Chronic Health Ailments- How Do You...
Body & Soul3 mins ago
I have just acquired a VW polo.I am really happy with it. Unfortunately it failed its MOT the 2 front tyres inside edges were badly worn but 2/thirds of each tyre had loads of thread on them.I had 2 new front tyres fitted . The tyre fitter tells this is a common fault with all polos.He also said I should expect to lose 25 per cent of tyre life on the new tyres.Balance was ok and tracking was spot on. It looks like i am going to paying out on tyres on a regular basis
VW polo N REG. 1995.52000 miles. Immaculate condition.
Anyone else having these tyre problems with VW POLOs. Any comments would be appreciated jmk1
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Or you can just ditch the polo and buy a Honda Civic.
I have a similar problem on mty pug 306, except it is just on one tyre - about one inch of the outside edge keeps getting bald. The advice that i have been told is that although the alignment and tracking are fine the tracking has probably been changed incorrectly. Most tyre garages ensure that the tracking is right when the wheels are straight forward and if they need changing they screw a bolt on either side. The problem is that if they move one side further than the other it still measures correctly BUT when you turn the wheels move different amounts and scrub the tyres. What i have been suggested is take it to a dealer (yes scary i know!) they can measure the tracking one each tyer on a plate on teh ground and then they turn them to both full locks and measure it then also. I'm going to book it in this week, i'm told it should be about an hours labour - which should work out cheaper than replacing the tyre every 6 months!