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rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Santorini Black

a bit annoyed - opinions please?

I dropped the car off locally and got a call that one of the front tyres was "down to the cord" and less than 2mm tread left, so it would be necessary to put the space saver on to road test. A bit strange I thought, because I'd only checked the tyres a few weeks ago and certainly the amount of wear to get to the cord and require the spare sounds quite dramatic.

I drive the car 'enthusiastically' and enjoy roundabouts so I'm well used to the wear pattern that Conti's and GYs both show (less so on Toyos I find?) but such wear does not make the tyre illegal and is far from being dangerous enough to warrant changing for the spare.

So I acknowledged the observation and politely decline the offer of a new tyre/pair of tyres.

The car is returned to me still with the space saver in place. Wow, I think, it must be dangerous - they've had to keep the spare on for the drive back to me (only a few miles).

I then decided to take a look at my worn-to-the-cord, only-2mm-tread tyre...

what do you think?

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I'm not sure what has annoyed me more. The fact I nearly paid for a tyre when there is clearly a few k left in this one (and something a risk averse person would have done, when the wear was described the way it was), or the fact I just wasted half an hour putting the wheel back on (and putting the spare back inc RLD protector).

any thoughts?

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Thu Apr 12 2012 4:03pm

Jonny Fresh

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Posts: 3586

Idiots........BMW used to do this to me all the time....."it's dangerous, I wouldn't even drive it out of the garage"............despicable sales tactics.

Bit theatrical to actually change to your space saver (unless you paid for the labour while they were doing it )

Thu Apr 12 2012 4:05pm

Ady 555
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Location: Good old yorkshire
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Put a bit more air in your tyres if you like throwing around roundabouts, it helps it not scrubbing your tyres off so much, i would of taken it back to them and asked them to put your original wheel back on and given them your tyre depth readings.

Thu Apr 12 2012 4:25pm

JonWitts

Member Since: 15 Oct 2011
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 55

2012 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Agree - completely legal tyres

Classic sales ploy - they should be strung up for trying that trick

Jon Jon Witts
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Thu Apr 12 2012 5:33pm

rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

UPDATE - I am now informed that the reason the space saver was on when the car returned is because the technician considered my tyre non-safe to drive with

Personally I'd think driving with one 70% worn 20" & one 1% worn 19" on the front is significantly less safe as far as braking from speed is concerned...

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2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Thu Apr 12 2012 5:42pm

Nik

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: Up North
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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

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Thu Apr 12 2012 6:11pm

big pimp

Member Since: 09 Jan 2010
Location: northern ireland
Posts: 548

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Send an email with a link to here to the service manager to see what he or she might have to say about it, and I think they need to change your tyres back for free after the hassle and embarrassment it has clearly caused you. MY10 HSE 3.0 TDV6 : Santorini Black : Ebony Interior w/Anigre wood : Privacy Glass (total) : Sunroof : Sidesteps : Hybrid TV : Detachable Tow Kit : Spare Wheel Cover : 22" Dished Supersports

Thu Apr 12 2012 7:29pm

SVR575

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ARSEHOLES! SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

Thu Apr 12 2012 7:38pm

Ady 555
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Location: Good old yorkshire
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^^^ Is that the name of the garage TDV8HST

Thu Apr 12 2012 8:31pm

Buster007

Member Since: 02 Dec 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 649

Ady 555 wrote:
^^^ Is that the name of the garage TDV8HST

Yeah wouldn't trust any garage with a name like that!!

Cheers Laurence.

Thu Apr 12 2012 10:07pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 13 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8953

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

rrsboy wrote:
UPDATE - I am now informed that the reason the space saver was on when the car returned is because the technician considered my tyre non-safe to drive with

What's the name of this establishment? I want to know so that I can avoid it as their "technicians" (aka otherwise-unemployable idiots) apparently have no idea what a tyre is, let alone a safe one! 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Thu Apr 12 2012 11:36pm

Ballsy

Member Since: 19 Jan 2012
Location: Fife
Posts: 160

A well worded letter/email to the manager should fix things, especially when you tell them your writing to watchdog aswell lol

Fri Apr 13 2012 8:07am

shingchi84

Member Since: 07 Mar 2012
Location: Central
Posts: 24

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Bonatti Grey

You should be very, very annoyed indeed. Don't go back to the same garage again all they are doing is to try to rip you off! Funny how they still call themselves technicians...

Fri Apr 13 2012 8:11am

Ady 555
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2010
Location: Good old yorkshire
Posts: 8738

You havn't said what you dropped your vehicle off at the local garage for i guess it wasn't for them to check the condition of your tyres then And i thought you were a LPR customer through and through

Fri Apr 13 2012 8:13am

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Fri Apr 13 2012 8:52am

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