Part worn Tyres!!!

I know that a lot of people will save money wherever possible and that tyres are usually a distress purchase.  Let's face it most people leave it till their tyres are already illegal and dangerous before changing them, but part worn tyres NO just NO.......

I think Part worns should be renamed "Part Safe".  Your tyres are the only point of contact with the road and it is so important that you have safe, legal tyres, with plenty of tread and that are in good condition.  If your tyres fail you the outcome could be fatal and so many road traffic accidents are due to illegal and unsafe tyres.

When you buy a part worn tyre yes it might be cheap but.....

a) You don't know the history of that tyre, someone could have had an accident, hit a curb, there could be damage you don't know about!

b) Yes that tyre has only cost you £20 but it's only got 2mm of usable tread left on it, that's actually not good value and it would better value to buy a brand new budget tyre.


New tyres are sold with approximately 8mm of tread, and usually part worns can have as little as 2mm of tread remaining.  The legal minimum tread depth in the Uk is 1.6mm so the cost per mm on a part worn tyre is much more than it would be a brand new one.

So next time the thought of a part worn tyre pops into your head, ignore it Call Elite Garages www.elitegarages.co.uk or your local tyre retailer and ask for a price of a budget tyre, you may be surprised at how much better value it would be to buy new.

So don't buy part safe tyres by full safe, full tread tyres

Tyre safety check selfie please Instagram Users?

To all you instagram users........

If your an Instagram user you will know i'm sure how to post a "selfie"

I am wanting to test the power of social media and blogging so if you are reading this and you now know the importance of checking your tyres then I have a request.....

Can you please take of selfie of yourself checking your car tyres and then #elitegarages

I can see from my analysis of this blog that I have readers all over the world so I would love to see how many I can get on board with this.  

Don't forget you are looking for any cuts and bulges in your tyres, check the pressure and look at the tread depth.  If you need to grab yourself a 20p coin and test the tread like this....

Thanks for reading

Sophie x

www.elitegarages.co.uk

New year new tyres?

After Christmas and New Year are over and we are all spent out probably the last thing on our minds is buying new tyres!

With the continuing wet weather here in the Uk and horrendous pot holes everywhere, our tyres are really taking a seasonal battering!  Pot holes can not only damage your tyres but can also cause your wheel alignment to be out of sync and this needs to be regularly checked.  If your wheels are not correctly aligned then your tyres won't be wearing evenly and you could be causing premature wear on your expensive tyres.  You want to not only have the best control of your vehicle and be safe but you want to get your moneys worth from your tyres.  

Perhaps a news years resolution to add to your list could be to regularly squeeze in that tyre check, once a month is all we recommend, I think you can manage that.

I wanted to share another example of a tyre that a customer today hadn't even noticed was badly worn!  It was a large family car, why would you want to put your family at risk but not regularly checking your tyres?

On closer inspection when it was up on the ramp, it is clear to see how badly worn this tyre is on the inside!  This wouldn't have been visible from the ground and that is why we can't emphasise enough the importance of regular tyre safety checks.  Here at Elite Garages we offer them FREE and you can come in as often as you like we are always happy check them for you.  If your not close to one of our branches then call your local garage and I'm sure they will be happy to help you.

Thanks for reading 

Sophie x

www.elitegarages.co.uk