Sold wrong tyres - car dangerous.
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Bought an Mg Tf a few months back, and about 6 weeks ago, bought new rear tyres. Only one needed replacing, but I ffigured, better to replace both.
Phoned around a few local tyre stockists with my preferred tyres in mind, and was told by a local stockist, that he had just taken a set of tyres off a car, and two of them, were virtually brand new with 6mm tread on, would I be interested in a cash deal.
Agreed, following morning, had them fitted, very happy.
Shortly before this, I had hit a pothole, and this had put my 4 wheel alignment way out, car handled terribly over 50 mph, but as I did not do many motorway miles (if any) thought I would wait to get the 4 wheel alignment done. Did this last weekend, handling a little better, but still not right.
Did some digging around, transpires that the tyres are completely unsuitable (side walls are not strong enough, makes handling very scary).
Have now ordered correct tyres, which are being fitted in the morning.
2 questions, 1) should I be going back to the fitter and demanding my money back, as they are "not fit for purpose", or should I just move on,
2) as they still have 5mm or so tread on, Is it worth keeping them and flogging them on eBay to recover done of my losses, or will I have damaged the tyre walls?
Phoned around a few local tyre stockists with my preferred tyres in mind, and was told by a local stockist, that he had just taken a set of tyres off a car, and two of them, were virtually brand new with 6mm tread on, would I be interested in a cash deal.
Agreed, following morning, had them fitted, very happy.
Shortly before this, I had hit a pothole, and this had put my 4 wheel alignment way out, car handled terribly over 50 mph, but as I did not do many motorway miles (if any) thought I would wait to get the 4 wheel alignment done. Did this last weekend, handling a little better, but still not right.
Did some digging around, transpires that the tyres are completely unsuitable (side walls are not strong enough, makes handling very scary).
Have now ordered correct tyres, which are being fitted in the morning.
2 questions, 1) should I be going back to the fitter and demanding my money back, as they are "not fit for purpose", or should I just move on,
2) as they still have 5mm or so tread on, Is it worth keeping them and flogging them on eBay to recover done of my losses, or will I have damaged the tyre walls?
rallycross said:
Sounds like you got a good deal on a pair of part worn tyres and now think you bought the wrong ones?
Dunlop max sports tend to have a really stiff sidewall which is exactly what you need on one of these cars, the stiffer the sidewall the better - make sure you are not replacing these with so with something which is not much different.
( have owned MgF/Mr2's/vx220's etc tyres make a bid difference and you don't want soft sidewalls).
That's pretty much correct. The sidewalks ARE too soft, there is far too much flex when cornering and changing lanes on motorways. Feel extremely unstable.Dunlop max sports tend to have a really stiff sidewall which is exactly what you need on one of these cars, the stiffer the sidewall the better - make sure you are not replacing these with so with something which is not much different.
( have owned MgF/Mr2's/vx220's etc tyres make a bid difference and you don't want soft sidewalls).
I am certain I bought the wrong ones, my point is, if I go to someone who sells tyres for a living, surely he should know what tyres need to go on what cars, and he gets it wrong, should be refunding me. Don't get me wrong, it's not a huge amount of money, it's the principle.
I put in my original post that I am changing them tomorrow, my question was, do I have grounds to ask the person who sold me (incorrect) tyres for a refund?
rallycross said:
( ps I'd rather have some Dunlop max sports on it than some cheap crap like Toyo's).
lol... I would LOVE to have the chance to fit "cheap crap Toyo's" they are the recommended tyre, every Tf owner I know (and I knew a fair few) swears by the,.Unfortunately, they are not making the TR-1 at the moment
Thanks for all the helpful advice all.
I didn't expect to be getting a refund, I was merely asking if I should be asking for one.
I realise that I should have known which brand of tyre to ask for, but when I asked the tyre dealer for a specific type (and may have been brand, I cannot remember now), and he offered me these, I (wrongly now I know) assumed that they would be ok.
Clearly he does not know a lot about how fussy these cars are to tyres, and I now know a lot more than I did before I bought them.
I didn't expect to be getting a refund, I was merely asking if I should be asking for one.
I realise that I should have known which brand of tyre to ask for, but when I asked the tyre dealer for a specific type (and may have been brand, I cannot remember now), and he offered me these, I (wrongly now I know) assumed that they would be ok.
Clearly he does not know a lot about how fussy these cars are to tyres, and I now know a lot more than I did before I bought them.
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