Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear?

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Fri 24 Oct 2008 15:30
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - Xadryxil
Hi, I'm on the verge of buying a year old '07 2.0T Design Zafira with 8650 miles. Turns out it's 'one previous owner' was a rental firm (from the log book, 'Provincial Securities Ltd'). This itself isn't too bad as the price is good but the front discs seem quite worn (obvious ridge at edges and very slightly 'wavy'). Also the front nearside tyre is down to 4mm whereas the offside is double that. Does this indicate merciless thrashing or is it reasonable wear in 8650 miles? Thanks!
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Fri 24 Oct 2008 18:49
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - Victorbox
Possibly if low mileage is genuine as my '06 Zafira is still on the same discs (new pads at 40,000 miles) at 61,000 miles with no comment from VX garage at service time. Brakes seem as good as ever with no judder. At least new VX discs are relatively cheap.
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Fri 24 Oct 2008 21:05
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - spikeyhead {p}
I'd want about 30% under what drivethedeal could supply a new one for a car like that.
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Fri 24 Oct 2008 21:34
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - Xadryxil
Thanks for your replies. I'm mostly concerned about the tyre wear. Both are the same brand and are worn evenly. Just one is twice as worn as the other. I don't know what can make that happen. The dealer said, 'it's down to the torque of the powerful engine'. Hmm. Could be the offside tyre was replaced early with a puncture I suppose. Any other possibilities? The dealer is putting me off what might be a fine car with his dealer-speak bs.
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Fri 24 Oct 2008 23:00
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - Victorbox
My rear pair of tyres don't match depth of tread-wise as I had a puncture so nothing unusual there. I managed 24,000 miles out of the original front pair of factory fit Continentals but look like getting over 30,000 miles out of the replacement Goodyear Eagle NCT's.
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Sat 25 Oct 2008 00:10
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - J500ANT
FYI Provincial Securities is a "front" for National Car Rental. My Jetta has the same first owner.

As an aside, many years ago British School of Motoring cars used to be registered as MCR Ltd - which i'm sure stood for Midlands Charitable Register Ltd. Not sure it is the same now though.
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Sat 25 Oct 2008 09:58
07 2.0T Tyre and front brake disc wear? - John S
If I understand what you're saying, and one tyre is at 4mm and one at 8mm then I'd guess the least worn is a relacement as that's the tread depth of a new one. 4mm on the other sounds about right. My 1.8 vvt Astra is down to 3.5/4mm in 13k, so similar wear on the heavier and more powerful Zafira in 9k is comparable.

JS
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