Lunareclipse02 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I just bought a 2013 Ford Edge SE, it has the 17" alloy wheels with the Hankook tires. The car is gently used with 14k when I purchased it. I just noticed today that one of the tires is not a Hankook but a BF Goodwrench tire. Should I be concerned on the one off brand tire compared to the rest. Did the previous owner have a issue with that tire and went to a tire shop besides Ford and just installed what they had. So I got worried and looked for any body or frame damage to the car to see if Carfax lied to me and so with the Ford dealer. But from what I can see everything looks 100%. Or am I just getting excited for nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Same size tire? Compare the reviews on www.tirerack.com to view performance characteristics. As long as the performance is not significantly different and your driving style is not aggressive, you should be OK. Might be more of an issue if you had AWD and were on snow/ice/muddy travel lanes. I'd press for a tire replacement paid for by the dealer, but they might say the deal they made took that "issue" into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugster Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 i had the same scare with my preowned 13 sport. One of the 22" wheels was bent, but nothing on carfax. I am now thinking it was a pothole injury, But knock on wood alignment ok, etc. Does it drive ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunareclipse02 Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 The vehicle drives just fine. We enjoy the car. Already talked to the dealer they mention that there is no issue to be had. So basically they won't help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 It's not ideal, but unless you are exploiting the last 2% of your vehicle's capability, you'll likely never notice a difference. If it was AWD, I would be more concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I wouldn't be too worried...probably just the previous owner trying to be cheap. They probably had a blow out and put the cheapest thing on they could find just to be able to turn it in. If you are really worried I would check out Tirerack.com to see if they carry the Hankooks. If so and you have a lot of tread left on them it might be worth asking them about shaving a tire for you. I had a tire with a hole in the sidewall a few years back on my Audi. With that car the rolling diameter has to be very close so replacing it with a new one would be detrimental to the differentials. I think it was TR that offered a service to have the tire shaved to match the other tires tread depth. In the end I opted to get four new tires because the price for the tire shaved was about the price of two tires...since they had less than half their tread I didn't think it was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorinzo Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Assuming tires are same size, I would not be too concerned. Both are good brands. Your assumption is probably right.... the prior owner got a flat and went to a shop that did not carry Hankook. Edited September 5, 2014 by Lorinzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunareclipse02 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Thanks for all replies. I am less worried thanks to you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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