Would this put you off a car?

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Jorrd93

Jorrd93

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It's first MOT at 13k miles it failed for the front 2 tyres being under the legal limit of 1.6mm.
 


The AA reckon a minimum of 20,000 for front tyres so I'd be concerned. I know nothing about cars other than what google tells me though.
 
Also first MOT is after what - 3 years?
So just over 4k a year and they may have been running it without checking their tyre pressure at all.
 
HABA87 said:
How many miles does the car have on now, and how many further MOTS has it been through?
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That's its first MOT. So 13k miles still.

Epping said:
what type of car.. maybe the owner decided he would always wheel spin away from junctions being a knacker
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Golf GTI. Apparently a woman owner (but a males name on V5) I have a deposit down on the car but this is definitely unsettling me.

Hardyman's Yugo said:
No. If it's a charver mobile and they've been wheel spinning I'd check the clutch isn't bolloxed though
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How would you go about checking the clutch? The clutch felt fine when driving it, definitely not slipping or anything.
 
HABA87 said:
Any more failures or advisories on the MOT?
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Completely clean apart from that. What bugs me is the dealer knew about the tyres yet put it in for its test with them anyways - now there is a permanent record anyone can access online that shows the car has likely been ragged for 3 years.
 
Jorrd93 said:
Completely clean apart from that. What bugs me is the dealer knew about the tyres yet put it in for its test with them anyways - now there is a permanent record anyone can access online that shows the car has likely been ragged for 3 years.
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Or just needed tyres after
3 years of use.
I personally wouldn't let it worry me
 
What kind of tyres are on it? Depends how hard the compound on them is as to how fast they would wear. I used to have toyo proxes on a car years ago amazingly grippy in the dry due to the soft compound but wear was unreal on them. Lucky to get 10k out of a front pair.
 
Rusty said:
What kind of tyres are on it? Depends how hard the compound on them is as to how fast they would wear. I used to have toyo proxes on a car years ago amazingly grippy in the dry due to the soft compound but wear was unreal on them. Lucky to get 10k out of a front pair.
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Dunlops, couldn't tell you the exact tyre sorry. They're 19" alloys though, that might have some bearing on the wear?

dangermows said:
Owner has ragged fuck out the rubber. Fortunately, wait for it, tyres can be replaced.
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:lol:
 
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