Boatwrench
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- Location
- Petaluma, CA
Yesterday I was at a Big-O Tire getting front tires put on my daughters car. Told the tire shop manager sales guy I had just done the front pads and didn't like the fact the tires were bad. They were completely bald. While sitting there waiting for the job to be performed I over hear the guy tell a customer that the customer was lucky the puncture was wear it was, had it been in the last inch of tread by law the tire would need to be replaced and that would result with all four tires need replacing because the vehicle had all wheel drive. Huh? I left the car industry before all wheel drives (other than Jeep's BW1399 Quadra-Tracs) were popular, but this didn't seem correct to me.
Are all four tires required to be replaced at the same time on AWD vehicles?
When my daughters car was ready, tire sales guy tells me the brakes looked good, the tires wore out due to lack of rotation and she'll experience vibration because the rear tires would be cupped. Really? I asked him to show me the cupping on the rear and he couldn't. What a JO. I digress.
Are all four tires required to be replaced at the same time on AWD vehicles?
Are all four tires required to be replaced at the same time on AWD vehicles?
When my daughters car was ready, tire sales guy tells me the brakes looked good, the tires wore out due to lack of rotation and she'll experience vibration because the rear tires would be cupped. Really? I asked him to show me the cupping on the rear and he couldn't. What a JO. I digress.
Are all four tires required to be replaced at the same time on AWD vehicles?