ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbowey Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 should have specified what tyres to put on check out cmaksills full set of vredesteins will set you back just over £400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 I dont mind paying an extra £130 if there noticabley better, i just dont fancy paying £900-£1000 for the likes of michelin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben p Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 I think its pritty safe to say that there well under 3 years old, should i be concerned about the cracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbowey Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I think its pritty safe to say that there well under 3 years old, should i be concerned about the cracks? yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I wouldn't drive anything on cracked tyres, let alone a performance car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I wouldn't drive anything on cracked tyres, let alone a performance car. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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