Sounds like the answer to the question nobody asked, did anyone care?
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The reason I went through all that is because of so many on car forums who insist on inflating tires 2, 4, or even 8 psi over the values listed on the door frame. Or they would insist that the door frame values represented “underinflated”.
Gee, now that we’re back to tire pressure which I knew was inevitable, I noticed my tires had lost a few pounds due to the cold weather. So yesterday I got a chance to try out my new gauge with a dial. I over inflated them by 0.6 psi since I don’t know how accurate that thing is for $20. Easy peasy. It was fun fir a change.
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Like others, I see scratches and stuff but nothing to be alarmed about.
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I didn’t see any reason to not run the tires as is…
Other than you have no history on the tires, they look good to me…
For everyone talking about FWD and AWD, and rotating new to rear and rotations in general, this is neither (RWD) as well as all the tire maintenance is thrown out the window (staggard size) other then figuring out the air pressure for that tire on that vehicle to get the best foot print to hook up…
You can bet that when I try to figure out the biggest tire size I can put under the rear of my fun car, I will be looking for used (good luck lol) tires to make sure they fit and don’t rub before buying and trying and finding out they don’t fit…
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A couple of years ago, in conjunction with their tire ratings, Consumer Reports also published ratings of tire retailers, based on feedback from their subscribers in regard to both pricing and customer service. The tire retailer ratings contained a fairly-long list of tire retailers, with Costco listed as #1, and Mavis listed–dead last–for tire retailers in The US.
Edited as follows:
CR’s latest rating of tire retailers is a bit different than it was a few years ago. Here are their current ratings, in declining order:
Indy tire stores
Les Schwab
Kal Tire
Discount Tire
Tire Rack
America’s Tire
Costco
Car dealerships
Big O Tires
Goodyear Auto Service
Belle Tires
BJ’s
Town Fair Tires
Sam’s Club
NTB
Firestone Auto Care
Canadian Tire Corp
Mavis
Walmart
Pep Boys
So, a customer could do worse at other retailers–rather than at Mavis–but… not much worse.
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Why would I Google them? I am completly able to choose a tire shop in my area. Plus they are not rated very high on this site in the past.
I’ve been using Mavis for tires since obtaining my driver’s license 2 and plus decades ago and honestly never ran into serious problems with them. The only two problems I can currently recall were when I tried to save money and let them put their aftermarket rotors on my Camry and the following week the rotors changed color from silver to orange ( massive rusts ). And when I punctured my front tire and they didn’t guide me in the right direction to use my warranty but instead charged me again for a new tire after I had just bought tires from them.
Other than those things, no problem at all.
The ONLY two problems?
Their first grift would probably have chased me away, permanently. But, if I had continued to patronize them, their second grift would have chased me away forever.
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You have to remember that every franchise location is different with different staff. I went to a discount tire shop in St. Paul once and would never go back. Doesn’t mean they are all bad but this one was. Don’t care what CR says or the reviews. I have a trusted shop.
One of the telltale signs of aftermarket rotors on a Lexus is rust. Lexus brake rotors are made of a higher quality iron alloy and don’t rust at all in my area (desert environment).
You noticed the difference between Toyota and aftermarket rotors, some people say auto manufactures don’t make their own parts so there is no difference. Stick with Advics brake parts if you want OEM quality.
This is a cheap aftermarket rotor on a Lexus RCF, $70,000 car:
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That is correct. My OEM Camry and Lexus rotors never rust, even when I drive on salt.
So when Mavis told me it was normal for rotors to rust and I needed not to worry, I told them in my years of owning multiple vehicles I’ve never seen rust on the rotors.
They refunded me and I took the car back to Toyota and problem was solved.
To answer the original question, if the rubber on the side walls of the tires isn’t cut or worn so deep that the cords are exposed and if you don’t get black powdery rubber in your fingers when you rub the sidewalls, you are good to go.