Shocks and tyre wear

How badly is "extremely badly"? I would be keen to know if the wear I have got fits into that catorgery. If so I would look at changing them ASAP. The dealer currently has be almost convinced that the wear rate will improve.

Tim

From what I can find:

Coopers place a different mileage guarantee on each model of tyre. If the tyre wears to 1.6mm of tread (the legal minimum in all states) inside this km figure then they will pay a PRO-RATA allowance to fit new tyres. This is provided you have had the tyres serviced (rotated, balanced, pressure checked) by a Coopers dealer each 10,000km and it seems (based in prior posts) that off road use can void the warranty.

So the upshot is that that they are guaranteed to reach a certain mileage (depending on model (AT, ST, STT)) provided you look after them and comply with strict terms and conditions.

I am fitting a set of Cooper A/Ts to my new Prado, principally because they are one of the few tyres available in the 17" size.

When I wear these ones out in about 18 months I expect a wider range of alternate brands to be available

Best of luck

Steven

Steven L

THe cooper's warranty conditions are posted online, see

Cooper Warranty

There is no mention of offroad voiding warranty, but there are a few strange clauses:

1. "The mileage warranty is only applicable to Capital City purchases"

Seems living outside a capital city causes higher wear rate on all tyres!!

2. "The replacement charge will be determined by multiplying the consumer’s original purchase price by the percentage of original tread depth worn from the tyre."

So it seems that there is no difference between a tyre that has lasted 20k and 49k (assuming a 50k guarantee). The best I could hope for is about a 85% (amount of tread that can be worn before the tyre is illegal) replacement cost. For deeper treads, this number increases! I had assumed that the replacement cost would be pro rata on the mileage not tread depth. Cooper are of course not going to replace a tyre until it is illegal!

3. "A participating dealer has the right to refuse or vary the warranty period based on their discretion, or because of the particular use of the vehicle"

So if the wear rate is high, it seems that the dealer can wash there hands of it at their discretion!

I think that the waranty is probably not worth that much, but here's hoping I never have to claim!

Tim

Steve,
With our new ST-C's the dealer was to charge $78.00 extra if you wanted the warranty, from what I've heard it's a waste of money - To many hassles involved in trying to claim. Better off keeping the money and rotate and look after tyres as per normal.

Thanks to all for their assistance... i had a wheel balance over the weekend and asked my man at the tyre shop- wher the man that owns the store runs the store etc,, and he gave me to believe that he cxarried the can for any agro that his customers may have had with Coopers Tyres... reckoned that the hassle with the agents was all a waste of time and cheaper to carry the losses himself....so i supose thats why they are so expensive and dealers seem to be wary of giving a cut on their prices..This all came about as i recently saw a Coopers shredded by the barby at Birdsville...but as we are told that never happens..