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So received a letter from the dealer where I had the car from nearly 3yrs ago to say to book it in for its end of warranty check, but as the dealer is a 120 mile round trip away and the car as only done 6000 miles and is as brand new and only goes out when the sun's shining, is it worth the time and effort to take it in, what actually will they do, I know there's nothing wrong with it but did wonder about any software updates etc
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You sound pretty confident, what wheels has your zed got & when was the last time you got underneath to check the inside wheel rims for cracking?HillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:11 pm So received a letter from the dealer where I had the car from nearly 3yrs ago to say to book it in for its end of warranty check, but as the dealer is a 120 mile round trip away and the car as only done 6000 miles and is as brand new and only goes out when the sun's shining, is it worth the time and effort to take it in, what actually will they do, I know there's nothing wrong with it but did wonder about any software updates etc
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If its not broke, dont let them try and fix it
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Rob, Well of course I haven't it gets such gentle use I never thought about it, and I always thought that if there where any cracks I would get a slow loss of pressure. Where abouts on the rim would I look for these dreaded cracks.
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I would seriously recommend having it checked, however, I am not sure if you need to take it to the garage you purchased it from.
I did not take mine to this check and encountered an issue - However, I had the foresight of taking out the warranty out. Plus there was an software update completed as well.
I now have a new gearbox
I did not take mine to this check and encountered an issue - However, I had the foresight of taking out the warranty out. Plus there was an software update completed as well.
I now have a new gearbox
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It’s the lip on the inside edge of the wheel where it meets the tyre, mine suffered this fate 2 months out of warranty when I took it for a serviceHillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:41 pm Rob, Well of course I haven't it gets such gentle use I never thought about it, and I always thought that if there where any cracks I would get a slow loss of pressure. Where abouts on the rim would I look for these dreaded cracks.
It’s fairly common on 19” wheels & my car lost no pressure....
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Yes got the 326 alright, I've just decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, not an easy decision to spend 800 quid on new tyres when the ones that are on still look like new.
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Sell them on ebay?HillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:56 pm Yes got the 326 alright, I've just decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, not an easy decision to spend 800 quid on new tyres when the ones that are on still look like new.
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Both mine where cracked and I didn't lose pressure in either rear wheelsHillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:41 pm Rob, Well of course I haven't it gets such gentle use I never thought about it, and I always thought that if there where any cracks I would get a slow loss of pressure. Where abouts on the rim would I look for these dreaded cracks.
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Thanks for the picture ric19, I'll be under there with my torch tomorrow, I know all about the cracking wheels but having done such a low mileage never gave it a second thought
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P.S. Is it only ever the rears that crack ?
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Mine had covered 19k when cracks were discoveredHillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:00 pm Thanks for the picture ric19, I'll be under there with my torch tomorrow, I know all about the cracking wheels but having done such a low mileage never gave it a second thought
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They seem to suffer more but the fronts can fail as well, getting shot of the rock hard rf tyres seems to pretty much stop it happening.
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Well good luck with that, I tried to inspect mine pre MOT but couldn't see any cracks so also jacked it up and found the wheels were seized on the hub , so at some point in the near future I'm having the new wheels off and slapping some antiseize grease on to make sure I can get them off to checkHillWalker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:00 pm Thanks for the picture ric19, I'll be under there with my torch tomorrow, I know all about the cracking wheels but having done such a low mileage never gave it a second thought
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Get rid of the run flats.