At 34,000 miles two of the Pug's Goodyear Vector 4seasons have just failed the MoT because of 'cuts...down to the cord'. To replace them both is going to be nearly £300! Only a few years ago I reshod all four of the Audi's wheels for £250. Why has such a mundane item for a mundane car become so expensive? For those on a tight budget this would be a major problem. AFAIK there has been little change in tyre technology since 2000. Perfectly good examples of other more advanced and continually improving commodities like TVs, cameras, microwaves etc all relatively decrease in price and some of these complex items are now available for less than £100. The argument in favour of 'ditchfinders' becomes ever stronger, especially when the advantage of the purported extra longevity of so-called 'premium' tyres is negated by the risk of such a failure (there is still 3mm left on the tread).
Furthermore, this is the sort of needless 'failure' one cannot dispute even though the pressure in my ancient cracked thin bicycle tyre is about three times that of a relatively low pressured car tyre which will apparently take another 150psi before it might burst.
PS Why is there still no 2008 model in the Peugeot model dropdown list? It's not that rare and it's been around for over a decade.
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