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Old 03-31-2017, 09:52 PM
 
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Looking to buy a used car that I like. It's a 2014 and the carfax showed tires were replaced twice already with only 23k miles on it. Here's where it gets stranger. I test drove the car and it runs nice and smooth. I returned to the dealer a few hours after the test drive to discuss financing and ask about the tires and noticed 1 of the tires was flat . He said it must have ran over a nail on the test drive.

Honestly my gut told me to run away but I really like the configuration of the car and don't know when I'll come across one with same features at a fair price. The Dealer assured me there's nothing to worry about but he lied already about the carfax not being available . .(gave me an auto check report instead ). I found the carfax online. He also said there were no recalls on it but there is one.


Should I run away? There are the most easy going dealers I've ever come across, no pressure at all.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:58 PM
 
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Somebody typo a tire rotation as a tire replacement instead? Swapping out winter or performance tires maybe. Sporty car? Area with winter weather?

In any case wheels/tires would not be a deal breaker for me on a car. Pretty much expect to put new tires on. Whether a new car with a poor choice of oem tires or a used one with potentially worn out ones.
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Old 03-31-2017, 10:32 PM
 
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It's possible but they seemed to coincide with when the inspections were done. And when I saw the tire flat upon returning to ask about the tires, that really worried me. My tires last about 40k usually. Is it possible that there could be some kind of front end issue causing the tires to wear out extremely quickly? Would that be covered by lemon law?
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Old 03-31-2017, 10:37 PM
 
Location: La Jolla, CA
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You see this a lot in winter climates where people have winter tires mounted in fall and then summer tires mounted in spring. It usually shows up as "four tires replaced" or "four tires mounted" (or something like that). Another possibility is that the tires didn't wear properly and were replaced. And another possibility is that the previous owner had bad luck, or drove like a moron. So unless you can get the actual maintenance history, it's tough to say.

From years of auction preview/buying, I can tell you that if the car was abused there will be other signs of premature wear.

From a macro perspective, if you doubt the car, it's best to move on from for peace of mind.

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Old 04-01-2017, 11:10 AM
 
Location: North Idaho
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I don't know. My son just bought a new car and immediately had the brand new rims and tires taken off and replace by new, but different type, rims and tires. Then next October, he will buy another set of rims and a set of either studded tires or snow rated tires. So that would be two new sets of rims and tires in 6 months and I doubt he'll have more than 23,000 put on the car and nothing wrong with the car.

Dd the car come from a snow and ice area?

If you buy it, take it in and have the alignment checked. If tires are going flat, I would guess that the rims need to be replaced. Maybe the rim isn't exactly straight. But flat tires get fixed, not replaced with new tires.

if you want the car, make your offer that you will give X number of dollars, but that they have to give the car an alignment.
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:31 AM
 
Location: UNMC Area
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Looking to buy a used car that I like. It's a 2014 and the carfax showed tires were replaced twice already with only 23k miles on it. Here's where it gets stranger. I test drove the car and it runs nice and smooth. I returned to the dealer a few hours after the test drive to discuss financing and ask about the tires and noticed 1 of the tires was flat . He said it must have ran over a nail on the test drive.

Honestly my gut told me to run away but I really like the configuration of the car and don't know when I'll come across one with same features at a fair price. The Dealer assured me there's nothing to worry about but he lied already about the carfax not being available . .(gave me an auto check report instead ). I found the carfax online. He also said there were no recalls on it but there is one.


Should I run away? There are the most easy going dealers I've ever come across, no pressure at all.
First of all, if you feel uncomfortable about this car, walk away. Just walk away.

That said, it is fully possible that somebody had different rims & tires installed on this car when it was new, simply because they liked a different style.

Also, a flat tire can be completely and totally random. In fact, a flat tire IS random.
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:33 AM
 
Location: Riverside Ca
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Makes no sense. Unless there was something horribly bent or worn on the car or the driver just drove it like a drift car daily I can't see how the tires could be worn out and need replacing that soon.

I have a truck that I took on a long distance trip. At the beginning of my trip one of the shocks blew out. By about 600 mile mark I was getting a feathered/cupped tire. By 1200 miles it was noticeable wear.
Replaced shocks and rotated tires. Ended up changing tires because the worn one was super loud. Still sold the old new tires for $100 less than I paid
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:38 AM
 
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Did the rims look scratched or damaged? Was it a sports car? Was the camber outrageously off? If non of these are the case then it's possible they marked a rotation as a tire replacement.
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:45 AM
 
Location: California
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Take the car to a trusted mechanic and get his/her opinion. No one on CD can see the car.
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:50 AM
 
Location: Floribama
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Some people are picky about tires and replace them for many different reasons. I replaced all of the tires on my car at only 18k miles, they still looked new, but were too noisy to me.
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