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06-07-2009, 08:11 AM | #1 |
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pad and tyre thickness measured at service: what does this mean
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we are talking E93 330 in for 1st service its done 14500 miles since new with the receipt I was given a report saying the following Pad thickness 11mm both fronts, 8mm both rears Tyre tread 7mm all round. My main question is how to interpret these figures In terms of the pads, if its taken 14K to get to these figures, at what point do you think they will need replacing. Same with the tyres TIA |
06-07-2009, 08:56 AM | #2 | |
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Your tyres must be brand new.
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Brilliant!!!! I was thinking the same!
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06-07-2009, 04:45 PM | #8 |
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WOW - so 7mm = no wear.
How embarrassing!!!! In reality no wonder you guys are all cracking your alloys! Serves you all right. NO - don't take that seriously; just kidding. In fairness I got the car at 7k. 95% of my driving is totally motorway where I travel at speeds that cannot be mentioned here. There are no turns on motorways so in reality my tyres were always going to get minimal wear compared to town folk. |
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but you would see alot of wear on the seats, but i would say the dealer put new tyres on it before it went out, |
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Nah, my baby is mint. Seats look spanking new and have lost none of the firmness. I know what a brand new sports seat feel like when you sit in it. Car still smells new. Got it from a main dealer. It defo hasn't done 40K. Maybe new tyres were put on before giving to me? Who knows |
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06-07-2009, 05:45 PM | #12 |
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Yeah maybe
This raises another issue. You mention clocking. Does this sort of thing go on at main dealers? I certainly know of a chap who sold a car and then saw the same car advertised some months later with lower mileage then when he sold it. This is a prestige marque. I have no way of verifying if this was true but it certainly gets you worried. Main dealers are full of low mileage examples often owned by the parent company |
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06-08-2009, 02:23 AM | #13 | |
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like you say if the seat is new, check the gear stick and steering wheel, but i would bet it had new tyres on |
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06-08-2009, 03:20 AM | #14 |
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It has probably had new tyres, do you know what the right pedal does?!
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