Tyre problems

[ben p]

Hi guys, I picked my 06 350z coupe up from a main dealer on thursday, now one of the conditions of the sale was I wanted the rear tryes changing as they where getting pritty grim. On closer inspection I noticed that the tyres they replaced the old bridgestones with are federal super steels and there absolutley awful, and if that wasn't bad enough i've now noticed that the front tyres have cracks running right round. So as it stands I've owned the car for 4 days and need 4 new tyres!!!!!

[mattbowey]

man that sucks.

 

dealers were always gonna put cheaper tyres on though. imo and i think others will agree you cannot go budget on tyres.

[rtbiscuit]

should have specified what tyres to put on

 

check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400

[ben p]

I'm going to express my anger tomorrow! Surely if you take your car to a nissan dealer to have the tyres changed they would change them for the factory tryes that are supposed to be fitted to the car! I'm going to push them for at least 2 new tyres. The federal tyres are ridiculous in the wet to the point where there just dam right dangerous, I mean I was coasting round a corner in the wet over the weekend at 40mph and the back end was all over the place.

[ben p]

should have specified what tyres to put on

 

check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400

 

If that was supposed to say camskill, lol, I've used them before very good value, I was thinking Falken 452's though.

[ATTAK Z]

should have specified what tyres to put on

 

check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400

 

If that was supposed to say camskill, lol, I've used them before very good value, I was thinking Falken 452's though.

rt will now go into overdrive re the vredesteins .......

[rtbiscuit]

should have specified what tyres to put on

 

check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400

 

If that was supposed to say camskill, lol, I've used them before very good value, I was thinking Falken 452's though.

rt will now go into overdrive re the vredesteins .......

 

 

falkens are a good brand too not as expensive as the vreds but will do an eefective job at keeping you on the road.

 

my personal prefererence of course is the vreds they are a better tyre all together

[ben p]

should have specified what tyres to put on

 

check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400

 

If that was supposed to say camskill, lol, I've used them before very good value, I was thinking Falken 452's though.

rt will now go into overdrive re the vredesteins .......

 

 

falkens are a good brand too not as expensive as the vreds but will do an eefective job at keeping you on the road.

 

my personal prefererence of course is the vreds they are a better tyre all together

 

Very sexy looking to I might add, anybody else have any preferences?

[rich5259]

I have sessantas on my Rays and Falken452s on order for my 20" set (as they don't do sessants in the correct profiles) - I'd get the Falkens if your budget isn't up to getting sessantas

[ben p]

I dont mind paying an extra £130 if there noticabley better, i just dont fancy paying £900-£1000 for the likes of michelin.

[rtbiscuit]

I have sessantas on my Rays and Falken452s on order for my 20" set (as they don't do sessants in the correct profiles) - I'd get the Falkens if your budget isn't up to getting sessantas

 

thats exactly my sentiments,

 

if i couldn't get sessantas then i'd get the falkens.

 

difference is about £50 between the 2 full sets i think. so not massive.

 

others like the toyo's

 

top budget preference is mps2's

[ben p]

back to my original post, do the tyres actually need replacing if they have cracks in them? its basically one continuous crack that runs right round the tyre by the thread indicator.

[rtbiscuit]

back to my original post, do the tyres actually need replacing if they have cracks in them? its basically one continuous crack that runs right round the tyre by the thread indicator.

 

general rule is 3 years or when the tyre is down to 1.3 mm tread

 

can run for longer, but its personal choice after that.

[ben p]

well the cars 4 years old with 22000 miles, how long roughly do the front tyres normally last? they still have a decent amount of tread left so i very much doubt they are the original set from new.

[ATTAK Z]

well the cars 4 years old with 22000 miles, how long roughly do the front tyres normally last? they still have a decent amount of tread left so i very much doubt they are the original set from new.

I doubt they are the originals

[ben p]

I think its pritty safe to say that there well under 3 years old, should i be concerned about the cracks?

[mattbowey]

if you're unsure take them to nearest kwik fit and get them checked. least then you won't be worrying about it while driving around

[ATTAK Z]

I think its pritty safe to say that there well under 3 years old, should i be concerned about the cracks?

yep

[Ekona]

I wouldn't drive anything on cracked tyres, let alone a performance car.

[rich5259]

I wouldn't drive anything on cracked tyres, let alone a performance car.

 

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