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A6 tires- 1 blown
Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of
tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference between a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do have snow and rain regularly. Is this true? If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? Thanks, Ken |
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"Ken K" > wrote in message
. .. > Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of > tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They > said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel > drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference between > a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do have > snow and rain regularly. > Is this true? > If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? > Thanks, Ken > > There bull****ting you, go somwhere else, Steve.D |
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:20:05 -0000, "Steve68s"
> wrote: >"Ken K" > wrote in message ... >> Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of >> tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They >> said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel >> drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference >between >> a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do >have >> snow and rain regularly. >> Is this true? >> If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? >> Thanks, Ken >> >> > >There bull****ting you, go somwhere else, > >Steve.D > Costco is the best place to buy tires IMO. They carry Michelins and some others. A nice set of Michelins for my A6 was around $500 total, installed - road hazard, free balancing & rotation for life and free nitrogen top offs all included. |
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Closure wrote: > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:20:05 -0000, "Steve68s" > > wrote: > > >> "Ken K" > wrote in message >> . .. >> >>> Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of >>> tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They >>> said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel >>> drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference >>> >> between >> >>> a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do >>> >> have >> >>> snow and rain regularly. >>> Is this true? >>> If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? >>> Thanks, Ken >>> >>> >>> >> There bull****ting you, go somwhere else, >> >> Steve.D >> >> > > Costco is the best place to buy tires IMO. They carry Michelins and > some others. A nice set of Michelins for my A6 was around $500 total, > installed - road hazard, free balancing & rotation for life and free > nitrogen top offs all included. > In a similar situation I was told that the maximum difference in tread depth between tire is 3/32 for quattro. You are on the edge but would probably be OK. Kuhmo Ecsta SPT are inexpensive tires with a good reputation. |
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"Ken K" > wrote in message . .. > Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of > tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They > said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel > drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference > between a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where > we do have snow and rain regularly. > Is this true? > If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? > Thanks, Ken > or could it be 1/8"..............no its definitely 4/32" |
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 15:30:35 -0500, "Ken K" >
wrote: >Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of >tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They >said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel >drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference between >a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do have >snow and rain regularly. >Is this true? No. However I would recommend getting the same brand/model of tyre for the one you replace. Mark. |
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On Feb 2, 3:30 pm, "Ken K" > wrote:
> Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of > tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. They > said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all wheel > drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference between > a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do have > snow and rain regularly. > Is this true? > If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800? > Thanks, Ken The owners manual for my car specifies no more than a 10% difference in tread depth for tires on the same axle, and that tires should be replaced in pairs (i.e., 2 tires on the same axle). Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
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Mark;59856 Wrote: > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 15:30:35 -0500, "Ken K" > > wrote: > > >Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set > of > >tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on. > They > >said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all > wheel > >drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference > between > >a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we > do have > >snow and rain regularly. > >Is this true? > > No. However I would recommend getting the same brand/model of tyre > for the one you replace. > > Mark. i agree with this fellow here, get the same brand and model of tire, and go with a pair instead of one. -- beatbox ------------------------------------------------------------------------ beatbox's Profile: http://www.audiforum.ca/member.php?userid=2790 View this thread: http://www.audiforum.ca/showthread.php?t=16080 |
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