What tyres when selling a car?
Discussion
Heartworm said:
I'd be happier buying a car with a set of falkens than part worns, Khumo might be a bit off putting though, I've no experience of them but I thought they got a bad rep?
If he buys correctly, a matching set or two pairs with the same tread left, how will you know they are part worns on the car?Falkerns over Kuhmo's imo.
Personally i would try and put a decent set on the car.
When i look at cars its one of the main things i look for to see if the car has been mainained to a high or poor standard. If there is a budget set on the car it would put me off and make me wonder what else they skipped over during servicing.
What do you have on the car at the moment... if for example you have a set of michelins etc I would keep them on if they were legal. That way any possible buyer would see a premium brand and you could allow them to negotiate £500 (maybe less) off he car as part of the deal. The new buyer may not even see the tyres and buy it as it is saving you having to spend out at all.
When i look at cars its one of the main things i look for to see if the car has been mainained to a high or poor standard. If there is a budget set on the car it would put me off and make me wonder what else they skipped over during servicing.
What do you have on the car at the moment... if for example you have a set of michelins etc I would keep them on if they were legal. That way any possible buyer would see a premium brand and you could allow them to negotiate £500 (maybe less) off he car as part of the deal. The new buyer may not even see the tyres and buy it as it is saving you having to spend out at all.
SBN said:
Personally i would try and put a decent set on the car.
When i look at cars its one of the main things i look for to see if the car has been mainained to a high or poor standard. If there is a budget set on the car it would put me off and make me wonder what else they skipped over during servicing.
What do you have on the car at the moment... if for example you have a set of michelins etc I would keep them on if they were legal. That way any possible buyer would see a premium brand and you could allow them to negotiate £500 (maybe less) off he car as part of the deal. The new buyer may not even see the tyres and buy it as it is saving you having to spend out at all.
Unfortunately they are all pretty much right at the end of their life. I might look into some part worns or get the cheapest set of premium tyres I can find. I actually over serviced the car so wouldn't want the tyres to let the sale down. When i look at cars its one of the main things i look for to see if the car has been mainained to a high or poor standard. If there is a budget set on the car it would put me off and make me wonder what else they skipped over during servicing.
What do you have on the car at the moment... if for example you have a set of michelins etc I would keep them on if they were legal. That way any possible buyer would see a premium brand and you could allow them to negotiate £500 (maybe less) off he car as part of the deal. The new buyer may not even see the tyres and buy it as it is saving you having to spend out at all.
And I also look at tyres and the make myself when buying but was sort of hoping I'm not the norm... Hey ho
Good morning all,
My first ever PH post and perhaps a controversial one….I don’t know, you tell me!?
My stance on budget tyres is not that an owner is a tight a$£e, but perhaps consider that the driver is not interested in throwing the car into ever corner he comes to at high speed whilst trying to pull away from the Audi driver playing games behind him?
I own a BMW and have done since I was 22. I bought the car on looks and show-man-ship haha. The car I bought was an e46 320cd, bought simply for a good economical return over motorway mileage – NOT its 0-60 ability or its torque.
I have over serviced the car because reliability is important to me, but I run budget tyres because I drive the car very carefully and sensibly. Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
My first ever PH post and perhaps a controversial one….I don’t know, you tell me!?
My stance on budget tyres is not that an owner is a tight a$£e, but perhaps consider that the driver is not interested in throwing the car into ever corner he comes to at high speed whilst trying to pull away from the Audi driver playing games behind him?
I own a BMW and have done since I was 22. I bought the car on looks and show-man-ship haha. The car I bought was an e46 320cd, bought simply for a good economical return over motorway mileage – NOT its 0-60 ability or its torque.
I have over serviced the car because reliability is important to me, but I run budget tyres because I drive the car very carefully and sensibly. Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
matt
tson said:
tson said: Good morning all,
I run budget tyres ... Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
Yes. I may still buy the car, but would need a discount to account for the tyres, unless the price of the car was that good to begin with.I run budget tyres ... Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
It certainly won't instill any confidence in how much care the owner has lavished on the car.
matttson said:
tson said: I have over serviced the car because reliability is important to me, but I run budget tyres because I drive the car very carefully and sensibly. Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
If you can evidence the over servicing then you can't really be accused of skimping on that, but if I were coming to look at your car and it was sitting on Linglongs, Wanli et al then be prepared to get 'knocked' on the asking price to the tune of 4 'decent' tyres or no sale.Edited by E30M3SE on Tuesday 17th April 09:38
matttson said:
tson said: Good morning all,
My first ever PH post and perhaps a controversial one….I don’t know, you tell me!?
My stance on budget tyres is not that an owner is a tight a$£e, but perhaps consider that the driver is not interested in throwing the car into ever corner he comes to at high speed whilst trying to pull away from the Audi driver playing games behind him?
I own a BMW and have done since I was 22. I bought the car on looks and show-man-ship haha. The car I bought was an e46 320cd, bought simply for a good economical return over motorway mileage – NOT its 0-60 ability or its torque.
I have over serviced the car because reliability is important to me, but I run budget tyres because I drive the car very carefully and sensibly. Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
What happens when you need to do that emergency stop and that 10m extra stopping distance means you hit someone/thing?My first ever PH post and perhaps a controversial one….I don’t know, you tell me!?
My stance on budget tyres is not that an owner is a tight a$£e, but perhaps consider that the driver is not interested in throwing the car into ever corner he comes to at high speed whilst trying to pull away from the Audi driver playing games behind him?
I own a BMW and have done since I was 22. I bought the car on looks and show-man-ship haha. The car I bought was an e46 320cd, bought simply for a good economical return over motorway mileage – NOT its 0-60 ability or its torque.
I have over serviced the car because reliability is important to me, but I run budget tyres because I drive the car very carefully and sensibly. Does this make my car undesirable come re-sale???
I'm partly in agreement with you, we don't all need super-duper sticky 888s/Cups, but... there is a line IMO. A good mid range tyre is fine for some situations.
pointedstarman said:
Why not try selling with the worn set and put a note in that you'll contribute £500 say to the purchase of next set allowing the buyer to choose thier prefered make?
I'd rather have the option to fit whatever tyres I'd want and spent £500 less on the purchase price of a car, than have the seller fit new tyres and add £500 to the asking price...
St John Smythe said:
You do realise that 99% of the cars out there for sale second hand have part worn tyres fitted don't you?
Would explain why so many cars from dealers have a mismatch of tyres.... I have someone who might be able to get me some dunlops at cost so trying that first. Might then go down part worns but 2 pairs. Most come with guarentee that they have no faults. Would rather not give someone the haggling point as other than tyres I'll be selling the car as superb condition.
St John Smythe said:
5678 said:
kavman0 said:
Stick a set of premium part worn Tyres on it?
How do you know they won't have a bulge in the side once inflated?
My comment was about fitting a set of used/part work tyres to the OP's car. As in, he buys a set of tyres from ebay/where ever, then gets them fitted to his car.
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