Cazoo. Strange thing

[HARTLEYHARE1]

Hi

Just as I’m a bit strange

Why would cars being sold on Cazoo with some under 7000 miles not have matching tyres on the front

Most low mileage cars should have factory tyres surly

Are they crashed repair. 7000 miles is nothing

Examples

https://www.cazoo.co.uk/used-car/b3211669-c5b5-59b...

https://www.cazoo.co.uk/used-car/48299771-fb27-5d2...

[shtu]

Punctures.

[Radec]

Maybe they were driven by people with heavy right feet when pulling away, or just had some punctures or switched to other cars that have been sold.
I doubt they will be crash repaired.

Doesn't say much for the Contis if they aren't lasting more than 10/15k miles although the cars are a lot heavier than normal.

Shouldn't have those cheap ass landsail/sailwinds or whatever they are called on though, should at least be Kumho/Falken/Hankooks on there.

[anonymous-user]

shtu said:

Punctures.

To both fronts? And wouldnt you repair the tyre rather than replace? Obviously depends on how bad it was.

I'd imagine fronts have been thrashed perhaps uneven wear? Still unusual though.

[NWMark]

Have you seen how these cars are driven by the school drop off brigade?, With the battering up and down kerbs i'm sure a number of them will be needing new suspension every year too.

[HARTLEYHARE1]

It’s across most cars. Just know if we ask, bullst will follow

Thought you would be amused 😂

[mrkipling]

These are likely ex daily rentals, which may account for early tyre replacement due to damage or puncture.

[HARTLEYHARE1]

Thus thrashed was the order of the day

Going to avoid

We keep looking

[mfmman]

Driven by those who don't ensure the car is still moving a little when turning the steering wheel

If you learned to drive when power steering was still rare then this was part of the technique for three point turns etc. Yanking the wheel round when stationary (almost impossible on a car like this if it didn't have power steering) soon scrubs the tyres out.

[HARTLEYHARE1]

Thing is

We had a early model and tyres changed at 31000 and we don’t hang about as family bus

[Nickp82]

That is interesting, my best guess would be kerb damage to one of the tyres but both replaced due to a matching-across-axle policy.

[TarquinMX5]

Neighbour has a new Rangie on 22" wheels and when she drives in/out of her driveway she often just swings the wheel to full lock whilst stationary. It's torture to witness but she's oblivious to any mechanical/tyre wear and presumably does it everywhere.

Add that the Rangies are 'designed' for driving up and down kerbs and you have a possible answer to increased tyre wear.

[leef44]

mfmman said:

Driven by those who don't ensure the car is still moving a little when turning the steering wheel

If you learned to drive when power steering was still rare then this was part of the technique for three point turns etc. Yanking the wheel round when stationary (almost impossible on a car like this if it didn't have power steering) soon scrubs the tyres out.

I would say this is the most likely reason. It's a heavyish front wheel drive car.

Even with self-parking functions now, you see them twiddling the wheel very fast while the car is stationary which grinds the treads against the tarmac.

[swampy442]

My brother had a fleet Nissan Cashcow, took a nail in the tyre, the mobile fitter slapped on a Davanti instead of the Bridgestones the car had fitted because 'thats all he had in that size' That was just over 3000 miles

[Sheepshanks]

mrkipling said:

These are likely ex daily rentals, which may account for early tyre replacement due to damage or puncture.

Could be hard driven by renters or the tracking knocked out by being smacked up kerbs and then left so has destroyed the tyres.

We used to get demo cars from manufacturers at work and I recall getting in a Peugept 406 in the wet and the fronts locking up at the first stop. Front tyres were almost bald - it had done 4000 miles.

[95JO]

I noticed this on an M2 Cazoo had advertised on AutoTrader - It was the cheapest manual LCI model so it peaked my interest...

Until I noticed all 4 wheels had been refurbished matte black with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on the rear axle and Davanti's on the front!

I'm sure it's a company policy to replace both tyres per axle but putting Davanti's on a performance car especially, come on... I've experienced MPSS on the rear axle and MPS4's on the front and that was enough to upset the balance on my M235i so God knows how it feels on an M2 with an even more disproportionate balance.

I noticed a guy on the M2 Owners UK forum bought the car shortly after, good deal I guess but I hope he sorts those tyres out before winter

[WonkeyDonkey]

Quite a lot will be clocked as well.

[HARTLEYHARE1]

I did not know this was still possible these days. Shocked me

Something definitely not right about this company

[leef44]

Sheepshanks said:

mrkipling said:

These are likely ex daily rentals, which may account for early tyre replacement due to damage or puncture.

Could be hard driven by renters or the tracking knocked out by being smacked up kerbs and then left so has destroyed the tyres.

We used to get demo cars from manufacturers at work and I recall getting in a Peugept 406 in the wet and the fronts locking up at the first stop. Front tyres were almost bald - it had done 4000 miles.

This makes sense. Short term rental cars driven by people who are unfamiliar with the vehicle or the local roads, who have little mechanical sympathy nor care about how you climb onto a kerb. So it doesn't really matter how few miles are done, the tyres will just be shod.

[mholt1995]

I'm sure I'm just feeding the troll here but

shtu said:

Punctures.

is probably your most likely bet.

I had two instances of nails in front tyres within the first 5000 miles of having an A4 on lease.

One was repaired, one was replaced.

As the car was on a maintained contract, I had to go with whatever the maintenance said (and paid for 90% of the privilege as punctures aren't covered).

Car originally came on Continentals - ended up having 3 continentals and a Michelin Primacy 4 by 5k miles.

More common than you think, especially with the state of roads these days. Same goes for damaged wheels.