Tyres for shed - part worn or new?
Discussion
My shed needs some tyres. It's a sub £700 Mk1 1.6 petrol Focus and I don't want to spend too much on it.
I was thinking part worns. However, it's something I've never done before. I'm thinking that there is the potential for trouble with any used tyre as you don't know what has happened to it.
Could go new, but the cost for 4 is obviously more than part worns and I'm trying to keep things as cheap as possible. I did a thread about new tyres a month or so ago and I can't find anything cheaper than around £35 per tyre without fitting. Wheel size is 195/60 R15.
Anyone dared to use part worns before and survived?
I was thinking part worns. However, it's something I've never done before. I'm thinking that there is the potential for trouble with any used tyre as you don't know what has happened to it.
Could go new, but the cost for 4 is obviously more than part worns and I'm trying to keep things as cheap as possible. I did a thread about new tyres a month or so ago and I can't find anything cheaper than around £35 per tyre without fitting. Wheel size is 195/60 R15.
Anyone dared to use part worns before and survived?
My dad used to all the time on various cars. Never crashed because of them! But he would wear his tires down to the cord so... and I’m talking 90s here. But tires are presumably tougher now. He used to regularly get his tires ‘repaired’ too... Anyway. Personally I wouldn’t, but if they’re in good nick I don’t see why not. I’m sure a tire professional will be along shortly, so I’ll bugger off now!
I fit part worns in my driveway without balancing them and buy them off the wheel. That way I can inspect them myself and choose the ones I want.
I wouldn't recommend going to a part worn fitter though, as I've seen things like really old date codes, cracked tyres, bulges on the inside that have been ignored etc.
I'm not convinced that part-worns save you much in terms of cost per mile (excluding my bodging garden outfit) as the last 4mm wears faster than the first 4mm of the tyre.
If I was getting them at a part worn place, I'd only want to get 2 at a time fitted, that way there's less risk of being stuck with 4 rotten tyres.
I wouldn't recommend going to a part worn fitter though, as I've seen things like really old date codes, cracked tyres, bulges on the inside that have been ignored etc.
I'm not convinced that part-worns save you much in terms of cost per mile (excluding my bodging garden outfit) as the last 4mm wears faster than the first 4mm of the tyre.
If I was getting them at a part worn place, I'd only want to get 2 at a time fitted, that way there's less risk of being stuck with 4 rotten tyres.
funkyrobot said:
My shed needs some tyres. It's a sub £700 Mk1 1.6 petrol Focus and I don't want to spend too much on it.
I was thinking part worns. However, it's something I've never done before. I'm thinking that there is the potential for trouble with any used tyre as you don't know what has happened to it.
Could go new, but the cost for 4 is obviously more than part worns and I'm trying to keep things as cheap as possible. I did a thread about new tyres a month or so ago and I can't find anything cheaper than around £35 per tyre without fitting. Wheel size is 195/60 R15.
Anyone dared to use part worns before and survived?
On my first "nice" car I bought part worn michelins ETC from Ebay.I was thinking part worns. However, it's something I've never done before. I'm thinking that there is the potential for trouble with any used tyre as you don't know what has happened to it.
Could go new, but the cost for 4 is obviously more than part worns and I'm trying to keep things as cheap as possible. I did a thread about new tyres a month or so ago and I can't find anything cheaper than around £35 per tyre without fitting. Wheel size is 195/60 R15.
Anyone dared to use part worns before and survived?
Never had a problem.
Even on my BMW now my rear tyres I bought for £160 with 7mm tread left (£230 new).
AAD44H said:
budget news, much better than part worns
What a silly thing to say, if you know what you are doing you can get a set of premium part worn tyres that will outperform and budget or mid range crap for less.But not a good idea if you don’t know what you are doing.
I have bought quite a few sets of these Michelin’s ps3 from this seller they are ex Gintta Junior race series tyres date code from this year or last year, 7-8mm tread, done one weekends racing ( less than 100 miles) for £100 plus delivery for 4 and my friends at the local
Tyre shop fit 4 for £25.
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 195/50 X 15 tyres/race/trackday/rally/wets/Mx5/Fiesta/GTI https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
If you swap to 195/50/15 which is a much more common size you can get a Uniroyal Rainsport 3 for £35 each from Camskill & get a local fitter to sling them on for you and have change from £200.
Or you could try looking on ebay/local ads for a set of wheels with decent tyres and flog yours with knackered or no tyres
Or you could try looking on ebay/local ads for a set of wheels with decent tyres and flog yours with knackered or no tyres
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