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    Car tyres - daft question!

    I need a new front tyre cos the tread's worn. I assume I should have 2 new tyres on the front for safety. Can I buy one new tyre and put the brand new spare on the front and have the still usable old front tyre as a spare?
    I'd like to know what you would do - as I'm sure the garage will want to sell me 2 new tyres.
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    That's what I would do but you may have to get the spare balanced when you buy your new one.
    Edit: Double check your spare is not a safety tyre which is a lot narrower than your car tyre.
    Last edited by Bigmallly; 27-03-2013, 11:01 PM.
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    • #3
      I don't mind the balancing bit -but don't want to buy 2 tyres if I don't need to - Thanks
      Edit - No - its a real tyre
      Last edited by veggiechicken; 27-03-2013, 11:03 PM.

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      • #4
        Wot he said. And the garage will try to sell you four!!!!

        Loving my allotment!

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        • #5
          The new car I have just ordered does not come with a spare. It comes with a compressor & a bottle of gunk.
          Last edited by Bigmallly; 27-03-2013, 11:04 PM.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            I don't mind the balancing bit -but don't want to buy 2 tyres if I don't need to - Thanks
            Edit - No - its a real tyre
            Safety tyres are real tyres but narrower.
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            • #7
              How exciting !! And I don't mean the gunk
              What you having?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                Safety tyres are real tyres but narrower.
                Its a proper width one

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                  How exciting !! And I don't mean the gunk
                  What you having?
                  I've ordered one of these.....there are only 3 in the UK at the moment.

                  Can you guess our mystery car? - Auto Express - YouTube
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                  • #10
                    You Trail blazer Just watched the road test Dacia Sandero review - Auto Express - YouTube That's a lot of car for your money. How long do you have to wait for it?

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                    • #11
                      2 weeks which I didn't think was too bad. I've watched more utubes & read reviews, it was a no brainer for what I need.
                      Last edited by Bigmallly; 27-03-2013, 11:38 PM.
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                      • #12
                        No time at all I do like having a new car - you've made me feel restless now - mines coming up to 5 years old.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                          Safety tyres are real tyres but narrower.
                          So where does the "safety" come in?

                          I threw mine out and bought a grown-up one.
                          Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                          By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                          While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                          At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                          • #14
                            I'm only getting rid of my jinx because well, it's been a jinx from day one. Plus I've never had a brand new car.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by mrbadexample View Post
                              So where does the "safety" come in?

                              I threw mine out and bought a grown-up one.
                              I think they are actually called emergency tyres but I could not remember the proper name. New car manufactures do not supply spares now, something to do with fuel savings.
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