I've been to have a look at the car, its only one tyre out of the four.
If you watch the edge of the tyre with the wheel spinning you can see what almost looks like a flat spot. The tread pattern is even all the way round, there is just this odd point. Kind of like (gap between arch and tyre, 2 rotations -----____-----____)
This would explain the vibration and weird braking action, they suggested possible damage from a pot hole or similar.
Either way that tyre needs replacing, the tread on all four tyres is good so I'll most likely just get away with replacing one (I Hope).
Tyre brand is Kumho , these have covered less than 5K miles. Not sure on the chances of getting a warranty replacement (assuming tyre defect).
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Manny
2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
Past
2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
Last edited by mannyo; 4th November 2014 at 03:03 PM.
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