Thread: Out of Date Tyres

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Cheap Chinese ones have virtually put retreaders out of business. They rarely fail, on the original tread, saving mudguards, lights and hardware. It would take a brave man to retread the case though.
Funnily, the Whoflungdungbrands come and go regularly. Often a new brand will get phenomenally high mileage, for the cost, but once word has got around, the quality has fallen away and a new brand comes out, no doubt from the same factory.

Was only stirring.

They are often also named close to the supposedly quality product.
In East Africa many run a tyre called Goodride.
It’s a really good copy of BFG Goodridge,but a lot cheaper.

I bought a D1 (as you do ) a few year back basically sight unseen but with an RWC. The deal was done and $ paid. The P.O. took it it in for the roady and was told they would not sign off on the 6 year old tyres. Despite their protests about the legalities, the roady guy did not care. He was not going to sign the RWC without new tyres. They got held to ransom and I got new boots.

Originally Posted by scarry

Was only stirring.

They are often also named close to the supposedly quality product.
In East Africa many run a tyre called Goodride.
It’s a really good copy of BFG Goodridge,but a lot cheaper.

Goodrides are being fitted to some camper trailers sold here. They seem okay.

They're still good value Paul, but I wouldn't fit them to the steer.

I fitted Goodride AT's to my D2, 235/85/16. I rotate them when it gets a service (incl the spare) and I haven't had a problem with them, done about 30,000 km now, wearing quite well should get another 30 out of them at the very least.

Originally Posted by pop058

I bought a D1 (as you do ) a few year back basically sight unseen but with an RWC. The deal was done and $ paid. The P.O. took it it in for the roady and was told they would not sign off on the 6 year old tyres. Despite their protests about the legalities, the roady guy did not care. He was not going to sign the RWC without new tyres. They got held to ransom and I got new boots.

Did you get to keep the old ones?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Did you get to keep the old ones?

Nah, all happened before I picked it up. They were BFGs, so would have been nice

Originally Posted by pop058

I bought a D1 (as you do ) a few year back basically sight unseen but with an RWC. The deal was done and $ paid. The P.O. took it it in for the roady and was told they would not sign off on the 6 year old tyres. Despite their protests about the legalities, the roady guy did not care. He was not going to sign the RWC without new tyres. They got held to ransom and I got new boots.

Nice when it goes that way and you win out of it, but if I was the seller I would have threatened to report them to the rego authority. In Vic, VicRoads love taking RWC places to task about incorrectly conducting one. I take a copy of the RWC requirements from the VicRoads website when I get a car done - if they fail something like that, I ask them to point out where it says it’s a fail on the test. Have had quite a few things retracted after a polite discussion usually ending ‘I’ll call VicRoads and check that’.