vibration

[12340987]

I drove an es250 I was looking at and decided against buying it because the CV boots were cracked. It had a vibration consistent with wheel speed that I could only assume was the CV joint. But I drove it while turning the wheel and just couldn't get that characteristic clicking noise that every bad CV joint makes. Could it have been something else that was wrong like a bad tire? It felt like a tire was going over a rock, even at 10mph going straight.
It's a shame because it was a nice car except for the body damage.

[Jimnist]

I could be that the boots cracked fairly recently, so only a bit of dirt has got inside it and only some grease has come out?

[Doctor J]

Speed related vibration is indication of bend wheel rim, badly damaged [broken cooling fin] brake rotor or worn hub bearing.

[fredk]

it had a bad tire

[blkdmnrcing]

i had the same thing, wheel bearing was bad, replaced the wheel bearing and it went away.

[12340987]

She did mention the brake rotor got scored or something after wearing down the pads too far.
Wheel bearings sound plausible because the tires looked new.

thanks dudes.