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Eff-1 · 10-03-2024, 12:30 PM

So here's the situation.

I would like to buy a pre-owned A3.

The car has 70k kms on it.

On a test drive, there was a LOT of road noise. Definitely something was wrong. However, thinking it was solvable, I put a refundable deposit down on the premise they repair the issue.

The service dept looked at it, did an inspection, replaced rear brakes, replaced a couple wheel bearings, among a few other things, and then called me to come for another test drive.

Still the same noise.

Today they notify me that the noise is related to tires, but they are refusing to replace the tires. The inspection report says there is still 5mm tread remaining all around. They only replace if the tread drops below 3.9mm.

Seems odd to me that tires with 5mm tread would make so much noise. Especially at 80km/h it's brutal.

So, my dilemma is, do I buy the car, replace the tires (knowing they are 70k kms so probably need replacing soon anyways) and trust them that the noise will go away once I replace them? Or I'll be stuck back at the dealership (there is still a couple months of factory warranty left).

Or do I walk away from it....?

10-03-2024, 12:30 PM	#1
Eff-1 private modder Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: North Shore Posts: 7,241 Thanked 3,498 Times in 996 Posts Failed 47 Times in 35 Posts	Tire noise dilemma So here's the situation. I would like to buy a pre-owned A3. The car has 70k kms on it. On a test drive, there was a LOT of road noise. Definitely something was wrong. However, thinking it was solvable, I put a refundable deposit down on the premise they repair the issue. The service dept looked at it, did an inspection, replaced rear brakes, replaced a couple wheel bearings, among a few other things, and then called me to come for another test drive. Still the same noise. Today they notify me that the noise is related to tires, but they are refusing to replace the tires. The inspection report says there is still 5mm tread remaining all around. They only replace if the tread drops below 3.9mm. Seems odd to me that tires with 5mm tread would make so much noise. Especially at 80km/h it's brutal. So, my dilemma is, do I buy the car, replace the tires (knowing they are 70k kms so probably need replacing soon anyways) and trust them that the noise will go away once I replace them? Or I'll be stuck back at the dealership (there is still a couple months of factory warranty left). Or do I walk away from it....?