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Buying used car with cracked tyres
I'm in the process of buying a six year old MINI Cooper. The car has its original tyres, which are badly cracked on the sidewalls, although there is plenty of tread. The MINI dealer state this is normal. I think this is unacceptable and think they should replace before I accept delivery, what do you think?
Asked on 24 February 2016 by archie111
Answered by
Honest John
Three options here: 1: You refuse the car and demand your money back. 2: The dealer replaces all the tyres (but that means you have no choice of tyre). 3: Or they drop the price by £300 as a contribution to you to replace the tyres with tyres of your choice.
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