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After being given the OK by the minister of finance to change my 6" GX steelies to 7.5's, I went to see what deal I could get today.
At this point I'll tell you, I have had my Cooper ATR's falling apart. I lost a tyre due to a lug coming off last month and on the weekend another has started delaminating.
I bought the GX in Late August with the following tyres:
Cooper ATR 235/65/R17
Whilst I found out later they were too small when I lost the first one, after going to approx. 10 tyre places along the NSW coast, trying to find something to replace that, not one of those who looked at what I had noticed they were load rated to 104T.
Today the place I went to noticed this and checked the specs on the prado tyre plate: must be 108S for the 225/70/R17 or 112S for the other size (forget what it is).
So, that means I've been unregistered & uninsured since I bought it & currently still am.
I may be naive but I expect a Toyota dealer to sell a roadworthy car.
Not knowing what to do, I rang a close friend who is Director of fair trading in Tas (handy to have
)
stated what had happened and asked whether I was being rediculous or did I have a case?
He said straight out I have a case as it voids the statutory warrantee. They need to help. Usually he said they (dealer) should come to an agreement on how much tread was left on the vehicle and pay the balance of what an appropriate (i.e.Cooper ATR) tyre(s) would cost to bring the vehicle to a roadworthy status.
I will be calling the dealer tommorow and discussing it with them - will inform (if I'm allowed) as to what happens :roll:
Either way, I have a renewed trust in Cooper knowing the load could have impacted on my shocking experience with the tyres.
Would someone be able to tell me how much tread (mm) is on a brand new ATR so I can decide what % of tread was left?
In the end I'm chuffed I'm getting new 7.5" rims & probably muds
What a great B'day present for yesterday!
At this point I'll tell you, I have had my Cooper ATR's falling apart. I lost a tyre due to a lug coming off last month and on the weekend another has started delaminating.
I bought the GX in Late August with the following tyres:
Cooper ATR 235/65/R17
Whilst I found out later they were too small when I lost the first one, after going to approx. 10 tyre places along the NSW coast, trying to find something to replace that, not one of those who looked at what I had noticed they were load rated to 104T.
Today the place I went to noticed this and checked the specs on the prado tyre plate: must be 108S for the 225/70/R17 or 112S for the other size (forget what it is).
So, that means I've been unregistered & uninsured since I bought it & currently still am.
I may be naive but I expect a Toyota dealer to sell a roadworthy car.
Not knowing what to do, I rang a close friend who is Director of fair trading in Tas (handy to have
)stated what had happened and asked whether I was being rediculous or did I have a case?
He said straight out I have a case as it voids the statutory warrantee. They need to help. Usually he said they (dealer) should come to an agreement on how much tread was left on the vehicle and pay the balance of what an appropriate (i.e.Cooper ATR) tyre(s) would cost to bring the vehicle to a roadworthy status.
I will be calling the dealer tommorow and discussing it with them - will inform (if I'm allowed) as to what happens :roll:
Either way, I have a renewed trust in Cooper knowing the load could have impacted on my shocking experience with the tyres.
Would someone be able to tell me how much tread (mm) is on a brand new ATR so I can decide what % of tread was left?
In the end I'm chuffed I'm getting new 7.5" rims & probably muds
What a great B'day present for yesterday!
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