Tyres for shed - part worn or new?

[funkyrobot]

nitrodave said:

I'd be more inclined to go on Blackcircles and get some of their own brand budgets. Having used them, I'm pleasantly surprised at the value and performance and would much rather go that route than part worns

I'd imagine on a focus 1.6 new good budgets would cost about the same as part worns.

I think that is what I am going to do. Cheapest tyres on there are £43.21 each fitted.

[thiscocks]

RazerSauber said:

can't remember what brand but for a commuter car I only wanted black with tread on.

By commuting I presume you mean driving on the public road in all conditions, much like every other car on the road?

Id never use part worns mainly as I do not know what has happened to the tyre in the past. And for the sake of saving maybe 10 quid a corner in the o/p's case, it just makes no sense to me. You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

[funkyrobot]

thiscocks said:

You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

You do if you buy a used vehicle.

[Initforthemoney]

£35 a tyre?

Too expensive?

fk me, glad you don’t live me near.

Why anyone would think about part worn tyres are a good idea is way beyond me!

Madness I tell ye.

[Pica-Pica]

funkyrobot said:

thiscocks said:

You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

You do if you buy a used vehicle.

It’s the part worn seat squab I worry about!

[bluezedd]

Initforthemoney said:

£35 a tyre?

Too expensive?

fk me, glad you don’t live me near.

Why anyone would think about part worn tyres are a good idea is way beyond me!

Madness I tell ye.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with part-worns if you can inspect them properly (inside and out), check the date codes, and look for any sidewall bubbles once at pressure.

I don't trust my local part-worn fitter to do this though.

Grrbang said:

You'll want good rubber at least on your front axle. You'll want the most tread depth possible, for driving on wet days. The rubber should not be old, brittle or cracked.

I would say the exact opposite, and that you would want your best tyres on the rear.

Edited by bluezedd on Wednesday 21st August 15:39

[dhutch]

thiscocks said:

You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

Most people fit reconditioned rather than new calipers, people have disks skimmed, and I have actually bought and fitted used pads to the kitcar once actually.

[xjay1337]

p4cks said:

Jazoli said:

I don't understand why some buy the cheapest crappiest tyres for any car, they might be 'fine' for 99% of the time but the one time you need to make that emergency stop or manoeuvre at motorway speeds you'd better have your fingers crossed, some of the cheaper ones have the stopping distances increased by 20 metres compared to decent tyres at motorway speeds, that's the difference between having a big accident or stopping safely, also the extra distance required to stop at town speeds could be the difference in you knocking someone over who's walked into the road without looking.

Its a major false economy in my book

Unless you can provide some independent, scientific evidence to support the stopping distance claim then I'll start to listen.

If you think I'm putting Potenzas on my £500 Focus then you need your head read.

Umm........

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre-Tests/

Take your pick to be honest.

First link - Wet braking

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - 46M
Accelera PHI - 77M

[Pica-Pica]

bluezedd said:

Grrbang said:

You'll want good rubber at least on your front axle. You'll want the most tread depth possible, for driving on wet days. The rubber should not be old, brittle or cracked.

I would say the exact opposite, and that you would want your best tyres on the rear.

Edited by bluezedd on Wednesday 21st August 15:39

Always the best tyres on the rears, whatever the drive.

[Initforthemoney]

The best tyres should be on the driven wheels.

[bluezedd]

Initforthemoney said:

The best tyres should be on the driven wheels.

nope:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrS0cIB7JfI

[Initforthemoney]

bluezedd said:

Initforthemoney said:

The best tyres should be on the driven wheels.

nope:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrS0cIB7JfI

Always fitted new to the driven on all our cars, and not died yet.

[bluezedd]

Initforthemoney said:

Always fitted new to the driven on all our cars, and not died yet.

That doesn't mean you're not wrong or giving poor advice. There's plenty of people running less than 1.6mm tread that haven't died yet too.

Edited by bluezedd on Wednesday 21st August 16:33

[Initforthemoney]

bluezedd said:

Initforthemoney said:

Always fitted new to the driven on all our cars, and not died yet.

That doesn't mean you're not wrong or giving poor advice. There's plenty of people running less than 1.6mm tread that haven't died yet too.

Edited by bluezedd on Wednesday 21st August 16:33

So in that case, it doesn't really matter then.

[bluezedd]

Initforthemoney said:

So in that case, it doesn't really matter then.

Do what you like, but I take exception the minute anyone starts giving out safety advice to others on something they don't have a clue about, with their only support being the anecdotal evidence of "not being dead".

[HustleRussell]

bluezedd said:

Initforthemoney said:

So in that case, it doesn't really matter then.

Do what you like, but I take exception the minute anyone starts giving out safety advice to others on something they don't have a clue about, with their only support being the anecdotal evidence of "not being dead".

Yep. New tyres on the back

[Saleen836]

funkyrobot said:

thiscocks said:

You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

You do if you buy a used vehicle.

Same as you are buying part worn tyres when buying a used vehicle

[Grrbang]

p4cks said:

Unless you can provide some independent, scientific evidence to support the stopping distance claim then I'll start to listen.

I remember tyre reviews or another YouTube channel wet testing brand new budget tyres against part worn premium summer tyres. The take home message was that tyre performance ratings only apply when they are new, and the performance can drop off quite quickly in the case of some brands. This complicates the decision of whether to go cheap new or premium worn.

[Grrbang]

Saleen836 said:

Same as you are buying part worn tyres when buying a used vehicle

If the used vehicle had matched pairs of tyres as they should, then they should have matching wear.

I would be worried about buying unmatched part worns from different cars.

[HustleRussell]

funkyrobot said:

thiscocks said:

You wouldn't buy part worn brakes would you?

You do if you buy a used vehicle.

Fortunately for everybody, the performance of a cars brakes is verified annually while tyres are only subject to a visual check.