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Tyre question

  • 24-09-2014 12:49pm
    #1
    tenifan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭


    I bought a second-hand car from a dealer. Vauxhall Astra with low profile tyres.
    The front driver-side tyre was worn so he replaced it as part of the deal. He didn't have the tyre so he told me to come back in an hour while he looked for one.
    The thing is, it always looks flat. The worn tyre didn't look so bad, and all the other tyres look absolutely fine. The pressure is also fine.
    But it looks like there's less than an inch from the ground to the alloy wheel, while the top of the tyre (without the weight of the car pressing down on it) looks 4 times bigger. It just looks dodgy.
    I'll try to get a photo up later but just looking for feedback for now. What could it be?


Comments

  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,544 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Id check the pressure again. What pressure are you running it at?
    Is this new tyre the same size as all the others? THe size will be in the format 215 45 R16 or similar numbers. Check that all 4 are the same. It wasnt a great idea to just replace one tyre on the front anyway.


  • #3
    tenifan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭tenifan


    mickdw wrote: »
    Id check the pressure again. What pressure are you running it at?
    Is this new tyre the same size as all the others? THe size will be in the format 215 45 R16 or similar numbers. Check that all 4 are the same. It wasnt a great idea to just replace one tyre on the front anyway.

    That could be it.. a different type of tyre.

    Yes, it wasn't a good idea.. 3 tyres needed replacing and he tried to get away with only replacing 2 at the back. When I asked him to replace the front ones he said they didn't need to be replaced.. but eventually agreed to replace one. I believe they were out of stock and dug an unsuitable tyre out and stuck it on to get rid of me!


  • #4
    JBokeh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭JBokeh


    I'd vote putting them on the back if they're different. Could be a different load rating,not so sure on the availability of them on cars,but on jeeps the load ratings can be different,meaning you can get the tyre in the same size,but with a stiffer or softer sidewall depending on the load rating of the tyre,one with a higher rating will make the sidewall stiffer,giving the tyre less sag or bulge out to the sides,while a lower one will have more of a bulge


  • #5
    fmcg_scribe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 564 ✭✭✭fmcg_scribe


    Irrespective of whether a car has been put through an NCT as part of the sale, it's unacceptable for a dealer to hand over a car to that has tyres that would not pass the NCT.

    Equally, it's not ideal for a car to have two, three, or four brands of tyre or to have different brands of tyres on the same axle or to have two tyres of vastly different tread depths on the same axle.


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