New Tires on a Used Car

[StealthRabbit]

New tires can really make a 'marginal car' feel quite solid (for a couple thousand miles).

Severely used tires on cars with poor steering components can 'herd you down the road' I.e. wobble and track pavement irregularities.

New(er) tires are much safer!

I get near new tires at junk yard for $5. I have my own tire machine, so cost is minimal.

I have over 20 cars running today on used (but excellent) tires.

[M3 Mitch]

A brand new set of cheap tires is not going to help anyone sell a car to me. Would much rather see half or nearly worn out tires with good even wear patterns.



I swear this must be a hang-over from WWII days when tires were hard to get.


Same thing with brand new engine oil. Makes me wonder what the seller is trying to hide.



What getatag said.

[cebuan]

Allegedly, new cars have tires designed to feel good in a test drive. A lot of new car buyers go immediately to a tire shop in swap those tires for higher quality. So you might be able to find brand new new-ride tires, at used tire prices.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by Dwatted Wabbit

Good points. What brand and sub-line are the tires? If they're some cheap crap, look deeper. Most people don't know anything about tires.

I believe they were Goodyear RSAs.