Tire wear on "new" certified pre-owned truck

craigslist usually has good deals on new take off tires and rims.

 

I'd be pushing for at least some form of compensation.. We HAVE to replace tires that are under 5/32 or the car CANNOT be certified. (doesnt mean they wont just say its fine and hope someone doesnt notice, theres alot of shaddy dealer out there

 

Some have pointed out you might be SOL but you're right, the CPO paperwork requires a certain tread depth. I went through something like this a few months back when I purchased my CPO. I couldn't actually be there to purchase but sent a family member to check it out. One day later family member noticed a dent on roof (can only be seen while looking from above, short family). CPO paperwork says 'dent free'. A dent, to them, was something bigger than golf ball size and a soccer ball could fit in my dent. I talked to dealer and, we went back and forth, in the end they said bring it back or deal with it. I delt with it. Dealers are a pain in the ass and their 160 point inspections are usually not very thorough in my opinion
Maybe they will fix it maybe not. I'm sure you're unhappy because you're thinking 'why pay more for a CPO if the checklist is crap'. Eventually you will probably just have to let it go and live with it.
Good luck

 

Should have made them put tires on it before you bought it. Too late now in my opinion.

 

Let it be a learning experience experience, I doubt there is anybody on here who has wasted money or could have saved money and didn’t realize till it was to late. I know I have many times. Live and learn.

Maybe just try for a discount on a tire your interested in through the dealer, even if you can save a little bit over somewhere else might be worth a shot.

 

Costco. Michelin Defenders. Never darken dealer's door again.

Next CPO (or any other) purchase you make, have your inspection done (which is an excellent idea) before you drop your cash.

Even if you had resolved this in advance you'd have received bargain basement tires.

So don't waste time fretting or fighting past a phone call to mgmt. Buy better tires when these are worn out and move along.

 

You have gone down the rabbit hole and now you are in Tacomaworld.

Welcome to the shitshow.

If you need new tires and brakes, just get it done and enjoy your new truck.

And stay away from that dealership unless it's warranty related and you have no other option- my $.02.

 

i made the same mistake on my last vehicle. Pre owned and i didnt pay attention to a few things. So lesson learned man. you now get to fit bigger tires. see it as a plus.

 

It would be nice if the tires were new, but at this point I’d just buy better tires and enjoy the truck. Even the tires that come new on the truck get replaced pretty fast by people.

 

Welcome!
It doesn't hurry to ask, but I wouldn't waste too many resources and stress over it. You bought a used vehicle, if worn tires is the worst thing that's wrong with it, you're ahead!
Had the dealer put new tires on it, before selling/listing, they would have just rolled that cost (+ their markup) in to sell price, so you would have paid for them either way.

 

Yes it's unreasonable, after the purchase, to ask for new tires. It's a 3 year old used truck, what tire tread depth did you expect?

 

You could have asked for a new set of tires when purchasing, since it was something that would have been evident at the time of purchase. Now if you were missing a cabin filter or air filter or something like that, sure i'd say you have the right to back and expect them to put that in, but 3 year old tires (which were probably OEM) is to be expected. As others have said, you have no leverage here unless you personally know the service manager and he's willing to work out a deal for ya. Good luck!

 

I slept with this woman who told me here cold sore was from a fall. It turns out it wasn't and now I want compensation.

Even Stevie Wonder could tell those tires were shot

 

Fn Itchy!
Now I gotta clean the coffee off my tablet haha!

 

Which dealership?

 

FFS.... buying a used truck with tires about shot.... then bitching about it....

 

I think sometimes it is better to have worn original factory tires on the vehicle when you purchase it as long as it passes inspection. I am wary when I see a vehicle with 30K miles and brand new tires as you wonder that it was driven hard or has a lot more miles on it than shown on odometer. The original tire also show if there is an alignment problem (uneven wear) and balance problem (Cupping). New tires hide this and you should wear the tires out and put on the ones you really want.

 

Lesson learned. You need to buy new tires now.

Don’t make the same mistake when buying a house without a pre-purchase inspection. Tires are cheaper than a new septic system or bad foundation.

 

I wouldn't worry about it. Your mechanic says the tires are 4/32, the dealer says they were 5/32 when they sold you the truck. 1/32" is pretty insignificant and a borderline decision. The dealer COULD have put new tires on the truck before they put it on the lot for sale, but I will guarantee the cost anyone paid for it would have been enough to offset the cost. And they would have put the cheapest tire possible on the truck.

I'd much rather buy a truck with worn out tires so I can then put what I want on it rather than have new tires that someone else picked out. The price you paid did reflect the tire wear whether you realize it or not. If I had noted tires near the end of their useful life I might have used it as a bargaining point and hope for another $200-$300 discount. I wouldn't want the tires they would have picked anyway. But after the purchase you're wasting your time fighting this.

I'd drive it another year or so and then buy some much better tires on it.

 

CPO vehicles have specific standards the vehicles have to meet to be eligible, tread depth is one of those criteria. The dealers have to pay to certify a used car because of the additional warranty and standards they are held to, so usually if it needs tires and they don’t want to spend the money the car goes as a standard used car instead of CPO. I work in the back end of dealerships, for my clients even on a standard used car the minimum tread depth to sell it is 4/32”, CPO is usually 5/32 or 6/32 depending on the OEM. There is significant liability in a dealership selling a car with bad tires, but unfortunately used car managers are greedy and don’t want to spend a dime. I would almost guarantee the tech recommended tires, but the sales manager declined to save money like they always do. I have seen sales managers tell the tech to put on three new tires and then the 7 year old spare for the fourth and all other kinds of shenanigans over the years.

I would go there in person and ask to speak to the service manager and ask for their CPO specifications and have them inspect the tires with you. Ask them to replace the tires when they don’t meet the CPO spec. If they don’t make it right then open a case with Toyota customer care. You should be able to get someone to buy tires on this because it’s CPO and not a standard used car.