by Dano58 <dan.dibiase@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 4, 2008 at 02:05 PM
On Feb 2, 3:30 pm, "Ken K" <kkowal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Last night I hit a pothole and blew a tire on my 03 A6 2.7T. The set of
> tires is relatively new but the tire store would not put one tire on.
They
> said I had to replace all 4 tires or else it would screw up the all
wheel
> drive, which will lead to a much more costly repair. The difference
between
> a new tire and the existing 3 are 4/32's. I live in an area where we do
have
> snow and rain regularly.
> Is this true?
> If so are there any good tires that don't cost $800?
> Thanks, Ken
The owners manual for my car specifies no more than a 10% difference
in tread depth for tires on the same axle, and that tires should be
replaced in pairs (i.e., 2 tires on the same axle).
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
