Recieved some part worns I got off ebay, one of them though doesnt look road legal to me theres A 10MM deep gouge in the side wall and what looks like a burn mark about half the size of a penny on the tred. What should I do?

remoulds are banned for private vehicles if i remember correctly.

 

Think your getting confused with re-cuts which are ok on large vehicles

OK after initially chucking in a grenade and walking away I offer my point of view, many others will have their own ideas. I'm by no means a tyre expert but I do have a bit of a mechanical background and being a little older than the average member on here have probably had more experience over the years.

 

As Gonzo12c states the tyre's are "what makes your contact with the tarmac" therefore you need to buy the best that you can affoard. So does that mean we all buy Michelins, don't think so as I for one certainly cant affoard to kit my cars out with a set of those (new that is). What I do is go for mid range tyres Falkens, Kumhos etc which have a decent performance but dont cost the earth. From past experience I give cheapo budget tyres a wide berth, handling braking and tread wear can be between rubbish to downright dangerous.

 

The other approach is to go for part worn premium brands, they may only have half the tread but will out perform any budget tyres, and if properly inspected before fitting are as unlikely to "blow out" as a new tyre. The trick is to go for reputable suppliers/fitters, ebay is a gamble whatever you buy. If someone strapped for cash asked me for advice on whether to buy a set of new yingyangwhatever's or part worn michelins for the same price then guess what my answer would be. I learned my lesson years ago after buying a full set of budget tyres on a mates recommendation. then nearly coming a cropper on the first bend I came to. Likewise my current car had a new budget on the rear when I bought it. At over 70mph on the motorway I could get the traction control to light up when accelerating and it's a diesel ffs, changed the tyre no more problems. I understand the concerns people have not knowing the previous history of second hand tyres, but after doing years of collision investigations I would suggest that if a tyre has had a serious knock then there are usually obvious signs left on it.

 

My recommendation would always be to fit decent new tyres to a car, but this is the real world and I certainly would not criticise anyone who's a bit hard up buying part worns. As long as they are not part worn yingyangwhatever's that is. As for blow outs, as previously stated many years ago I have run part worns and never had any problems. I have also had new decent tyres start to de-laminate, luckily they did not blow out but were not far from it. As for puncture repairs as long as they are properly done not really an issue. Due to the self healing properties designed into tyres I would guess many of us are running around with punctures that we are not aware of.

 

Apologies z32bolt for a bit of thread hijack. I would say as most on here have that you have a genuine issue with the seller and should be offered a full refund. From what you describe those tires should never have been offered for sale.

OK after initially chucking in a grenade and walking away I offer my point of view, many others will have their own ideas. I'm by no means a tyre expert but I do have a bit of a mechanical background and being a little older than the average member on here have probably had more experience over the years.

 

As Gonzo12c states the tyre's are "what makes your contact with the tarmac" therefore you need to buy the best that you can affoard. So does that mean we all buy Michelins, don't think so as I for one certainly cant affoard to kit my cars out with a set of those (new that is). What I do is go for mid range tyres Falkens, Kumhos etc which have a decent performance but dont cost the earth. From past experience I give cheapo budget tyres a wide berth, handling braking and tread wear can be between rubbish to downright dangerous.

 

The other approach is to go for part worn premium brands, they may only have half the tread but will out perform any budget tyres, and if properly inspected before fitting are as unlikely to "blow out" as a new tyre. The trick is to go for reputable suppliers/fitters, ebay is a gamble whatever you buy. If someone strapped for cash asked me for advice on whether to buy a set of new yingyangwhatever's or part worn michelins for the same price then guess what my answer would be. I learned my lesson years ago after buying a full set of budget tyres on a mates recommendation. then nearly coming a cropper on the first bend I came to. Likewise my current car had a new budget on the rear when I bought it. At over 70mph on the motorway I could get the traction control to light up when accelerating and it's a diesel ffs, changed the tyre no more problems. I understand the concerns people have not knowing the previous history of second hand tyres, but after doing years of collision investigations I would suggest that if a tyre has had a serious knock then there are usually obvious signs left on it.

 

My recommendation would always be to fit decent new tyres to a car, but this is the real world and I certainly would not criticise anyone who's a bit hard up buying part worns. As long as they are not part worn yingyangwhatever's that is. As for blow outs, as previously stated many years ago I have run part worns and never had any problems. I have also had new decent tyres start to de-laminate, luckily they did not blow out but were not far from it. As for puncture repairs as long as they are properly done not really an issue. Due to the self healing properties designed into tyres I would guess many of us are running around with punctures that we are not aware of.

 

Apologies z32bolt for a bit of thread hijack. I would say as most on here have that you have a genuine issue with the seller and should be offered a full refund. From what you describe those tires should never have been offered for sale.

 

a qaulity a very imformative post, ive also added some reputation for such a post, to me its bang on

thankyou he has offered a full refund my only real concern now is the shister putting them back up and selling them onto somebody that is a littel less switched on...

thankyou he has offered a full refund my only real concern now is the shister putting them back up and selling them onto somebody that is a littel less switched on...

 

If he's put the money back into your Paypal account you're safe, get a stanley knife and make a few insitions, that way if he does sell them on, they won't get any further than the next guy trying to put air in and when they don't inflate due to the holes he'll ask for a refund aswell