Topic: Tires; "ground effects" molding

[camarobuyer86]

Im too cheap to buy new tires.  I buy used ones.  YEsterday was a first for me.  Ive had tires blowout on me, but yesterday I lost the tread.  The tread came off, like tread peels off of truck tires. My camaro lost tread.  No major damage, but when that tread broke away, it made a loud pop, and it whipped a 5 inch long piece of ground effects right off.  By "ground effects I mean a piece of the plastic/fiberglass molding that goes all around the bottom of the 91 camaro.   If I get a new one, $50 if I want it painted. If I put one on the car unpainted,  it should be cheap

[Mdxtasy]

Tires are the only thing you have that connects the car to the road....good thing you weren't injured or involved in an accident.

[ovr50]

Sounds like your cheapness could put your life or others lives in danger. I might re-assess your priorities IIWY.  

Besides, if you're doing damage to your body work by using "used" tires, it makes like sense to save money on tires, only to lose it on body repairs.  

I think your whole approach to this is wrong; but it's your neck (and hopefully not someone else's).

[camarobuyer86]

During WWII, people actually rode on wood tires.  The performance of cars in the 1940s didnt come near the performance level of todays cars, of course, so those cars stayed on the road.  ...If I had any major highway miles to drive, Id drive them on new tires.  Bought a NEw tire today.  Coughed up extra $40 for a new tire, and spent $60, instead of another $20 used one. Ive been buying used tires for ten years.  When they weaken, they go low.  Thats my warning to get them replaced.  NEver had a tread come off before.  IT was a first for me.  Somebody  at worked asked, "What did they sell to you? a RE-tread?"   The place where I get the used tires doesnt sell re-treads.  Re-treads sound scary.  I dont mind used tires, but I dont want re-treads.  Who ever heard of re-treads for a light passenger vehicle?

[camarobuyer86]

I understand the safety argument.  What I can afford is a function of my priorities, I suppose.  But in your country, or down here in the US, consider how many millions of vehicles are on the road. Do you think everybody buys new cars, and keeps up the mainenance with proper tires?  It all comes down to fundamental discussion of government issue.  Do you want the government dicating to everyone how new a car they should drive, and how often they should buy tires, and get maintenance, and what kinds of parts they should use?  The speed limit on our highways is a major issue.  In the US, the interstates now have 65MPH.  Which means you have people doing  75.  And they come crawling up the ass of the old clunkers that cant get past 50 to 55 MPH.   Do you tell the guy in the old clunker to stay off the highways?   I buy used tires, but I dont buy Bald tires!   I buy tires with tread.  What happens is the sidewalls wear out before the tread wears out most of the time.  Tread peeling off, thats not supposed to happen.  That was a longshot.   I hear your criticisms.  Im not gonna take it personally.

[Sterling]

Wood tires during WW2? Sounds interesting.

[wing]

Are you running used tires on a Camaro?  I would think that $20 tires on  camaro would be a bad idea no?

I guess you don't drive the camaro very hard??  Just wondering, as I put the best tires I can buy on my ride and they are closer to $200 a tire not $20.

[safristi]

He needs the extra $180 he saved ta feed the BIG CHICKEN on his hood...or has he eaten it already (OK it was aTransAm..so sue me)
     Where do these used tyres come from....accident wrecks...no thanx..how much tread have they left? the last and worst 25%.?..FALSE ECONOMY ...and you don't even know how old or mistreated the rubber was....bad any way ya look at it.....

[weebl]

Pennywise and pound foolish.  Where do you drive and what does your Camaro look like?  I'd like to stay far away from your car with used tires on it, thank you.

[mrthompson]

[tenpenny]

If the tread peeled off like you describe, then you had a retread.  Or someone spent a long time with a knife cutting it.

[barrie1]

I lost the right front tire on my truck recently which had the sidewall totally seperate from the rest of the tire. Most new car tires have a thread depth of around 11/16. I suggest buying a tire depth gauge for around $15.00 to really know what you are riding on. You might be wise to look for take-offs from a brand new car but you will pay a little more for these as they will only have a very few miles on them. Remember that little patch of rubber is all that is keeping you safe while driving down the road. I think this is 1 of the most critical parts on your car as everything is riding on it. Our lives as well as yours.

[ovr50]

Fortunately, Camarobuyer lives in Florida according to his profile.

[barrie1]

Yes thats true but many of our posters travel there for their holidays so they may actually travel thru his area without even knowing it.