Admission of negligence

[Spoof]

You either do burnouts everywhere, or those michelins weren't as new as you were told.

I did 6000 miles this year in the GT2 and only managed to get down to 4mm on the rear PS2s.

[AdamV12V]

Can I ask - how many miles had you done in the month since the tyres were new, and how many track days in that time?

[sebulban]

Evolved said:

Not accusing you of anything, but something isn't adding up and the AA man sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about.

So ONLY the tread on inside of the rear tyres was out. The AA guy advised it was no tracked correctly. Porsche have CONFIRMED this. But they are all wrong?

What do you think is the issue?

I saw the tyres and they were brand new or "new." Tread was fine.

And since they have been fitted I have done hundred of miles.... not thousands.

Also I don't do "burn outs" or track the car. It is well looked after and its whole history is through dealers for everything.

[sebulban]

Spoof said:

You either do burnouts everywhere, or those michelins weren't as new as you were told.

I did 6000 miles this year in the GT2 and only managed to get down to 4mm on the rear PS2s.

Dont do burnouts.

And the tyres looked pretty new to me.

Fronts look immaculate still.

[Magic919]

Can't see them admitting any liability or really see the need for it.

[sebulban]

Magic919 said:

Can't see them admitting any liability or really see the need for it.

As per my initial post.... they have.

[steve2]

Looks like you had a lucky escape thankfully, in your opening post you do mention that if you were doing 150mph on the track it may have been a different outcome though in your last post you say you do not track the car ?
It is a timely reminder to check our tyres regularly, good luck with your claim.

[Blackpuddin]

There are some peculiar posts on this thread, OP has set out the situation pretty clearly on more than one occasion but folks seem determined to ignore him

[steve2]

Looks like you had a lucky escape thankfully, in your opening post you do mention that if you were doing 150mph on the track it may have been a different outcome though in your last post you say you do not track the car ?
It is a timely reminder to check our tyres regularly, good luck with your claim.

[sebulban]

steve2 said:

Looks like you had a lucky escape thankfully, in your opening post you do mention that if you were doing 150mph on the track it may have been a different outcome though in your last post you say you do not track the car ?
It is a timely reminder to check our tyres regularly, good luck with your claim.

I was talking figuratively..... IF i tracked the car. As a Porsche owner.... the risk of that is higher. So shoddy workmanship could have worse consequences?

I dont post on here a lot.... and this thread is making me see why haha!!!

I was simply sharing an experience and it seems like an interrogation!

Oh well.... no harm no foul

[sebulban]

Blackpuddin said:

There are some peculiar posts on this thread, OP has set out the situation pretty clearly on more than one occasion but folks seem determined to ignore him

Haha someone who digested the post.

Thanks.

[sidicks]

sebulban said:

Haha someone who digested the post.

Thanks.

It's just an observation that a few of us have made independently. Maybe it's simply down to poor photos.

Edited by sidicks on Tuesday 18th August 18:54

[SFO]

you haven't really suffered any huge loss or damage, apart from needing some new tyres and some alignment, and may be for your time wasted dealing with this ...

[sidicks]

sebulban said:

sidicks said:

It's just an observation that a few of us have made independently. Maybe it's simple down to poor photos.

• simply

[sebulban]

SFO said:

you haven't really suffered any huge loss or damage, apart from needing some new tyres and some alignment, and may be for your time wasted dealing with this ...

Is that how negligence cases work? I don't know.

Im waiting legal advice and Porsche head office.

I would think that the potential fatal risk could result in a court case?

That being said yes Im thankful I didn't spin into a lorry and smash my car up and end up in A&E. And yes Im also thankful all costs being covered

[sidicks]

sebulban said:

Is that how negligence cases work? I don't know.

Im waiting legal advice and Porsche head office.

I would think that the potential fatal risk could result in a court case?

That being said yes Im thankful I didn't spin into a lorry and smash my car up and end up in A&E. And yes Im also thankful all costs being covered

"Where there's blame, there's a claim..."

[sebulban]

sidicks said:

"Where there's blame, there's a claim..."

Haha true.

A friend of mine who is a mechanic and builds sports cars has thrown in that maybe its a tyre issue and they just fell apart. With Porsche admitting it was not tracked right.... I couldn't see Michelin swallowing that accusation haha!

[chriscoates81]

Have you actually measured the tread depth at the outside of the tyre to confirm its ~8mm?

[sebulban]

chriscoates81 said:

Have you actually measured the tread depth at the outside of the tyre to confirm its ~8mm?

Not to repeat myself.

The tyres are all a month old.

The tyre pressures have recently been checked.

The tyre blew out - and I was advised by AA & Porsche it was a tracking issue. Porsche have covered cost.... that and a phone call & email from the Manager confirming tracking issue confirms some sort of liability?

Surely if the whole tyre surface was worn down etc they would have not done that. They would have pushed the blame to me.

[sidicks]

sebulban said:

Not to repeat myself.

The tyres are all a month old.

The tyre pressures have recently been checked.

The tyre blew out - and I was advised by AA & Porsche it was a tracking issue. Porsche have covered cost.... that and a phone call & email from the Manager confirming tracking issue confirms some sort of liability?

Surely if the whole tyre surface was worn down etc they would have not done that. They would have pushed the blame to me.

I'm just amazed that if the tyres have genuinely worn as much as shown, and so inconsistently, you wouldn't have noticed a problem when driving!