17k rear tires shot.

pknopp

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My wife is leaning towards the inspection shop also. I will check date codes tonight. She didn't believe me at first either and refuses to believe it happened right out in front of the house.

The inspection shop is a three door repair shop. Small time. No lifts. They also have a business where they rebuild wrecks and sell them across the street.

Could they have swapped tires from the time I watched them pull it in the garage (the door remained open) and the time I thought they were done after checking the lights? Thinking back, yes I suppose so.
 

KITEWAGON

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What does leaving the car locked or unlocked have to do with swapping the wheels on a car?
 

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What does leaving the car locked or unlocked have to do with swapping the wheels on a car?
If car was unlocked they would have access to spare tire well - and the anti-theft lug key. That is if they didn't have their own set.

There is a lug key kit the dealers have for their techs. The one I saw (from Audi/VW dealer had (IIRC) between 20-25 lug keys in it.
 

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Maybe they put someone else's tires on by accident at the dealer at your last service ... Just a thought.
 

pknopp

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Maybe they put someone else's tires on by accident at the dealer at your last service ... Just a thought.
Nope, the last time I was at the dealer was 7,000 miles ago and I've checked them since then.

I'm leaning more and more to the inspection place.
 

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I know, the suspense is killing me. Man, if I really thought my tires were swapped, I'd be obsessive and get to the bottom of it! *shrug*
 

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What is going on???? I've never heard of an inspection shop letting nearly worn out tires pass. Probably because of Obama.
 

RomanL

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OP, i wonder if someone who works at that whop has a VW with same wheels,
i can totally believe it was swapped out.
17K and such wear?

do people who work there have thick russian accents?? ....just saying....
 

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Well any update
 

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I think this thread is ready to be locked and forgotten. There's no way the OP was driving with bald tyres that long.
 

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The OP posts here pretty often so we are waiting to see what happen
 

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Starting to wonder if something happened to the op ???????? Paging pknoop
 

pknopp

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I think this thread is ready to be locked and forgotten. There's no way the OP was driving with bald tyres that long.
LOL, no I'm not. This is my long break week and I've been away.

The date code is the same. Or was the same. I know that makes it even more odd but all the same, the tires didn't go bad in 3 weeks.

I found a set of take offs and replaced the tires. My wife still believes it was the inspection shop that switched them. I went by there and there are no VW's around but I will continue to watch his sale lot.

On perhaps a positive note for someone, I found these tires which are extremely cheap. I didn't want to be the one to try them out nor did I need a complete set right now.

http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Discount_Tires.cfm?pn=LX-LXS0970270&pID=25482
 

seth1065

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Well glad your alive was starting to worry, but no clear reason to what happened, I just bought michelins so I will pass on your find.
 

RomanL

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OP, so you didnt go into the shop and ASK them if somehow maybe just maybe they mixed up someone else's tires with yours?
 

pknopp

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OP, so you didnt go into the shop and ASK them if somehow maybe just maybe they mixed up someone else's tires with yours?
No, I'm not going to accuse them of stealing my tires without something more to go on.
 

seth1065

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The most likely reason ( and I know you will disagree ) is they are your tires and the inspection missed them, who steals tires and replaces them with the same date code????
 

RomanL

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The most likely reason ( and I know you will disagree ) is they are your tires and the inspection missed them, who steals tires and replaces them with the same date code????
considering how many Jetta's and GOLFs are out with those same wheels ,
its very likely that someone from same year model or even one earlier switched it.
 

seth1065

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And the same tire date code??????



UOTE=RomanL;4104013]considering how many Jetta's and GOLFs are out with those same wheels ,
its very likely that someone from same year model or even one earlier switched it.[/QUOTE]
 
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