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Fox

Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 2313

Tyres tread depths on a car you are buying.

I may be picking here, but this seems a bit wrong when you are buying a car for about 40k.

Tyres tread depths.

Quote:
Our service guys have had a look at the tyres and they are
4mm, 6mm, 4mm, 7mm, Spare 3mm.

All the tyres fall within our Land Rover minimum standards
However we will change the NSF (4mm) as it has a slit in it

I mean, yes 3 or 4mm is legal. But would you expect to be buying tyres within a few months of buying the vehicle?

21st Sep 2010 6:24am

iT LAD

Member Since: 08 Jul 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1350

You could try and be nice to negotiate to get the 3 and 4mm tyres changed.

If that fails, you could say keep the vehicle, I don't want it and see what happens. (Nothing to lose).

or, when you get it..Go buy identical tyres for the whole lot...

I understand how you feel though.

21st Sep 2010 6:36am

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

iT LAD wrote:
You could try and be nice to negotiate to get the 3 and 4mm tyres changed.

If that fails, you could say keep the vehicle, I don't want it and see what happens. (Nothing to lose).

or, when you get it..Go buy identical tyres for the whole lot...

I understand how you feel though.

Bought a 2008 300c for Chrysler Main Dealer last year with new tyres on rear and 4mm on front and they put brand new Pirelli's on no argument....

21st Sep 2010 6:39am

stan
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i would play it nice ,but if you get no positive response and at the point you are in the buying process it would be difficult to tell them to stuff it ... ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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21st Sep 2010 7:20am

dan_uk_1984

Member Since: 12 Nov 2008
Location: Bude, Cornwall
Posts: 4014

2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Tonga Green

They still have a few thousand miles on them at that rate, as long as the wear is even. Personally if I was selling a car and someone said "these tyers are half used, I want new ones" I'd not budge an inch...

I'd be more worried about the massively uneaven wear there.

21st Sep 2010 7:39am

SteveMFr
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Isn't it all just a factor of the price? If someone offered me a RR at 10k under value I wouldn't give a flying hootch about worn tires. Similarly, if I was selling a RR and got an offer at 10k over list - I'd gladly put on new tires (at 10k I'd even put on a set of 22"s if that's what was wanted). And personally, when buying a car, I'd prefer to pay less and pick my own tires/shop (rather than having to deal w/ probs such as RRUK had...).
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21st Sep 2010 8:19am

Tim in Scotland

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2010 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Another option could be to ask the dealer what the trade price would be for him to supply and fit a full new set of the brand/size you fancy and start with a full set of new tyres overall and you keep the 6 and 7mm as spares. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

21st Sep 2010 8:28am

Full fat not diet

Member Since: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Herts
Posts: 1209

2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zermatt Silver

SteveMFr wrote:
Isn't it all just a factor of the price? If someone offered me a RR at 10k under value I wouldn't give a flying hootch about worn tires. Similarly, if I was selling a RR and got an offer at 10k over list - I'd gladly put on new tires (at 10k I'd even put on a set of 22"s if that's what was wanted). And personally, when buying a car, I'd prefer to pay less and pick my own tires/shop (rather than having to deal w/ probs such as RRUK had...).

I agree it depends on the overall deal. A Friend bought a car (Audi) recently from main dealer at a a great price, approx 2k less than anywhere else in the country and a superb spec.

Two tyres were at 3mm which was within their standard (3mm!!!!) but when asked to change they had no money in the deal. They showed the original invoice to confirm etc. So get decent tyres and pay 2k more or get in effect a car from a main dealer at trade in money but need to tyres in a few thousand miles?

21st Sep 2010 9:25am

Fox

Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 2313

It has Pirelli all round. We have agreed to pay 50% each towards cost of tyre(s) so that's OK.

21st Sep 2010 11:20am

iT LAD

Member Since: 08 Jul 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1350

nice fox

21st Sep 2010 11:46am

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