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citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - chewit

Hi wonder if you folks can help

Tyre advisery 3mm

My issue is i have a front driver side 3.75mm

all other tyres are 6mm+

Now sounds crazy but i dont really want to change a pair of tyres as i would deem this as a terrible waste

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Crickleymal

Do you have a full size spare?

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - chewit

Hi

No spare was wondering to buy a spare wheel and tyre

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - mcb100
And if it hasn’t got a full sized spare, just put a tyre on it.

If the current set all went on at the same time, I’d be getting the wheel alignment checked as to why one tyre has worn more quickly than its opposite number on the front.
citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - gordonbennet

You could probably get another 12 months from that 3.75mm tyre, but if you want to replace it anyway no harm in just buying 1 new new boot and pairing it up with the best of the rest.

Fair point about why this 1 tyre is worn more than the others, maybe the spare was put into tyre rotation at some point, which more of us should but few do.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - chewit

Hi i am unsure on this all tyres are the same brand but i have only had it since august

its a 2010 and done 28k miles

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Brit_in_Germany

What are the four-figure manufacturing dates of the different tyres? If the three 6 mm ones are similar to each other but substantially different from the 4th, I would be thinking that one has not worn to the state it is in on this car.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Bromptonaut

Not enough info; were the tyres fitted as a pair?

I think the Nemo, at least in the Multispace car iteration, had gone from the UK market by 2015 so any extant example has had plenty of time to pick up a mix of tyres. I don't think, assuming use as a family runabout, I'd worry too much about getting just the worn offside example replaced with as near a match as I could find.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - chewit

Hi

It had a wheel alignment from national approx 1 month ago

But they never give reports to how bad or good it was

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Andrew-T

It had a wheel alignment from national approx 1 month ago - But they never give reports to how bad or good it was

Can't see any point in that, if it's true. Go to a proper garage for a full tracking check.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Engineer Andy

Hi wonder if you folks can help

Tyre advisery 3mm

My issue is i have a front driver side 3.75mm

all other tyres are 6mm+

Now sounds crazy but i dont really want to change a pair of tyres as i would deem this as a terrible waste

Is the other tyre on the same axle been fitted isefl as a replacement in recent times for a puncture etc? If not - i.e. it was fitted at the same time as the 3.75mm tread tyre, you may have a problem with alingment on the low tread tyre.

Even with normal varyiations associated with which turns you make more often and which are the driven wheels, the difference shouldn't be more than a mm on those fitted at the same time on one axle.

Even on 2WD, you should have the tyres rotated (limited by the tyre type) every year / service / 10-12,000 miles to even out wear, and that's with correctly fitted ones.

At least if (as you should) get a replacement tyre for the low tread one (get the same type), the new one's starting tread depth should be between 7-8mm depending upon the make and model.

If you have a spare and it's a full size one, in-date (<5 years old to be safe) and the same type as the existing ones, then use that. If not, the replace. LEaving it one will just make the problem get worse and likely cause handling issues, especially in poor weather, which won't be good for safety.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Oli rag

I live near Milton Keynes and it's not unusual here to have a much more worn nsf tyre because of all of the roundabouts you have to tackle.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - mcb100
‘I live near Milton Keynes and it's not unusual here to have a much more worn nsf tyre because of all of the roundabouts you have to tackle.’
That was exactly my thought, I’d have expected the n/s/f to wear more quickly, assuming they went on as a set.
citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Engineer Andy
‘I live near Milton Keynes and it's not unusual here to have a much more worn nsf tyre because of all of the roundabouts you have to tackle.’ That was exactly my thought, I’d have expected the n/s/f to wear more quickly, assuming they went on as a set.

Even so, it's why rotating the tyres is a good idea, to extend their life and, depending on the tyre type bought, mean that you would rarely buy them but in a set of 4, often saving money because of offers.

Good example is my dad's Fiesta vs my Mazda3 - he often has to have new front tyres, one at a time, and often because they might be an MOT failure, so he pays extra because he gets them singally when it's serviced at the main dealer, plus it's pure luck if they match the make and especially model of the other three tyres, and again you have the same unequal wear issue.

Mine, on the other hand, are rotated roughly every 5000 miles / 2 years, whichever comes first, and I've ever only changed all 4 (including the previous car), and often saved a lot because I would plan ahead and change when prices are low (offers) and for the specific tyre that I thought suited my car / driving style and price bracket.

For example, my dad's tyres (not too dissimilar in size - mine are 195/65 R15, his are 195/50 R15) have cost him quite a bit more for the more basic Contis (summer tyres) than I paid (per tyre) for my CrossClimate+s.

Normally (say via BC), the difference is about 5-10% in my favour (depending upon the tyre chosen), but because he 'has' to source them at service time via the main dealer rather than plan ahead, he pays about 25% more, and often gets an older design tyre rather than the latest model. I bet the delaership makes a nice fat margin on that purchase.

Because I get better tyres and rotate them regularly (I didn't this year because I did only 2500 - 3000 miles), I get roughly 2-3x the mileage out of mine compared to his, even accounting for his rear tyre only needing replacement sparingly in comparison to the front ones, mainly because they age out (deteriorate sitting outside).

What also helps me is that my car's far more common tyre size means i get far more choice (which lowers the cost because of more competition) and of the latest designed tyres.

citroen nemo - Advice on tyres please - Manatee

Buy one new matching tyre and put it on the front left. (or move it here if the fitters insists on putting the new one on the rear as they sometimes do).

Keep an eye on them, move them front to back in due course to keep the wear even, and eventually replace all four at once (if you haven't got rid of the car by then, which would be a result).