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Hi all,
Whilst away from home at the weekend (on an Sti UK 7) I got a puncture in the offside rear tyre, took it to a tyre place and at first was told it was repairable (screw through tread), was then told that it wasn't. There was a 'rim' around the inside corner between the tread and the sidewall, was told that this meant that the tyre was kn*ckered.
The place rang around and the only tyre they could get same day (remember 150 miles from home - needed to get back!) was a PZero. Notwithstanding the price they charged me (bend over sir this won't hurt a bit...) they said that I would be OK changing only this tyre - which goes against what I thought I understood from reading this group. The car was still running the original OEM Bridgestone RE040s.
They said that:-
The old tyre still had around 5 mil of tread, whilst the new would only have around 7 so the circumference would be OK, and
That the difference in tread pattern would have no impact.
Is this advice sound?
Thanks
Nick
PS: This means that I only 'used' 2 mil of tread in a year
Whilst away from home at the weekend (on an Sti UK 7) I got a puncture in the offside rear tyre, took it to a tyre place and at first was told it was repairable (screw through tread), was then told that it wasn't. There was a 'rim' around the inside corner between the tread and the sidewall, was told that this meant that the tyre was kn*ckered.
The place rang around and the only tyre they could get same day (remember 150 miles from home - needed to get back!) was a PZero. Notwithstanding the price they charged me (bend over sir this won't hurt a bit...) they said that I would be OK changing only this tyre - which goes against what I thought I understood from reading this group. The car was still running the original OEM Bridgestone RE040s.
They said that:-
The old tyre still had around 5 mil of tread, whilst the new would only have around 7 so the circumference would be OK, and
That the difference in tread pattern would have no impact.
Is this advice sound?
Thanks
Nick
PS: This means that I only 'used' 2 mil of tread in a year
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