Petrol Pete
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Are we talking about mixing a cross ply with one of those new fangled radials on the same axle of my Ford Anglia ? 
Replacing tyres on a lease car
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Only if it is a remould from China......Are we talking about mixing a cross ply with one of those new fangled radials on the same axle of my Ford Anglia ?
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That's clearly taking an unnecessary risk. The obvious solution is to carry 4 space-savers in the boot, and in the event of a puncture... well you can work-out the rest
Space savers usually come with a notice to restrict speeds to 90km/h.
Having mixed tyres with different tread pattern or manufacturer on the same axle is less than ideal and should be avoided where possible. Under normal day to day driving however, it won’t make a huge impact on your day. That said, in the wet or in an emergency situation is where the difference in tyre performance comes to the fore.
It is illegal to have radial and cross-ply tyres on the same axle.
To the OP, just fit new tyres the same as were on the car from new. Can’t surely go wrong with that.
Having mixed tyres with different tread pattern or manufacturer on the same axle is less than ideal and should be avoided where possible. Under normal day to day driving however, it won’t make a huge impact on your day. That said, in the wet or in an emergency situation is where the difference in tyre performance comes to the fore.
It is illegal to have radial and cross-ply tyres on the same axle.
To the OP, just fit new tyres the same as were on the car from new. Can’t surely go wrong with that.
Funny story ... an MB dealership put the space saver on our Vito onto the front nearside without telling me. It was parked against a wall so I had no idea, and I drove 30 or so motorway miles home in blissful ignorance. Luckily no collisions occurred
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5 pages to answer this. Only we can do this …. Buy the proper tyres - question answered.
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Genius!That's clearly taking an unnecessary risk. T
he obvious solution is to carry 4 space-savers in the boot, and in the event of a puncture... well you can work-out the rest
The issue above wrt collisions and mixed tyres is that its simply dangerous to have mixes tyres on an axel.
different tyres stick to the ground better or worse, different tyres have different ability to get rid of water if its wet.
So by all means put different tyres on your axel. Go for a drive for example when its teaming down, be in a dangerous situation where you have to slam on the brakes, you will find that based on the above and simple rational both tyres wont handle the same when gripping the road. Its simply dangerous. Its better to have equal gripping performance on the road, tyres are what keeps you gripped to road, no?
This is what is being alluded to.
That said, everone to their own.
different tyres stick to the ground better or worse, different tyres have different ability to get rid of water if its wet.
So by all means put different tyres on your axel. Go for a drive for example when its teaming down, be in a dangerous situation where you have to slam on the brakes, you will find that based on the above and simple rational both tyres wont handle the same when gripping the road. Its simply dangerous. Its better to have equal gripping performance on the road, tyres are what keeps you gripped to road, no?
This is what is being alluded to.
That said, everone to their own.
This is turning into another which oil thread .....................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Took me a huge amount of thinking coming up with that.
Benz17
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Seriously used tyres will land you in a sure collision, can you back this up, there are plenty of used tyre stockist in the UK, and plenty of buyer of used tyresI don’t see them all being in a collision. I personally know plenty of drivers who buy used tyres, don’t know any which have had sure collisions.
I personally don’t buy used, but have for the first time, and have given the reasons why in my earlier post, I checked the date, it’s 1 year old, my tyre fitter did the other checks, and he was happy to fit them, not had any collision as of yet, hope that remains the case.
Yes I can appreciate not all used tyres will be in great condition, but just like buying a used car, do the checks before buying/fitting.
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Fastcar155
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Hi , what inflation medium should be used in the tyres on the returned car ?
