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Old 04-04-2003, 04:54 PM
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Default Tires/Lease dilemma. Advice appreciated

My OEM Potenzas are in pretty bad shape. 1 of the tires is pretty much bald at this time and you can see the tire start to rip apart.

I currently have Pilot Alpin/Steel Wheels mounted, but I'm ready to mount the performance tires back on. I should probably get new tires, but my lease ends in December, so I really don't want to drop a couple of hundred dollars for new tires only to hand it back to the dealership in December.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? Should I get used perf tires? How much do they generally cost? I don't think I'll end up buying the car at the end of the lease... Is there a penalty if I return the car with bald tires?

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my friend just turned his lease and leased another audi got a BIG bill for tear & wear from AoA.
Old 04-04-2003, 05:07 PM
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Default It's one of those "pay me now, or pay me later" deals. Probably cheaper for you

to replace with something akin to the stock tires than to pay what the leasing company will charge you.
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Get S03s and drive the snot out of it this summer. By December they'll be used up
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the tread is less than 1/4". I turned in a VW Jetta last week and got nailed for $200 because 2 tires were 1/32" under. If you will be driving the car until December it is best to be driving of safe tires.
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thanks for the input! Where would you recommend getting good used tires?
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