BMW and M Power Owners
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Well when I bought the car they where good and I only did 1000 miles in the car so assumed they are still fine.
He sent me a photo
They look fine to me?
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Soldato
How bizarre? :/
From the rubbish pictures it looks as though there is around 4mm left, which is fine?
From the rubbish pictures it looks as though there is around 4mm left, which is fine?
What a joker. Firstly, the car is sold as seen, and secondly he could have checked them himself before collecting it. I'd tell him to do one, but if you feel that way inclined I'd give him £150 max. They aren't even to the wear indicators just yet.
Soldato
Looking at that pic there's close to 4mm of tread, but let's say minimum 3mm (wear indicators are 2mm, and there's a good amount of tread above them).
If you'd told him they were brand new then I can understand, but you didn't. You told him they were fine, which I'd take as meaning they're all legal. You presumably allowed him to look the car over and test drive it before purchase, so he's had ample opportunity to look at tyres before handing over the money.
Those tyres have got thousands of miles left in them, so in your shoes I would tell him you're not going to be contributing towards new tyres.
If you'd told him they were brand new then I can understand, but you didn't. You told him they were fine, which I'd take as meaning they're all legal. You presumably allowed him to look the car over and test drive it before purchase, so he's had ample opportunity to look at tyres before handing over the money.
Those tyres have got thousands of miles left in them, so in your shoes I would tell him you're not going to be contributing towards new tyres.
Man of Honour
Send him a cardboard tread depth gauge and a guide on how to use one 
Man of Honour
I apologise for nothing!
Gotta say though, those E60 M5 wheels seem very bland/plain for an M car
Gotta say though, those E60 M5 wheels seem very bland/plain for an M car
I had a similar spec list for a F10, couldn't find one I was totally happy with so decided to go for a new 535d instead with a good discount from the dealership and a bit of man maths
. At the time my mileage was around 20-25k, so diesel made sense (given I also wanted performance), but I've just changed roles so my mileage has dropped to <10k. I'm still pretty happy with the 535d as I really do like it's performance, and as Fox says it really doesn't sound like a diesel (most of the time!). If I'd known my mileage would drop however the 535i would definitely be in contention 
If he goes into a BMW dealer they will tell him to get them replaced. They told me I needed to change mine ASAP when they had 4mm left.
