Dealer fitted budget tyres after purchase of car!
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Bought a 16 plate 'by Peugeot Sport' 208 GTI last weekend with only 13k on the clock. Nice little car.
Returned to pick it up today and didn't notice that they'd swapped the back two tyres out for Acceleras - when I originally inspected it they had all four originals. Now I know they probably thought they were doing me a favour but these tyres don't get very good reviews and are likely going to have an impact on the handling.
Do you think it's reasonable to request they rectify this? I'd have happily paid the difference for some premium tyres had that been the only option.
Returned to pick it up today and didn't notice that they'd swapped the back two tyres out for Acceleras - when I originally inspected it they had all four originals. Now I know they probably thought they were doing me a favour but these tyres don't get very good reviews and are likely going to have an impact on the handling.
Do you think it's reasonable to request they rectify this? I'd have happily paid the difference for some premium tyres had that been the only option.
I'm just a bit annoyed as they don't get very good reviews in the wet and the reason I went for the BPS model is due to the better handling - seems a bit pointless if the tyres are going to counteract the lower, stiffer suspension and anti slip differential etc.
Then again, after reading the Accelera Phi R review on tyrereviews.com, I then looked up the Bridgestone Potenza S001 (which I was happy with on previous car) to find that they got a similar score at 73% so maybe the website is comparing them to really top end options (always thought the Potenzas were meant to be ok).
My other concern is the impact on the general handling from mixing brands across front and rear? Could do without forking out another £300 on a set of tyres right now as I've just paid the excess on my stolen ST, had to rent a car for a month, and also paid my second car deposit within two months.
Then again, after reading the Accelera Phi R review on tyrereviews.com, I then looked up the Bridgestone Potenza S001 (which I was happy with on previous car) to find that they got a similar score at 73% so maybe the website is comparing them to really top end options (always thought the Potenzas were meant to be ok).
My other concern is the impact on the general handling from mixing brands across front and rear? Could do without forking out another £300 on a set of tyres right now as I've just paid the excess on my stolen ST, had to rent a car for a month, and also paid my second car deposit within two months.
That's exactly my point sixpistons!
I never mixed tyres on any of my previous hatches (Polo GTI, Golf GTI, Fiesta ST) and I made a point of checking that this one had the original four when I bought it last weekend.
Admittedly, I didn't check thread depth but it only had 13k on the clock.
I bought the BPS edition for the good handling so going into winter with a set of budget tyres known to be s
t in the wet is not going to assist in enjoying the handling of my new car. I've read enough reviews where people have claimed that this tyre loses traction on roundabouts at moderate speed to be convinced that it's not an ideal choice.
Seems to me not be good practice to change the tyres without telling me after I've bought the car 'as seen'.
I never mixed tyres on any of my previous hatches (Polo GTI, Golf GTI, Fiesta ST) and I made a point of checking that this one had the original four when I bought it last weekend.
Admittedly, I didn't check thread depth but it only had 13k on the clock.
I bought the BPS edition for the good handling so going into winter with a set of budget tyres known to be s
t in the wet is not going to assist in enjoying the handling of my new car. I've read enough reviews where people have claimed that this tyre loses traction on roundabouts at moderate speed to be convinced that it's not an ideal choice. Seems to me not be good practice to change the tyres without telling me after I've bought the car 'as seen'.
Well, it's always recommended that you don't mix brands for optimum performance. It's not a matter of whether they 'suffice'. I could've just kept my Polo GTI or bought the standard 208 GTI if I didn't care about handling.
I'd be less annoyed if they were premium tyres, but £50 budget tyres that are notorious for being st in the wet are not going to be the best choice for a spirited drive round the twisty country roads where I live.
I'd be less annoyed if they were premium tyres, but £50 budget tyres that are notorious for being s
t in the wet are not going to be the best choice for a spirited drive round the twisty country roads where I live.craigjm said:
How are you going to prove that they weren’t on there when you viewed it?
Well, it said on the report that they'd changed them and the guy mentioned it to me. I can't ultimately prove it but it's surely better for them to spend halfhour putting on the right ones than to end up with a pissed off customer. 
The car has only done 13k so there should be some tread left - my Polo GTI was on the originals after 22k. I'd much rather have driven it on the originals with matching tyres and change in a few months than have a year of poor rear traction.
It's going back in three years and I don't want st handling for 1/3 of my ownership period.
It's going back in three years and I don't want s
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