Should I buy a new tire?

[cure]

Hello, sorry to bore you, but I would like to ask something.

I have just returned from a tire center thing to get a tire that is leaking fixed. It's a tire on one of a set of 4 wheels that I bought second hand. The tire bloke showed me cuts in the back of the tire and told me it was leaking from those and that even if it was repairable, he couldn't do it because it risks a blow-out. Queue him showing me his range of brand new and very good Chinese tires.

I went home, dropped the wheel in my bathtub, and determined the tire leaks from between the tire and the rim on a 1mm spot. No visual damage, just bubbles. What do I do? The tire has good thread, and the cuts seem not to reach beyond the rubber layer. Probably from mounting it on a wrong car previously; it's on the inside of the wheel. It has these cuts all-around it. It's a Uniroyal Rainsport, and it looks like this:

[rallycross]

Take the advice of the tyre fitter.
If not convinced take it to another (independant tyre fitter for 2nd opinion.

No way can anyone tell you if its ok from the other side of a computer screen!

[GregMac]

If it looks damaged, seems to be leaking and the bloke said its not repairable, I'd get a new tyre. JICIE

[Robb F]

Depends on how lucky you're feeling I think.

[RSoovy4]

If you don't replace that you are MENTAL. And I hope you don't drive anywhere near me and my family!!

FFS!!

Edited by RSoovy4 on Monday 8th April 17:34

[soad]

The answer is Yes.

[em177]

Fix it and learn how to spell it would be my first 2 priorities.

[monthefish]

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Buy a new tyre FFS!!


(or is this thread a wind-up?)

[eldar]

Looks like the carcass is delaminating, possibly run under inflated? Replace it.

[soad]

em177 said:

Fix it and learn how to spell it would be my first 2 priorities.

He's European. And a student.

[forks]

em177 said:

Fix it and learn how to spell it would be my first 2 priorities.

He could be American?

[fjord]

The PH elite will be here shortly, demanding you buy £350 goodyear's or else you'll crash and burn a fiery death.

[Pothole]

soad said:

em177 said:

Fix it and learn how to spell it would be my first 2 priorities.

He's European. And a student.

Funny how they pick up lazy figures of speech but not correct spelling...

[shep1001]

My old man used to tell me there are two things you don'y scrimp on as they can save your life. One of them is jonnies the other is tyres.

Buy a new one before you kill yourself or somebody else when that tyre lets go on you hooning down the motorway.

Edited by shep1001 on Monday 8th April 17:55

[cure]

Thanks for the clear answers. I thought the spelling wasn't too bad, but then this is PH, and I am a Belgian. Apologies.

[Pothole]

cure said:

Thanks for the clear answers. I thought the spelling wasn't too bad, but then this is PH, and I am a Belgian. Apologies.

It was all pretty good. We use centre, not center, and it's 'cue' not a long line of people waiting for something...

[Krikkit]

Pothole said:

cure said:

Thanks for the clear answers. I thought the spelling wasn't too bad, but then this is PH, and I am a Belgian. Apologies.

It was all pretty good. We use centre, not center, and it's 'cue' not a long line of people waiting for something...

And tyre, but all are forgiveable. It's orders of magnitude better than my French/Flemish!

[talksthetalk]

Yes, replace it.
Get a part worn if you feel that you want to match the amount of tread on the ones you have (or if you want to pay less than a new tyre).

[007 VXR]

Replace ASAP....

[Yanto]

fjord said:

The PH elite will be here shortly, demanding you buy £350 goodyear's or else you'll crash and burn a fiery death.

Urmmmmm.......why would you buy economy tyres (and brakes for that matter) ?

I consider a cars grip and stopping ability to be fairly important for both me and other road users !