I replace my tyres once per year because I average around 25-30 thousand kms per year. They tend to last 10-50 thousand kms depending on usage, but knowing I will be putting the car in for replacing them again a few months later it seems worth just getting done. It makes it simpler and the cost of repairing or replacing my car plus the opportunity cost of not having a working car makes it cheaper to just accept the known cost of replacing the tyres rather than the unknown.
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You need to get nicer tires. None should wear out at 50k kms, much less 10k 😳
My car is in rather excellent shape mechanically but I need to prioritize reupholstering and repainting it within the next few months.
I personally wouldn't bother unless it was (or used to be) some really nice and representative vehicle.
Give yourself some really nice interior detailing for that cash though
It’s a 2009 Audi A3 hatchback with the sport package. While old, I’m in love with the car and it’s my first “nice” car. I already dumped way too much money into it fixing things, but I work from home and mainly use it on the weekend anyway.
I want to hold onto the car as long as possible. I do want it to look nice so it’s kind of worth it for me.
Got it, just keep in mind that it's never a good sign for a car to have the second paint, and it's also super expensive
You may accidentally make it super hard to sell your car for any reasonable price