Leon FR Tyred Out!

[c7xlg]

This idea of a 'main driven wheel' is a new one on me, or the idea that an open diff biases power one way or the other to any significant degree. If it has just been subjected to plenty of wheel spinning drags away from the traffic lights then the wear on the front tyres will be pretty even.

Seeing this level of difference in wear most likely means someone has been doing some extreme (probably low speed) cornering. This would either have been all to the right with the front left tyre overloaded and sliding as it is trying to turn the car, or to the left with traction control off and 'top gear' style clouds of smoke coming off the spinning inside front wheel.

Either that or as suggested the tyre has to be replaced and they put a worn replacement on.

 

[Adamm]

It has to have been swapped over. Probably another approved used buyer has moaned about a tyre near the limit so instead of buying a new one they've just swapped it over.

 

[betty_swollox]

It has to have been swapped over. Probably another approved used buyer has moaned about a tyre near the limit so instead of buying a new one they've just swapped it over.

That wouldn't surprise me lol

 

[Razoo]

...did you by any chance see the DOT code on the tyre?
Crosscheck the date of the tyre - to the others, and that will soon tell you if its been replaced or just worn!

Having said this was a missed opportunity, I decided to email the dealer and ask the salesman to check the tyre DOT codes for me.

The salesman has telephoned me back and confirmed that all four tyres have identical DOT codes, suggesting that the worn tyre is not a replacement.

So that's the situation; the car has done 2,670 miles from new. Three tyres are hardly worn at all and the front nearside is a slick!

Any theories?
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Razoo

 

[ElasticTangent]

I'd still tend to think that it is a replacement or from a different car. I've been pretty hard on some of my cars over the years and never wrecked a tyre in 3000 miles.

If everything else is OK with the car and you're happy (and the car is from SEAT and under warranty) I'd ask them to replace the tyre and buy it. If in 3000 miles you've got another slick go back to them under the warranty and ask them what the hell's going on.

 

[Adamm]

Just because the codes are the same doesn't mean it's the original.

They could have had 2 cars both manufactured at the same time but one has done more miles.

 

[swatchways]

Near side comes from The side of the car nearest to the edge of the road

*useless information alert*

It actually comes from the equestrian usage - nearside meaning the nearest pair of horses or side of a horse - always being the left hand side!

Not that that helps the thread at all mind.......

 

[dazjb69]

It has to have been swapped over. Probably another approved used buyer has moaned about a tyre near the limit so instead of buying a new one they've just swapped it over.

I agree, when I bought my cupra the wheels on the nearside were a totally different finish to the ones on the other side (didn't notice for a while though), I wanted a spare in with the deal and they whipped it from the boot from one next to mine, it's what dealers do!

 

[tony323ci]

slightly off topic but my car had the floor mats missing they had been left in the valet shop when I asked where they were sales man just pinched a brand new set out of the nearest Leon in the show room