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I have fitted all Falken tyres on one car as I am fed up paying out Continental prices and have not noticed any difference. Plus Falken are taking on the "Big Boys" in competition and quality. Otherwise, I use Michelin Primacy.
Tracking and Camber Angle, never let garages near the job unless it needs doing, just an add on bonus job for tyre fitters. Mine stay fine for years on factory settings and only play up if touched by garages.
Different tyres suit different cars though; on the Seat Mii Falkens and Avons saw me sliding all over the road when they were wet but Goodyear EfficientGrips are brilliant; the more powerful 130bhp Jazz ate through Pirellis but Goodyear EfficientGrip's are great on that and last longer too.
On the new Citroen the Bridgestone Turanzas are grippy, long-lasting and quiet.
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11-02-2021, 07:02 PM
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Lindy, I can’t understand why they’re advising you to change tyres with reasonable tread depth left, did they highlight other problems with the tyres?, is the wear even across the tyre?, is there any damage?, they do advise changing tyres if they are old, but as yours aren’t that shouldn’t be a problem, maybe they are trying to drum up a bit of business, not sure if you have a Kwik fit on the iow, but I’d be inclined to get a second opinion...
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11-02-2021, 07:31 PM
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Re: Tyres - Advice needed

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Lindy, I can’t understand why they’re advising you to change tyres with reasonable tread depth left, did they highlight other problems with the tyres?, is the wear even across the tyre?, is there any damage?, they do advise changing tyres if they are old, but as yours aren’t that shouldn’t be a problem, maybe they are trying to drum up a bit of business, not sure if you have a Kwik fit on the iow, but I’d be inclined to get a second opinion...
Apparently one of the tyres has a nail in it - not sure which one - other than that, no damage that I can see or has been mentioned. I agree though that to give me a warning on a tyre depth that was 4.5.5 is ridiculous - that's the reason for my post and deciding to buy a type depth gauge and doubt the advice from the garage.

In November.......or December.....I managed to get a bolt in a rear tyre. At the MOT, this tyre had a depth of 5.6.5 - but the garage told me it would have to be replaced!! Fortunately I found a garage who repaired it to £20!
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11-02-2021, 07:49 PM
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If it has a nail in it then, depending where it is, it might not be fixable, I’d take it back to the chap who repaired your last one and see what he says...
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11-02-2021, 07:58 PM
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If it has a nail in it then, depending where it is, it might not be fixable, I’d take it back to the chap who repaired your last one and see what he says...
It's in one of the front tyres which according to the garage need replacing. It's giving no problems at all, so I'll leave it for the moment and will most likely replace both the front tyres in the next few months. If it gives problems before then, it's probably best to replace it sooner rather than later.
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12-02-2021, 07:28 AM
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No one has mentioned so far that it's not just the tread depth that matters but also how old tyres are. If they are older than six years, it's recommendable to start looking for replacements no matter how deep the tread may still be. Over here, MOT may be denied if tyres are too old. That's why it is important to make sure that a garage doesn't try to sell you allegedly new tyres that are, in fact, already two or three years old. This is another reason why I buy tyres from specialists with a high turnover and have the checks done by another garage.
When I need to buy tyres, I wouldn't walk into a shop unprepared either because some shops may want to sell you just those tyres for which they get a bonus. We also have independent and reliable test reports run by AA which give you a good overview of the prices and the pros and cons of any tyre available. As some of you do, I also go for brand tyres if the difference in price is not that high. I once also had Bridgestone Turanza Eco and was very satisfied with them. However, one thing needs to be considered and that is that both test reports and many dealers' recommendations are almost invariably based on the assumption that any customer is a frequent driver. If you tell them that you regularly drive one mile a day or every two days, if at all, they are puzzled.
As for test reports, the summer tyres coming out on top are meant to meet the highest demands, say, of sales reps driving more than 40,000 km a year while the winter tyres are supposed to meet those of snow regions. That's why I usually picked mid-range but solid tyres. As a retiree, my demands are even lower.
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12-02-2021, 08:01 AM
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I did mention in one of my earlier posts about the age of lindyloos tyres, but hers are only three years old so will be ok, there is a date stamp on tyres, it will show the year and week of manufacture.ie the numbers might be 3718, that means it was made on the 37th week of 2018,
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12-02-2021, 08:05 AM
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I did mention in one of my earlier posts about the age of lindyloos tyres,
OK, that must have escaped me. I stand corrected.
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12-02-2021, 04:50 PM
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Re: Tyres - Advice needed

Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
I did mention in one of my earlier posts about the age of lindyloos tyres, but hers are only three years old so will be ok, there is a date stamp on tyres, it will show the year and week of manufacture.ie the numbers might be 3718, that means it was made on the 37th week of 2018,
I was about to post how to determine the age of a car tyre but you beat me to it Primus. As a matter of fact, the serial number as a whole can be decoded by "those in the know" to reveal which company made the tyre, where in the world it was made, and which factory it was made in.

Dachs mentioned tyres over 6 years old causing an MoT failure in Germany. I think it's 7 years here over here.

As for repairing punctures in Lindy's case, I wouldn't trust any tyre that has been repaired even by a tyre specialist and I certainly wouldn't be driving at speeds in excess of 50mph if I had one until I could replace the tyre.

Replacing tyres is another murky field. I always change both tyres on the same axle at the same time so they wear at the same rate and I always buy premium brand (not Pirelli!!!) tyres -anything else is false economy IMHO.
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12-02-2021, 06:58 PM
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I tend to agree Percy about not buying cheap tyres I always buy premium, mine has continentals on , if I keep it long enough to require tyres I might go for all seasons
 
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