R8 Tyre Insurance

[Freddie328]

Don't normally bother with these 'extra bits' but is it worth having?

[gmk666]

I had it on an old car, but only as a 'throw in the tyre/mirror insurance and you have a deal'.
Never claimed on it.
Only thing worth remembering is the tyres at the back are pretty wide, so you have more chance of getting a puncture?

[hss111]

350 a tyre!!!! i had to change two!!!

[Daniel1]

hss111 said:

350 a tyre!!!! i had to change two!!!

not tempting fate but what was your availability?

[hss111]

Daniel1 said:

hss111 said:

350 a tyre!!!! i had to change two!!!

not tempting fate but what was your availability?

sorry?

[Andyuk911]

hss111 said:

Daniel1 said:

hss111 said:

350 a tyre!!!! i had to change two!!!

not tempting fate but what was your availability?

sorry?

He is asking how hard was it to obtain the correct spec tyre, there is a special one for the R8, so not any correct size will do.

I hope you fitted the right one !(not just size ...)

[Daniel1]

Andyuk911 said:

hss111 said:

Daniel1 said:

hss111 said:

350 a tyre!!!! i had to change two!!!

not tempting fate but what was your availability?

sorry?

He is asking how hard was it to obtain the correct spec tyre, there is a special one for the R8, so not any correct size will do.

I hope you fitted the right one !(not just size ...)

spot on

[hss111]

had to fit these really expensive pirelli tyres.

[Andyuk911]

Hss,

Read this :-

http://www.r8talk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1604

Then you will start to understand why it is important which tyres you bought.

HTH

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Edited by Andyuk911 on Wednesday 27th January 15:09

[hss111]

Andyuk911 said:

Hss,

Read this :-

http://www.r8talk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1604

Then you will start to understand why it is important which tyres you bought.

HTH

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Edited by Andyuk911 on Wednesday 27th January 15:09

blaaddy hell. lucky i went to audi to get my tyres changed then hey?

[Andyuk911]

Well before you jump for joy ... I would go check !

A lot of people assume that if the size is correct the tyre is correct ....

[hss111]

it is correct matey.

[bn9af]

i work in a tyre garage in a well off area and we get alot of people using tyre insurance.

Most insurers will pay out in the event of a claim when the tyre has atleast 2mm tread (whilst 1.6mm is the legal limit, they argue there is no usuable life left in a tyre below 2mm) but the most important thing to look out for is that the max claim amount on the policy is higher than the retail price of the tyres (frequently people are undersold policies and i 've never heard anyone say they have gotten anywhere about having it corrected).

Personally, if i had an R8 (purely hypothetical now, see job title posted above), i would want the insurance just for peace of mind, as the policy will cost less than one tyre (i.e. if you claim, you've made your money back).