Ken, my first question would be if they even tried to find an exact
replacement. They probably just used what was in stock. What model and size
is the tire they ruined? It might be good to check with Tire Rack (
http://www.tirerack.com ) to see if they have, or can get, one.
In short, I always buy tires in sets of 4, and I would fight to keep it that
way. Matched pairs would be the minimum I would accept.
Tom Gentry
Life is too short to drive boring cars!
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Tharp [SMTP:kthinc@dwx.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 8:11 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: mismatched tires
Listers,
A new dilemma for my Spitfire: I took it in today to have all four tires
switched from one set of rims to another. During the process, the
company doing the work accidentally ruined one of my tires. They
apologized profusely and told me that they had put a brand new tire on
in its place. My cause for concern is that it is not a match for the
other three tires on the car. The company, who shall remain nameless
(but whose name rhymes with "Hood-deer" <g>), said that the tires that
were on my car are no longer available. They chose a tire that is
exactly the same size, but has a different tread pattern, of course.
The four tires that were on the car were nearly new in terms of tread
wear (probably less than 3,000 miles on them). Is having one mismatched
tire something I need to be concerned about? They indicated that it
wasn't (surprise, surprise), but I told them that I was not going to
consider the matter closed until I got a second opinion. That's where
you come in - what do you think? Considering that the tire that they
ruined was virtually new, is asking for another tire so that I have two
pairs of tires unreasonable? Or do I just forget about it?
--
Ken Tharp
79 Spitfire 1500
West Des Moines, IA
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