is the car? Is it one of those where the spare is hung under > the boot floor exposed to the elements? The car is 8 years old, we bought it two years ago with 28,000 miles on the clock (currently 59,600). The spare was kept in the spare wheel well in the boot, so not exposed to the elements. Within a month of buying the car we had it converted to LPG, so there's now a torroidal LPG tank in the spare wheel well and the spare wheel/tyre has been kept in my garage for the last two years.
From: Adrian on 3 Aug 2010 08:02
"John" <go(a)way.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> The manufacturer of my car specified Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres as >>> the OEM so I thought I'd replace like for like. Unfortunately though, >>> I needed all four replacing and just could not afford it all at once. >>> Yesterday I had three brand new ones put on - the two fronts (it's a >>> front-wheel drive car) and the nearside rear. The spare has >>> approximately 3.5 to 4.0mm tread and is in good condition so I got >>> them to take that off the steel rim and put it on the alloy at offside >>> rear. This means I've got a brand new one and a part-worn one on the >>> rear axle - is this OK until I can afford another new one? >> How old is the car? Is it one of those where the spare is hung under >> the boot floor exposed to the elements? > The car is 8 years old, we bought it two years ago with 28,000 miles on > the clock (currently 59,600). The spare was kept in the spare wheel well > in the boot, so not exposed to the elements. Within a month of buying > the car we had it converted to LPG, so there's now a torroidal LPG tank > in the spare wheel well and the spare wheel/tyre has been kept in my > garage for the last two years. Should be fine, but if that tyre's the thick end of a decade old. I'd be keeping it as a spare, rather than using it. |