Puncture and mixing tyres

[A500leroy]

Im probably being anal.

Currently Goodyear vector all seasons gen2 all round, however just had a puncture and these have now been superseeded by the gen 3 version so ive ordered one to replace the puncutred one. Bad form?

[Krikkit]

What's the difference in tread between the two? Is it a driven axle?

[Baldchap]

Very different tread depth can mess on a tiny level with fancy diffs and the like, but in reality on a normal car you'll probably see no noticeable difference unless you are doing track days or are some sort of drift king.

[A500leroy]

Krikkit said:

What's the difference in tread between the two? Is it a driven axle?

No rear on a Panda.

[shih tzu faced]

I like to have 4 matching tyres so I know where you’re coming from, it would bug me having to have an odd one.

For all practical purposes it will make no noticeable difference in normal day to day driving though, you’ll be fine.

[stevieturbo]

A500leroy said:

Im probably being anal.

Currently Goodyear vector all seasons gen2 all round, however just had a puncture and these have now been superseeded by the gen 3 version so ive ordered one to replace the puncutred one. Bad form?

I'd imagine if you looked you could have ordered one the same.

If it's really an annoyance, buy a pair of the new ones.

[A500leroy]

stevieturbo said:

A500leroy said:

Im probably being anal.

Currently Goodyear vector all seasons gen2 all round, however just had a puncture and these have now been superseeded by the gen 3 version so ive ordered one to replace the puncutred one. Bad form?

I'd imagine if you looked you could have ordered one the same.

If it's really an annoyance, buy a pair of the new ones.

Discontinued in my size unfortunatly. Id love to buy a pair but im not made of money, £70 for one made me wince.

[E-bmw]

A500leroy said:

Discontinued in my size unfortunatly. Id love to buy a pair but im not made of money, £70 for one made me wince.

You definitely don't want to be me then!

Had to get 2 full sets of summer & 1 full set of winters in the last month, over £1300 on tyres alone.

[HustleRussell]

It's fine, nothing to worry about. The performance of the tyres will be close enough.

[Pica-Pica]

HustleRussell said:

It's fine, nothing to worry about. The performance of the tyres will be close enough.

This ^^

[A500leroy]

Honestly... New tyre has arrived from blackcircles..with a tear in the sidewall..To give them credit they are sending a replacement Tuesday and my tyre fitter has plugged the original so at least im mobile ove the weekend.

[wyson]

If the punctured tyre was repairable?

[wyson]

https://youtu.be/LByae0TgFp0

Im sure you know already, but the best is to replace all 4 tyres. VW recommends that all tyres in the vehicle are the same.

Next best is to replace across an axle in pairs.

MOT won’t fail you for mixing tyres though as long as they are both radials or both cross plies( unlikely to be found on a modern car).

I’d be weary if the other 3 tyres are well worn. Drive through a deeper patch of water at speed on the motorway and 3 tyres might aquaplane but that single tyre won’t and your car will pivot on the new tyre with grip. It might be enough to spit you off the road.

Quite a few videos on youtube showing what happens when worn and new tyres are mixed. New tyres on the front axle and worn on the rear can also be dangerous.

[E-bmw]

wyson said:

If the punctured tyre was repairable?

That is a statement disguised as a question, what is the point you are trying to make?

[wyson]

E-bmw said:

That is a statement disguised as a question, what is the point you are trying to make?

Well why not just repair the puncture if it was repairable?

[E-bmw]

wyson said:

E-bmw said:

That is a statement disguised as a question, what is the point you are trying to make?

Well why not just repair the puncture if it was repairable?

Understood. Perhaps if it is the OP could do that & return the new one if it isn't too late.

[stevieturbo]

wyson said:

If the punctured tyre was repairable?

you would hope such a thread and question would not exist if the puncture was repairable.

[A500leroy]

stevieturbo said:

wyson said:

If the punctured tyre was repairable?

you would hope such a thread and question would not exist if the puncture was repairable.

Yeah its been plugged, But i dont like driving on repaired tyres much sooner have something decent under me.

[Pica-Pica]

A500leroy said:

stevieturbo said:

wyson said:

If the punctured tyre was repairable?

you would hope such a thread and question would not exist if the puncture was repairable.

Yeah its been plugged, But i dont like driving on repaired tyres much sooner have something decent under me.

Agreed. I have always replaced the tyre when punctured. Punctures are so rare that the cost is worth it.

[stevieturbo]

Absolutely nothing wrong with a tyre that's been plugged as a repair.