tyre insurance
Discussion
No. Unless you (or one of the regular drivers of your car) are particularly fond of kerbs. Two new front near-side tyres in the first 6 months after MrsTr took delivery of her car tells me that I might say yes next time.
There's a product idea in here somewhere isn't there? "Kerb Cover" which pays out / fixes both damaged rims and tyres. Equality/discrimination laws could make pricing problematic.....
There's a product idea in here somewhere isn't there? "Kerb Cover" which pays out / fixes both damaged rims and tyres. Equality/discrimination laws could make pricing problematic.....
Have a look at ALA. I got two years cover for my 20" tyres for £200. It covers up to five tyres up to £300 each with no excess. It's already paid for itself as I got a nail in one of my front tyres the other day, cost £223 from OPC Wilmslow and ALA reimbursed me within a few days. Already in credit and now I know they don't mess about demanding repairs etc I'm even more glad I passed on the £599 I was quoted from Porsche (admittedly for three years but still).
I took it out on my last Pana turbo, when it was part of the wheel insurance.
Turbo 2 wheels are made out of chocolate, and attract kerbs like a magnet.
if the mrs was driving I wanted the reassurance that she could be confident in parking close to kerbs
as it happened, the wheels never got kerbed or even chipped.
however on a dark unlit road one winters night I managed to drive over a piece of steel, which punctured both offside tyres and slightly damaged a wheel.
I was glad to have the insurance for that...
and then when I got a puncture in a supermarket carpark
Paid for itself many times over in my case, and with the reassurance that the tyres were being fitted by a dealer.
combined with porsche assistance, it was a totally hassle free process - car picked up by AA, loans car dropped off, car returned to me when tyres fixed.
on the GT3, they have separated the insurance between wheel and tyre
I took out tyre only, as it was cheap, and the car isn't a daily driver now.
Turbo 2 wheels are made out of chocolate, and attract kerbs like a magnet.
if the mrs was driving I wanted the reassurance that she could be confident in parking close to kerbs
as it happened, the wheels never got kerbed or even chipped.
however on a dark unlit road one winters night I managed to drive over a piece of steel, which punctured both offside tyres and slightly damaged a wheel.
I was glad to have the insurance for that...
and then when I got a puncture in a supermarket carpark
Paid for itself many times over in my case, and with the reassurance that the tyres were being fitted by a dealer.
combined with porsche assistance, it was a totally hassle free process - car picked up by AA, loans car dropped off, car returned to me when tyres fixed.
on the GT3, they have separated the insurance between wheel and tyre
I took out tyre only, as it was cheap, and the car isn't a daily driver now.
Wish I had it, assuming the costs are reasonable?
Got a bolt in FNS about 3 weeks ago on a tyre with over 5mm tread on. Picked up car from 2 year service yesterday, to find it has a bolt in the ROS, a tyre which has just under 5mm all over
Over £500 in unexpected tyre costs, but the p155er being that both tyres had good tread life left in them and now I have these 'out of sequence' treads across the axles.
Got a bolt in FNS about 3 weeks ago on a tyre with over 5mm tread on. Picked up car from 2 year service yesterday, to find it has a bolt in the ROS, a tyre which has just under 5mm all over
Over £500 in unexpected tyre costs, but the p155er being that both tyres had good tread life left in them and now I have these 'out of sequence' treads across the axles.
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