How much should i pay for used tires

The more miles you drive on your tires, the less effective they are at stopping and handling. Low mileage tires will grip the road better than ones with high mileage.

It’s wise to disclose when you’re selling like-new used tires. You’ll get a better price if you list the history and it’s been barely used.

Always check the tire tread if you make money driving around or get paid to advertise on your car.

If the car tires are not aligned, they will not wear evenly, and your car will not drive straight down the road. In addition, proper tire pressure will prevent the tread from wearing out faster.

It’s recommended to spend money on a wheel alignment if you notice the car doesn’t steer straight down the road. Most auto repair shops will check your alignment when you get an oil change.

Also, when the seasonal temperatures change, use an air pump at a local gas station to fill your tires with the proper PSI. You’ll likely find the correct PSI in the driver’s side door jam next to the VIN number.

See our guide on free air for tires near me.

Tires can warp and crack when sitting too long. It will drastically lower the resale value because it makes them unsafe to continue driving. When trying to sell used tires that are still good, it’s essential to disclose still that buyer beware.

Damage or scuffing of the tire’s side will lower resale value because it makes them unsafe for use after being placed back onto a wheel rim. Sidewall damage should be disclosed when trying to sell used tires, so everyone gets a fair market price.

If there’s not enough tire tread left on a tire, it won’t be easy to grip the road when driving. It could cause a loss of control or an accident. When selling old tires for scrap, they’re unsafe and no longer usable.

Companies that buy scrap tires will pay around $3 each in cash. About 80% of scrap tires are recycled and turned into over 110 different products such as composite decks, construction backfill, and floor mats. 

A better tire brand will have a higher resale value; you’ll be able to flip it for a higher profit. When selling used tires, it’s helpful to disclose the brand name to get a fair market price for them.

Also, brands such as Goodyear and Michelin offer their own recycling programs where you can bring in your old tires and get a discount on replacements.

The bigger the tire size, such as its width and diameter, the most expensive a new and used one will cost. You’ll get more money if it’s a large tire size from a pickup truck or oversized vehicle.

Common tire colors are more desirable and will have higher resale values. Originally automotive tires were manufactured in an off-white color, then a bright white, and then in 1910, Goodrich started making black tires.

A winter, summer, all-season, and used performance tire will cost more than a basic type. You’ll get more money if it’s more specialized.

Used tires can be bought from private sellers, online marketplaces, or brick-and-mortar tire stores. You can also buy used tires online from places like Craigslist, eBay, and other sites like Craigslist.

Each place has its benefits. For example, a private seller might have new tires in good condition and cost less than new ones. 

When selling used tires privately, it can be challenging to determine their market value because it varies depending on the brand name, size, tread depth, and any sidewall damage.

On the other hand, many tire stores will purchase used tires in good condition from consumers who do not want them anymore and offer a trade-in value. The store might even offer free installation of used tires if purchased at that location.

However, people should take caution when buying from private sellers because they may not have the best intentions. In short, beware of tire scams!

If you’re looking to purchase used tires for your truck or SUV, they must be not too old and have been well maintained. It will ensure that you get maximum use out of them before needing new ones again.

Another reason to buy a used tire is for a spare. Hopefully, you’ll never need it, but it’s a cost-effective way to have some “insurance” in your trunk if you get a flat.

Buying used tires is a great way to save money while still getting quality and safe products. Unfortunately, people often choose to buy new tires because they think it’s worth the cost in the long run. But, consider used products that are more affordable and meet your needs.

What are the reasons to buy a used tire?

Maybe you’re a part-time driver and put low mileage on your vehicle. It’s cheaper for you to install used tires on a leased vehicle vs. paying the dealership for new ones when you turn it in at the end of your contract.

There’s no reason not to give them a try!

By the way, it’s a myth that driving a manual transmission car compared to an automatic will wear down your tires faster. They are equal, except an automatic transmission car has more parts and more things can break.

how to choose, check and whether it is worth buying used tires

Konstantin Ishchenko

experienced car enthusiast

The motorist's budget is hit the hardest when you have to buy both summer and winter sets of tires within one year.

For example, the popular Nissan Qashqai is equipped with 225/45 R19 tires in the maximum configuration, a set of the middle price category will cost about 50,000 RUR.

But there is an option to save money and buy used tires. This article will tell you how to safely buy used tires and when you shouldn't.

You will know:

• How to know which tires to look for
• Is it worth buying used tires
• Why they sell used tires and who does it
• Where to buy used tires
• What to check when buying used tires
• Additional things to check when buying used winter tires
• How to calculate the fair price of used tires (calculator)

How to know which tires to look for

Or the season has changed. We wrote in detail about how to assess the condition of tires and understand when they need to be changed in a separate instruction. Before you start looking for tires, it is important to be able to read their parameters. The most important in this situation are the size, manufacturer and model of the tire.

If the task is to buy a set of four tires, then it is important to respect the size. If you damaged one tire, you will have to look for exactly the same one: two wheels of the same axle must have tires with the same tread pattern, and this is possible only in the case of tires of the same model.

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Does it make sense to buy used tires

According to Avtostat, an average car in Russia drives 17,500 km per year. Let's take the average wear resistance of tires according to the Treadwear index - 320 and calculate how long a new set of summer tires could theoretically last.

Every 100 index units is 12,500 km, which means tires are rated for 40,000 km. Assuming that the summer kit is used for 6 months out of 12, the mileage for six months is 8750 km, and the kit is enough for 4.5 seasons.

If the annual mileage is 30,000 km, then the summer kit should wear out in 2.7 seasons. But I have not met people who change tires in the middle of the season: either they change them in the spring, or they drive them until autumn.

Judging by Yandex Market, the average popular tire 205/55 R16 costs 5500 R, which means that the set is 22 000 R. Let's round up 2.7 to three full seasons. One season costs Rs. pay more than 14,000 R. How to evaluate the tread depth on a used tire, we will tell a little later.

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These are very average values, but still usable. There is no perfect formula, operating conditions and driving style are very different.

Buying used tires will allow you not to get into a loan if a new set is too expensive. Or it will help those who know for sure that at the end of the season they will change the car: there is no point in buying new tires for the next driver. However, the theoretical calculation does not take into account your travel time for the next purchase and the risks of buying a bad kit. If you plan to drive a car for at least two years, buy new tires.

Why they sell used tires and who does it

At first glance, selling tires is illogical. Tires need to be worn out completely and then disposed of, but the market for used rubber is huge. It has several types of sellers with very different offers.

Companies that sell used tires from Europe and Japan. Despite the ban on the import of used rubber, which has been in effect in the Eurasian Customs Union since January 1, 2010, this business is booming. The main thing is to prove that tires are not hazardous waste and they are not imported for recycling. Therefore, on Avito and various sites, many offices offer used tires of various brands, sizes and models.

Advantages and disadvantages of specialized stores that sell used tires

Benefits	Defects
Huge selection of summer tires Advice available, professionals know their product Usually there is a tire service on site Safer online shopping. Many sell by bank transfer as a full-fledged online store Tire warranty until the first tire fitting, a defective tire will be changed to a good one or money will be returned	There is almost no choice of winter tires: no studded and little friction - Velcro. You can only buy "euro-winter" for mild climatic conditions. Consultation will not always be truthful and in the interests of the buyer. Everything is like on the market in the bad sense of the word Tires can be of the old year of manufacture

Here are some of the advantages of specialized stores that sell used tires:

1. Huge selection of summer tires.
2. You can get advice, professionals know their product
3. Usually there is a tire service on site.
4. More secure online shopping. Many trade by bank transfer as a full-fledged online store.
5. Tire warranty until the first tire fitting, a defective tire will be replaced with a good one or the money will be returned.

But there are also disadvantages:

1. There is almost no choice of winter tires: no studded and low-friction Velcro tires. You can only buy "euro-winter" for mild climatic conditions.
2. Advice will not always be truthful and in the best interests of the buyer. Everything is like in the market in the bad sense of the word.
3. Tires may be old year.

Dealers and tire shops. They differ from the first ones in scale - they are much smaller, and also in that they trade at best on the scale of one city. Often the base for such activities is a tire shop. They buy cheaply at Avito or from tire fitting clients, sell more expensively at Avito or other tire fitting clients.

There are also not very pleasant scenarios: an unscrupulous tire fitting worker offers to dispose of a completely normal set of tires “out of friendship” and gets it for free. For another client, the same kit “very much nothing, two seasons will definitely pass” costs 15,000 rubles.

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Individuals who sell unwanted tires for a variety of reasons. Here are the main ones:

• the car was sold or trade-in, there were tires or even wheels assembled. Selling separately for added value. This makes sense: a car will definitely not become more expensive due to a set of wheels;
• the car was stolen, smashed or stopped driving in winter. There was a set of wheels left, which, in general, has nowhere to go;
• bought new tires, they sell the old one. Often the tires are completely worn out and ask for scrap, but the owners try to sell them at the price of a set "for the season". Unfortunately, Avito is inundated with such announcements.

Advantages and disadvantages of buying tires from an individual

Here are some of the benefits of buying used tires from individuals:

1. You can search tires by car make and model, not just size.
2. With a certain amount of luck, you can make a super bargain.

But there are also disadvantages:

1. You will have to choose among ads for a long time and carefully.
2. Many do not know what they are selling (errors in names, sizes and tire models are the norm)
3. A rare seller agrees to tire fitting in his presence, everything will have to be checked by himself and by hand.
4. Many scammers: they may offer to leave an advance payment and disappear or send an erased set instead of what is in the ad.
5. No warranty on tires.

Where they buy used tires

Universal ad platforms: Avito, Yula and others. Here is the largest selection of used tires. Both private traders and professionals sell. Despite the convenient application and filters, it takes a lot of time to search. Don't expect every seller to list the model correctly. Bridgestone Potenza can become just "Bridge Stone" - and this is not the worst option.

You will have to scroll through a huge number of ads with completely worn-out tires that are only suitable for recycling. Unfortunately, no filters will save you from this. Looking for tires on Avito is like looking for a treasure: you have to dig a lot, and no one guarantees a reward, but some are lucky.

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Websites for car sales announcements: "Avto-ru" and "Drom". There are few private ads here, mainly specialized stores operate on such sites.

Droma has the largest selection of used wheels and tires from Japan in the country. Drome offers a good customer protection service and acts as a guarantor of purchase: if they send you worn or damaged tires, the site will return the money. If everything is fine, they will be transferred to the seller.

Car club sites: forums, chats, Drive-2 — places where representatives of car clubs communicate. Sometimes it can be difficult to find the site itself. This can be a group on Vkontakte, a chat on Telegram or WhatsApp.

There are fewer offers here, but they are more interesting, more likely to find a good set. It is not customary to post completely junk for sale in communities or to greatly inflate the price: the ad will be discussed, criticized, or even deleted altogether.

But don't forget about safety. You should not buy something without verification or send the entire amount to a stranger in another city. It is usually customary to ask a friend of a teammate to go look at the kit and make sure that the tires are sent. Here, as a rule, you can place your ad on the purchase of the necessary tires and wait for responses.

There is a flea market on Drive-2. It is not very popular, but it is worth looking into it: there are filters separately for disks, wheels and tires, you can specify the dimensions.

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Special online stores and car disassembly. In most cases, such sellers open an official representative office on Avito, but some sites are still working. They may have rare tires or a more interesting price. Large auto-dismantlers rarely sell tires - they mainly sell sets of wheels. The condition of the tires on the rims is most often mediocre: a car is not sent to scrap on good tires.

Tire shops and car services. It's hard to find interesting deals on tires here, it's not their business. Tires in a tire shop are usually bought in emergency cases: when one or more tires are damaged, but you need to somehow drive a couple of weeks to pay.

What to check when buying used tires

Price. Before buying used tires, it is better to check the price of new tires of the right size. Tires from young Chinese brands are very cheap, and the market for used tires is overheated and overpriced. It is impossible to unequivocally answer which is better: a new tire from an unknown manufacturer or a used tire from a well-known brand. But it is necessary to compare, study reviews and weigh everything.

Manufacturer, model, size, indices and other features. Be sure to check all tire specifications - everything that is indicated on the sidewall. The seller may not understand tires well or deliberately lie. Carefully inspect each tire. For example, you can accidentally buy a set of four tires, where three will be with runflat technology and one without it. If buying tires remotely, always ask for individual photos of each tire in full detail, or even better, a video.

Tire year. Among the advertisements of specialized stores, there are often tires that are more than 5 years old. Tires may have excellent tread residue, but it is better to refrain from such a purchase. The older the tire, the worse its properties and the greater the chance of hidden damage: cracks, delaminations and ruptures.

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Tread depth. It is not necessary to measure the residual depth "by eye", it is better to buy a special device or use a caliper. The standard tread depth of new summer car tires is 7-8 mm, winter tires are 8-10 mm.

About tires that are long overdue for disposal, they wrote above: summer tires less than 4 mm or winter tires less than 5 mm should not be bought "for the season", it is not safe.

Tread condition, damage and repairs. Do not buy tires with uneven tread wear. They will not be able to provide a complete drainage of water from the contact patch with the road, it is unsafe to ride on them. Severe cuts or even the absence of individual tread fragments will also be a reason to refuse a purchase. Without a specialist, you run the risk of buying a tire that you cannot use.

But do not be afraid of well-repaired punctures. Tires with patches on the inside of the tread part can be bought, this will not affect further operation. You should not buy tires on which punctures were repaired with a tourniquet.

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Cracks and delaminations. Long longitudinal cracks, along the circumference of the tire on the sidewall or small cracks in the tread area - in any case, bad. Either such a tire was poorly stored, or it is very old. This is a particularly dangerous case, because such a tire can collapse while driving and cause a terrible accident. Cracks are not repaired, so you will have to refrain from buying.

Sidewall condition, damage and repairs. Hernias of any size, side cuts and patches on the side of the tire are good reasons to keep looking. You can't buy these tires.

Carefully inspect and feel the sidewalls of the tires. Unfortunately, not all defects can be found on a tire without a disk and without air inside. It will be ideal if you can mount tires on rims in a tire shop. Ask to balance the wheels and only then pay.

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If in doubt that the tires are intact, look for another option. Remember that it is the tires that connect your car and the road.

Additional checks when buying used winter tires

Presence of spikes and their condition. It is not necessary to count every stud on a tire, it is difficult and time consuming. Just look at the tire: if it seems that there are about half of the studs on it or less, you do not need to buy a tire. Studded tires without studs won't get Velcro, so don't just look at the tread.

How to calculate a fair price for used tires

Ads often offer used tires at an inflated price. We have made a special calculator that will help you calculate the fair value of tires, regardless of the manufacturer, technical parameters of tires and their number in the kit.

How to buy used tires

1. When looking for used tires, check all possible sites and do not be lazy to look for a community of owners of the same cars.
2. Don't buy used tires until you compare prices. It is important to understand how much a tire of the same brand, model and size, but new, costs.
3. Remember about the safety of online shopping: ask questions in advance, ask for additional photos and videos and beware of scammers.
4. Check each tire very carefully. Make sure that all tires are made by the same manufacturer at about the same time, all tires have the same parameters. Make sure that there are no bulges, cracks, tears or delaminations on the tires and that the tread is worn evenly.
5. Do not delay your trip to the tire shop: the less time passes, the more chances you have to return defective tires to the seller.
6. And the last advice, already as a seller. If your tires are worn out, don't try to sell them, scrap them: they are accepted in many shops where you can buy tires, and you can also put them in special containers that are available at some gas stations.

Where to donate old tires? Sell ​​tires for recycling for money!

On the one hand, it is not difficult to return old tires. They can simply be thrown into a landfill if the problems of environmental pollution, as well as the growth of serious diseases, do not bother. But problems can also be viewed from other perspectives. Tire tires, even used ones, are raw materials. Quite a few useful items can be made from it, especially if there is a private house or summer cottage. Finally, instead of throwing it away, you can take your old tires to a collection point for money.

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Where to sell old tires for money?

Used tires are accepted by recycling industries for grinding. From the obtained raw materials, products are made, intended for for construction and economy. In addition, new tires are made from them.

The disposal of used tires can be carried out for money, free or with an admission fee. Interested in the first option, with two other problems do not occur. It is not worth counting on large sums, price range - from 50 to 150 rubles. per tire, depending on its diameter (from 15 up to 22.5, respectively).

Prices vary by type of tires, as well as their quantity. For example, for 1 ton of non-studded rubber they pay 4 tr. If it is studded, the cost rises to 6 tr. Cameras are bought for 30 rubles. Accordingly, for a set of worn studded tires, along with cameras, you can get 720 rubles. The amount is small, especially if you need services for transporting tires to the place of reception.

Most profitable to change tires to get:

1. Discount for the purchase of new tires;
2. Reduced the cost of maintenance, tire fitting;
3. Maintenance car out of order.

Beforehand, it is necessary to check in car dealerships and technical services the availability of such promotions. Given that they have offers in accepting used tires come in constantly, they can suspend promotions for indefinite period. Then there is another option, where to hand over the old tires for money.

non-standard approach

As noted earlier, tires are a good building material. His can be used for the following purposes:

1. For creating fences instead of curbs;
2. B as home-made and original benches near the house;
3. How swings and material for creating rubber sculptures.

Finally, vegetables are grown with their help in agriculture. It is enough to bury the tire in the ground, place seedlings in it. Thus, moisture is retained longer, yields increase. In addition, drinkers for domestic animals are made from tires.

All used as follows:

1. Looking for craftsmen who can sell used tires for money or for free;
2. Being created a company specializing in yard decoration services, inexpensive devices to increase productivity, etc.

The second option will require ingenuity, organizational skills, and the ability to negotiate. But if during the search it was not possible to find enterprises where you can hand over tires for recycling for money, but on the contrary, they still require payment for services, then there is a reason to think about your own business.

Collection points for old tires

For users of the Vyvoz.org website, we have compiled (and constantly updated) a list of organizations in large (and not only) Russian cities where you can return old tires for money or free of charge:

Moscow
St. Petersburg
Astrakhan
Barnaul
Vladivostok
Volgograd
Voronezh
Yekaterinburg
Izhevsk
Irkutsk

Kazan
Kaliningrad
Kemerovo

Such an enterprise will require small investments - from 50 to 80 tr. Most of the money will be spent on renting premises, registering an organization, paying one or two employees, as well as advertising. A prerequisite is that the owner independently (at least for the first time) creates devices for agriculture and decor for yards. A license to collect and store recyclables is required.

Then a commercial offer is created, pages are drawn up in the most popular social networks. Targeting advertising in them is not expensive, it allows you to quickly reach the target audience. Additionally, announcements are posted in rural areas, at dacha cooperatives, commercial offers are sent to management companies.

The production process consists of the following steps:

1. Reception rubber - initially you can charge for free or take money for recycling;
2. Reception orders for the creation of decoration of yards, personal plots;
3. Fulfillment orders.

If the demand for rubber increases, you can offer to the population to hand over rubber for processing for money. In parallel is an agreement with a processing plant, where you can deliver in bulk unclaimed rubber. Such a business can bring from 50-70 to 300-500 tr. monthly. Depends on organizational owner's abilities.

Tire disposal for legal entities persons

By law, legal entities are required to report on the delivery of used tires for recycling. The lack of documentary evidence leads to a fine for violating the rules for handling recyclables.

Therefore, business entities are required to apply to official processing manufacturer or its representative. At transfer of tires is issued:

1. Agreement about recycling;
2. Act transfer-reception of rubber;
3. Act about its processing.

In addition, the enterprise is working out an act in accordance with which tires are recognized as used. The commission decides on writing them off from the balance sheet of the enterprise and sending them for recycling.

Unlike businesses, individuals are not required to follow this procedure.

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