Goodyear stick by their tyres
Submitted: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 16:14
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Member - Phil G (SA)
Finally had some problems with my MTRs.
They are 2 years old, and had done 40,000km on many tough trips (Simpson x2 incl
Madigan Line, Anne Beadell Hwy x3, Gunbarrel,
Vic High Country x2, Flinders x10. Never had a
puncture. But when I was rotating tyres, I noticed a couple of them were developing a circumferential bulge on the inner sidewall. A bit of delamination going on.
Took them down to the tyre dealer I bought them from - Goodyear guy inspected them the next day, asked a few simple questions about load and tyre pressures, and said they will pro-rata them. As they had worn by 5mm only (out of 13mm), I purchased a new set at 5/13th of the price.
Bought the Silent Armour instead of the MTR - will see how they go. Also for $16 a tyre they offer a
puncture warranty, which I thought would be cheap insurance with the trips coming up. The warranty has conditions but thats not until 10,000k.
Good to see a tyre manufacturer stick by their product, and honour a warranty without any hassles whatsoever.
And of course I have nothing to do with Goodyear, or tyres or anything in the 4wd industry.
Cheers
Phil