My wife got a flat today
Mechanic said I needed to replace all 4 since her car is AWD
Its a brand new car/tires. Less than 20k mileage
How full of shit is this guy?
Or how stupid am i?
Pretty stupid, unless all of her tyres look like racing slicks.
>>14059731
You're probably good replacing one. The only reason I can think of replacing all four at once is so the uneven replacement times don't get out of hand and you eventually have tires with all different levels of wear being driven on at the same time.
Patch the tire. Though he's not bullshitting about a full replacement on an AWD. Having different treads will fuck the differentials
All your tires have to be within something like 3/32" or you can fuck up your differential. Find out what the tire variance can be for your car and see if it's within tolerance for a new one. If it's outside of tolerance, you may be able to find a place that shaves tires to bring the tread down.
Best case scenario is to repair your "brand new" 20k mile tire.
>>14059740
7/16 tread depth
idk what that means
>>14059750
See above and tell me if the levels are within tolerance
>>14059752
Thats what Im thinking is best case if there isnt a gash or porn star anal sized hole
>>14059862
You don't typically simplify fractions when talking about tire tread.
>>14059891
7/32?
Fuck man i dont remember
>>14059787
>"brand new" 20k mile tire.
Relatively new
>>14059958
Yeah those tires aren't all that new lol, just patch that shit. Unless you got cucked and they are run flats.
>>14059970
What should i do if i cant patch said tire? buy a new one and hope the diff doesnt blow up
>>14059731
What >>14059787 said. That's how it is with AWD. Unless, of course, you can patch it - but that depends on where the puncture is.
Just give up and buy ultra high performance tires that only last 20k anyway. No more worrying about flats.
>>14060056
Your options are fucking spelled out for you right here dumb shit
>>14059787
>>14059731
He is 100% shit.
You are very stupid
>>14059731
What kind of car?
buy a used tire that is close to your other ones. or just patch ur existing flat
>>14059731
you're dumb op.
really dumb.
just get it patch and pump.
unless she tore the thing out.
>>14059731
Permanent AWD cars require the tires to have identical wear, and be the same size/brand, or the differentials can become damaged.
Now, MOST of the current "awd" cars are 100% FWD biased and the rear tires only get torque transferred when the front slips, which happens almost never during normal driving.
So in that case, you can get away with mismatched tread.
So, what's her car?
Why cant the tire be patched?
How about the tire warranty on a new vehicle?
>>14062284
Also, not having identical tires on an awd vehicle will void its warranty.
2016 Tucson says so in the manual, and that thing is 100% FWD 98% of the time.
you only need to replace the left or right one depening where the flat tire is. all tires is bullshit, even for awd.
Buy them all if you have and care about your Warranty.
