Would you replace this?

[carl_w]

cayman-black said:

For me the tyre looks fked as does the wheel and all the rest of what i can see, i would change the whole car.

OP should contact the original dealer and reject the car and report them to trading standards.

[pomodori]

carl_w said:

cayman-black said:

For me the tyre looks fked as does the wheel and all the rest of what i can see, i would change the whole car.

OP should contact the original dealer and reject the car and report them to trading standards.

It's a Saab......good luck with that !.......

[carl_w]

pomodori said:

It's a Saab......good luck with that !.......

HMRC can go back 20 years and re-open a closed company.

[InitialDave]

carl_w said:

HMRC can go back 20 years and re-open a closed company.

Cool, tell them to get cracking, and I want a 9000 Aero with a manual.

[ging84]

Jasandjules said:

Would I replace it? Yes I would.

Whether it is road legal or safe or otherwise I could not say as I am not an MOT tester, but for me I carry my kids in the car so take no risks. Even the TVR has the tyres changed with 3mm of tread left. Tyres and brakes are the two things IMHO you don't mess about with, they can be all that stands between you and a hedge.....

Not sure they made a TVR that was particularly safe by the standards of when they were being built, let alone 15 years later. All the fastidious maintenance in the world isn't going to stop you being at more risk than people driving all but the sheddiest of sheds.

[the tribester]

My first thought was 'look at the state of that wheel!'

Come on OP, keep it clean, oh, and off the kerbs.

OP also said it was pulling, unlikely from that loss of sidewall rubber, and judging by the 'parks by braille' marks, its in need of a tracking check too.

[borcy]

Aiminghigh123 said:

sasha320 said:

Aiminghigh123 said:

If you knew tyre legality in aviation you would never fly again.

I believe you, out of interest what are the relevant headlines on aviation tyre legality?

Tread doesn’t matter can be bold. If canvass is showing can do 6 landings on it before it has to be changed. The rubber is around 2 inches thick though. Nitrogen filled to around 200psi depending on aircraft.

All depends, some can have canvas showing, some not. Some are pretty strict on tread depth. Any sidewall damage was a no no from my experience

And yes I would change the tyre

Edited by borcy on Monday 20th January 07:58

[Bagzie88]

I would still trust contisportcontact 5s with a bit of rim protector missing more than I would trust a pair of Chinese ditch finders that are brand new.

[andym1603]

I'd question if it did have rim protection.