From the pics his tyres look worn yes, but still able to channel water, and grip the road.

Not all uni students/apprentices live near their uni/place of apprenticeship.

Hanra, Sorry i told you to grow up but i think you stuck the boot in pretty hard there for a fairly poor reason.

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Daniel the concreter (for now)
1974 mini 1100, fully sick rims, disk brakes, new paint, air conditioning, cruise control,v-tech... wishful thinking

Dixon,

Tyres are OK.

The dimples on the outside do dual duty as wear guides.

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

They don't look worn down to the wear indicators yet.
Nowhere near illegal.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

What is the ruling on tyre wear. I thought the wording was a visible tread to a depth of 3/16th of an inch (yeah old measurement ruling I know) on all portion ot the tread surface.

I thought wear indicators were simply a guide not a legal issue ???

Its a question - not a challenge.

Mike

Used to be a match head, but that's nowhere near 3/16". an A032R wouldn't have 3/16", NEW...
If the wear indicator bars are showing it's definitely illegal though.

I have heard of people having fights with the fuzz over the A008 dimples. Some of em don't seem to regard it as `tread'.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I just measured 3/16th - almost a quarter of an inch - silly me
Yep I remember match heads being put into my tyres by police on the Church Street Parramatta short run drag strips.

But the wording of the "visible tread" on all portions of the tread surface of the tyres ruling. Does that still have effect. ???

I know my local pink and blue man just looks at worn tyres and says "naw - that one has had it day". No measuring and usually no dispute because they look tired as does the tyre in the photo in this thread.

Mike

I dont' think I've ever had a problem with you before, but given the ignorance and intollerance you've shown in this thread alone, I'm suprised by that.

We dont' all have the luxury of living with mum and dad while studying. We all let little things go...I'd have left tyres like that alone for a while, and I'm damn sure you would have too. To get up on your high horse like that and come into a thread where a guy has just been hit in his mini just to throw insults around and call him irresponsible is uncalled for.

Pull your head in mate....we all make mistakes, and we live and learn. Or should we just call you "Almighty" and let it all be done with?

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I gotta say if I had been defected for that tyre I'd be pretty pissed off - looks ok to me.

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1969 Mini Cooper S MKII (1330)
1972 Honda 750/4 (his),1976 Honda 400/4 (hers)
1982 Honda CB1100RC (ours)

I also agree that the tyre looks legal from the photo.

You have the will, I would query it. I have elected to go to court for traffic offenses on several occasions where I thought it was justified and hae come out well.

Take the car to your states equivalent to the RTA and get an inspector to decide then take it to court if its your favour. It will only take a day ot of life and if you innocent you should do OK.

As for the Uni finances thing - no matter how much money you earn - if you have any spare you dont have enough vices

Your putting words into my mouth....

There are other issues here other then just tyres...

Rego issues and licensing issues. Not hard to sort out, and im sure it would cost a great deal either.


Yes..... that sounds nice. I like that "hanra almighty"... kinda like that new movie thats out at the momment.

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mate that sucks to hear

damage doesnt look too bad.. but still a Pain in the a$$ to have to fix
also those tyres look fine mate....A008's are like semi slick to begin with but seriously theres heaps of tread left on them

id debate the legality of the tyres..cause they look fine to me
good luck with repairs etc

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00' Forester GT

See what you can do about the tyres mate, as everyone else has said look ok.

They look Ok to me too

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

I have learned in the past that a ticket for a bald tyre is a cheap ticket.
I have had a lot of tickets for tyres when I was young, between 18 and 25 I would have had 12 ticket for bald tyres (I was driving my own beer truck as well as Toranas and Minis). Cops pull you up to have a look around and when they can't find anything they write you up for a tyre. It sucks but thats the way it works. He has to pay his wages somehow.

One time the cop walked around the truck about ten times looking at eveything, he asked me what was leaking on the ground, I told him it was beer out of a leaking keg (It was diesel from a crack in the fuel tank) he said "Oh, that must be what I can hear hissing" (it was a leak in the air suspension) So he wrote me a ticket for a bald tyre when they were all OK. I got off cheap.