Sod’s Law- tyre gone one 2 week old car

[Greg2018]

Hi guys,

Need some advice. I’ve got a new A4 Avant which arrived 2 weeks ago brand new and the front drivers side tyre has got a puncture this morning which I’m pretty unhappy about.

Car isn’t on a maintenance plan but given age and the fact I’ve only done 200 miles, is it worth asking the dealer to sort (asking them to do so at no charge) or do I take it on the head that rubbish happens and get a new tyre myself

[wong]

It's unlucky, but a dealer would not pay for a new tyre. Just pay for a new one.

[BUG4LIFE]

You know the answer to this!

[Rumblestripe]

No harm in asking they fit you a replacement at cost or perhaps a free repair if it is repairable, but I can't imagine them giving you a freebie because you've driven over a nail (for example)

But as me old mam might have said "shy bairns get nowt"

[RicksAlfas]

Sad compo face.

[Crudeoink]

This has got to be a wind up, right ?

[Mark V GTD]

Same thing happened to me a few months ago on a brand new car. Take it to a tyre place if it can be driven (no point involving dealer). If not, the larger ones have a mobile service and will come take the tyre away and fix it if possible. Mine was repairable and cost £60 instead of a £230 replacement.

[Countdown]

Greg2018 said:

Hi guys,

Need some advice. I’ve got a new A4 Avant which arrived 2 weeks ago brand new and the front drivers side tyre has got a puncture this morning which I’m pretty unhappy about.

Car isn’t on a maintenance plan but given age and the fact I’ve only done 200 miles, is it worth asking the dealer to sort (asking them to do so at no charge) or do I take it on the head that rubbish happens and get a new tyre myself

I'd be surprised if a maintenance plan covered it. Isn't that usually for service items?

[Greg2018]

Thank guys! It’s more the frustration that 2 weeks with minimal driving it happens plus the long wait to getting the car initially. Trip to tyre place it is

[pb8g09]

CheesecakeRunner said:

I had a puncture on a two wheel old car back in 2017. Slung a new tyre on at Kwikfit and on a whim picked up a flyer from Continental that was some prize draw if you submitted the receipt for a tyre. Obviously you never win these things so I bunged the receipt in anyway and thought no more about it.

Couple of months later got a call from Continental marketing inviting me to a Mercedes driving day at Brooklands followed by an all expenses paid week in Spain driving flash cars around…









Coincided with my 40th birthday as well, so definitely the best 200 quid I’ve ever spent in a tyre.

Bloody hell what a result!

[Gary C]

Crudeoink said:

This has got to be a wind up, right ?

Must be

"I drive over a nail and want someone else to pay"

The fact the question has even been asked tells us a lot about Society these days.

[LennyM1984]

Mark V GTD said:

Same thing happened to me a few months ago on a brand new car. Take it to a tyre place if it can be driven (no point involving dealer). If not, the larger ones have a mobile service and will come take the tyre away and fix it if possible. Mine was repairable and cost £60 instead of a £230 replacement.

£60 to repair a single tyre??? The going rate around here (Oxfordshire) is £15-20

[Dog Star]

Crudeoink said:

This has got to be a wind up, right ?

I know. That’s some level of entitlement.

[vikingaero]

There are hidden costs of motoring that we all have to pick up - punctures, kerbing alloys, windscreen stone chips, people keying your car, door dings in supermarket car parks etc. Some of these may not be right, but will still happen.

[Portofino]

Dog Star said:

Crudeoink said:

This has got to be a wind up, right ?

I know. That’s some level of entitlement.

Incredible that the question is even asked in the first place.

[DannyScene]

2 weeks too early for an april fools thread!

Stuff like this is why I hated working at a main dealer

[V 02]

CheesecakeRunner said:

I had a puncture on a two wheel old car back in 2017. Slung a new tyre on at Kwikfit and on a whim picked up a flyer from Continental that was some prize draw if you submitted the receipt for a tyre. Obviously you never win these things so I bunged the receipt in anyway and thought no more about it.

Couple of months later got a call from Continental marketing inviting me to a Mercedes driving day at Brooklands followed by an all expenses paid week in Spain driving flash cars around…









Coincided with my 40th birthday as well, so definitely the best 200 quid I’ve ever spent in a tyre.

Great story.

[QuickQuack]

LennyM1984 said:

Mark V GTD said:

Same thing happened to me a few months ago on a brand new car. Take it to a tyre place if it can be driven (no point involving dealer). If not, the larger ones have a mobile service and will come take the tyre away and fix it if possible. Mine was repairable and cost £60 instead of a £230 replacement.

£60 to repair a single tyre??? The going rate around here (Oxfordshire) is £15-20

Must've been a "major" repair. They're more difficult and not all places do them. Anything that's within the central 60-70% of the main tread is minor/standard repair, anything outside that or on the sidewall is a major. Most places will tell you that it's not repairable and sell you a brand new tyre instead, but they can be repaired if you have the specialist skills and kit.

Friend runs tyre shop and does major repairs, that's the only reason I know.

[QuickQuack]

Gary C said:

Crudeoink said:

This has got to be a wind up, right ?

Must be

"I drive over a nail and want someone else to pay"

The fact the question has even been asked tells us a lot about Society these days.

Yes, a very sad state of affairs.

[Mark V GTD]

QuickQuack said:

Must've been a "major" repair. They're more difficult and not all places do them. Anything that's within the central 60-70% of the main tread is minor/standard repair, anything outside that or on the sidewall is a major. Most places will tell you that it's not repairable and sell you a brand new tyre instead, but they can be repaired if you have the specialist skills and kit.

Friend runs tyre shop and does major repairs, that's the only reason I know.

Exactly - It was a 'Contiseal' self-sealing one (a l lot of tyre places wont even touch them) and they came out twice - once to remove the tyre and take it back to the workshop and back again to re-fit. I was grateful to shell out only £60.00 rather than £200 plus.