So my much loved '11 E350 has been totaled after an accident I had a few weeks back. Only took about $10k in damage for it to be declared a total loss (gotta love that horrific MB depreciation), no airbag deployment. No injuries at all the car held up extremely well considering.
Anyhow I picked up a Certified Pre-Owned post-fix dieselgate '12 Jetta Sportwagen TDI for a song. 2 yr/unlimited bumper to bumper as a VW Certified car and the extended warranty emissions that will carry me through January 2023. The extended emissions warranty basically covers the entire long block engine assembly, fuel delivery system from tank to injector, exhaust system emissions equipment, turbo, and basically anything that would cause a CEL (except DSG trans related codes). It was an absolute no-brainer for how cheap the lightly used examples are going for.
Anyhow I wrongly thought the tires on the car were new as they have a solid 9/32's tread remaining at all 4 corners and there was no visible sidewall cracking or browning. Yeah they had tire shine on them but even after that has worn off they still look new. These are Michelin Pilot Sport AS/3, these start at 11/32's after some research so these are definitely not new tires and apparently were installed not too terribly long before the car was turned into VW to go sit idle for ~1.5 years probably somewhere here in the southeast (car was bought, regularly serviced and turned in at the dealer I bought it from - they did tell me it did not sit on their lot after turn in).
Traction is awful, wet conditions it takes no effort at all to get the tires spinning. Yeah the TDI puts out a ton of torque but the amount of wheel spin even at light throttle pressure is ridiculous. I have come to terms I may need new tires, but wanted to see if there is a possibility after a bit of wear (I have only done ~150 miles since I bought it) there might be some decent rubber once I get some more miles on it? Not trying to be a cheapskate but I hate to throw away tires with 9/32's of tread remaining.
Thanks in advance!
Anyhow I picked up a Certified Pre-Owned post-fix dieselgate '12 Jetta Sportwagen TDI for a song. 2 yr/unlimited bumper to bumper as a VW Certified car and the extended warranty emissions that will carry me through January 2023. The extended emissions warranty basically covers the entire long block engine assembly, fuel delivery system from tank to injector, exhaust system emissions equipment, turbo, and basically anything that would cause a CEL (except DSG trans related codes). It was an absolute no-brainer for how cheap the lightly used examples are going for.
Anyhow I wrongly thought the tires on the car were new as they have a solid 9/32's tread remaining at all 4 corners and there was no visible sidewall cracking or browning. Yeah they had tire shine on them but even after that has worn off they still look new. These are Michelin Pilot Sport AS/3, these start at 11/32's after some research so these are definitely not new tires and apparently were installed not too terribly long before the car was turned into VW to go sit idle for ~1.5 years probably somewhere here in the southeast (car was bought, regularly serviced and turned in at the dealer I bought it from - they did tell me it did not sit on their lot after turn in).
Traction is awful, wet conditions it takes no effort at all to get the tires spinning. Yeah the TDI puts out a ton of torque but the amount of wheel spin even at light throttle pressure is ridiculous. I have come to terms I may need new tires, but wanted to see if there is a possibility after a bit of wear (I have only done ~150 miles since I bought it) there might be some decent rubber once I get some more miles on it? Not trying to be a cheapskate but I hate to throw away tires with 9/32's of tread remaining.
Thanks in advance!
