Tyres through to the Canvas!
Discussion
I often hear people say they wore their tyres through to the Canvas, but assumed it was a bit of a figure of speech.
However, as I walked through Winchfield Station car park yesterday (might have been Thursday, actually) I spotted a dark Cayman. Looked quite nice, so I checked it over and then I noticed the rear NS tyre was so worn that it was completely absent of rubber on the outside shoulder, just the white canvas carcase. The rest of the tyre was worn completely bald too, so it wasn't just unnoticed accident damage.
I was quite shocked to be honest - I mean, if you can afford to buy and run a Porsche, you can afford some new tyres, not the mention the risk to your and other's safety from driving a high performance car on such dangerous tyres.
If it's anyone on here's, I hope I've shamed you into spending a bit of money (or shaken you out of your complacency and gone and checked your tyres).
M.
However, as I walked through Winchfield Station car park yesterday (might have been Thursday, actually) I spotted a dark Cayman. Looked quite nice, so I checked it over and then I noticed the rear NS tyre was so worn that it was completely absent of rubber on the outside shoulder, just the white canvas carcase. The rest of the tyre was worn completely bald too, so it wasn't just unnoticed accident damage.
I was quite shocked to be honest - I mean, if you can afford to buy and run a Porsche, you can afford some new tyres, not the mention the risk to your and other's safety from driving a high performance car on such dangerous tyres.
If it's anyone on here's, I hope I've shamed you into spending a bit of money (or shaken you out of your complacency and gone and checked your tyres).
M.
marcosgt said:
I mean, if you can afford to buy and run a Porsche, you can afford some new tyres
These days, people believe that being able to afford to run a Porsche means you can afford the 300 a month for your 5+ year finance agreement with a big balloon at the end. No wonder they then balk at the prospect of a 250 tyre.
head rather than a poor one.I MOTd an Alfa last year that had both front tyres were through to the canvas on the inside edges and pretty bad over the rest, the owner was a bit puzzled at what he should do and then had the cheek to ask me to drive it to the local tyre company to get them changed. There's no excuse for them getting that low even if you are the biggest driving pillock going.
Probably more common that you wish to think! Last time I was getting some tyres fitted, there was a woman with one of those nasty little Mercedes C-Class SportCoup things, getting the two rear tyres replaced as the old pair were completely knackered. You could see material threading interlaced with little bits of metal. It was blatant disregard for vehicle maintenance - she clearly hadn't done it in a 30-minute session of drifting madness. 
These people share the roads with us!
These people share the roads with us!
Thats why people pay 600 for a service though innit? One can't be expected to check ones car over in between servicing. The garage obviously hasn't done a proper job if the tyres go bald,the lights don't work,the oil light comes on and the washers run out of water in between. I mean just what are we paying these main dealers to do for all that money????????????
scorcher said:
I mean just what are we paying these main dealers to do for all that money????????????
A little rubber stamp on the service book that makes the next buyer feel it's been looked after. 
FWIW I had the inner edge on the rears of my previous work car go bald in a very short space of time: I check them regularly, usually when washing it, but I'd had a run of particularly long journeys and was shocked at this, especially as the rest of the tyre looked fine. It wasn't down to the canvas though...
I wouldn't worry about it, canvas is well grippy............... **
(note, this is a joke, under no circumstances would i suggest you deliberately drove your car on the queens highway in an unroadworthy state (the highway, not the, er, state), even though the 1.6mm min tread law is completely pointless and arbitary anyway.
(note, this is a joke, under no circumstances would i suggest you deliberately drove your car on the queens highway in an unroadworthy state (the highway, not the, er, state), even though the 1.6mm min tread law is completely pointless and arbitary anyway.
Asterix said:
Outside shoulder is a bit weird as well - geo must be well out.
What's weird about it? Sounds like the owner has been driving it like a loon, flying round corners. Corner hard enough and the outer edge will get pushed into the tarmac hard enough to wear them out in no time. Ozzie Osmond said:
It's all very well getting "PH righteous" over this stuff but in reality it can be difficult to notice, for instance, the inside edge worn off a rear tyre.
However, the cases of blatant neglect are hard to understand.
If the inside is worn to the carcass (polyester and steel belting, by the way, not canvas any more) and the outside is visually fine then the tracking is out. Hence 'blatant neglect' IMO.However, the cases of blatant neglect are hard to understand.
Its three points per tyre, but I dont think these people realise this, have a bump and potentially you could get banned if all four are below the legal limit.
My cousin, years ago had a crash and said it wasnt her fault as her tyres were bald and it was wet.
Women are the worst for this, my missus assumes I do it all but really she should occasionally take a look, they seem to have two modes of car operation working/not working and nothing in between, these days I dont understand not keeping an eye on these things, not checking oil and ruining an engine is much more expensive than the fuel prices everyone moans about daily.
My cousin, years ago had a crash and said it wasnt her fault as her tyres were bald and it was wet.
Women are the worst for this, my missus assumes I do it all but really she should occasionally take a look, they seem to have two modes of car operation working/not working and nothing in between, these days I dont understand not keeping an eye on these things, not checking oil and ruining an engine is much more expensive than the fuel prices everyone moans about daily.
redstu said:
You should have taken the reg and posted it on here so that anyone who spots the car can stay well clear.
If I see it in that state again next time I go to the station I'm calling 101.I'm sure many of us have got tyres a bit worn on an inside edge and not noticed, but this thing must be like driving on ice on a wet or cold road. The owner must know there's something wrong.
If you ARE a PH, you've been warned...
M.
NateWM said:
Asterix said:
Outside shoulder is a bit weird as well - geo must be well out.
What's weird about it? Sounds like the owner has been driving it like a loon, flying round corners. Corner hard enough and the outer edge will get pushed into the tarmac hard enough to wear them out in no time. 
, front left was almost as bad.
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