Skylarking
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Your initial post could be interpreted as a problem anyone could feel and thus would any normal person would consider as faulty. Now it seems to be something only the OCD among us would pick up SO it would have been good if you stated this within your first post.While I appreciate your explanation Skylarking, I don't think Holden will replace anything. Even though there is a vibration, even if Holden and Bridgestone acknowledge it, it will come back to it being acceptable limits by Bridgestone. That is there "out" card.
This vibration is not shaking lose my fillings, I doubt that a passenger could feel it.
Yes they could put on tyres that were less than the 10.5kg mine are out, but I I could end up with ones that are more than I have as well that are still within manufacturers limits and possibly a worse vibration
Australian consumer guarantees have way more fine print associated with them than you find on the fair trading website.
And even though you may think it falls within its guidelines, the matter is adjudicated by someone who is no more than a registrar or representative.
At the end of the day, the tyre does do what it is intended to do. It gives the car something to roll on. Is the car undrivable as a result? No. Does the manufacturer deem the tyre to be faulty? No is it within their acceptable limits? Yes.
I accept that it's an issue to me because I can feel it in the steering wheel at certain speeds. Probably because I'm a fussy bugger and I know my cars well.
Probably half or 3/4 of the people in here could feel it as well and would not be happy.
But the majority of Joe Blo's out there in their Hyundais and micras probably wouldn't even notice.
Just because there is something that you or I are not happy with, because we have a higher standard than those drivers, doesn't not mean those consumer guarantees will get our matter sorted. While you always quote the Accc and the acl, how many times have you actually had a retailer go to tribunal and lose because of your argument. It's not as easy as you think. I know, I've been through it and won but it was no walk in the park and that fault with my faulty item was was way more serious than this on.
As for ACL, read it, i have - no small print, just typical legalese but not difficult to follow or understand.
And as for my tribunal endeavors, when i've had issues i've always resolved them with the selling business or manufacturer (other than couple of instances when i was much younger and didn't understand the law).
These days the retailers and manufacturers are quite receptive to their ACL obligations and will thus see sense and avoid dragging out the inevitable when reasonable arguments are put to them. Obviously some vibrations only felt by those OCD types will not get far.
As i've said before, do what you please. Do understand the law and make your choice based on you pain threshold, as whatever you do, some pain is usually involved. Oh, and don't simply accept that all companies processes follow the law - many don't as is evident by the large number of ACCC undertakings made over the last few year and of the few large fines given (Ford being just one).