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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 11 January 2015, 15:43:03
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They seem to have excellent reviews with the exception that they wear too quickly.
£65 ish for 235/45/17.
Whaddayathink?
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Depends how you drive it,if like tb 5k mileage i would go budget ;D
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Depends how you drive it,if like tb 5k mileage i would go budget ;D
Rumour has it that TB gets 600 miles from his tyres. :)
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Still not trying hard enough,brother in law got about 300 from his tuned cosworth
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They seem to have excellent reviews with the exception that they wear too quickly.
£65 ish for 235/45/17.
Whaddayathink?
Are the reviews relevant to the car though? We know, from expensive mistakes, tyre reviews are meaningless if not done on a similar car.
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Ask Dr Andy B. I notice, from the pics in the gallery, that his are running on them.
Eat your heart out, Sherlock ;D
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As a young Mr bear says"go to tyre shop,ask for budget tyres,sit down and drink free coffee" :y
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
Indeed, what's the worst that could happen... ::)
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
Indeed, what's the worst that could happen... ::)
Must be top end tyres for a Daewoo at that price! :-\
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
I'd want 4 for that ;D
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I find it extremely odd how people still claim 'fitted and balanced'. For starters, balancing is included in the fitting charge, and if it isn't, you need a new tyre fitter. Secondly, in 99.625%* of cases the wheel is balanced and then fitted. There are very few tyre fitters who fit the wheel and then balance it on the car.
I know I'm being a pedantic cock-end...... shoot me!
*That is an exact figure, maybe.
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I find it extremely odd how people still claim 'fitted and balanced'. For starters, balancing is included in the fitting charge, and if it isn't, you need a new tyre fitter. Secondly, in 99.625%* of cases the wheel is balanced and then fitted. There are very few tyre fitters who fit the wheel and then balance it on the car.
I know I'm being a pedantic cock-end...... shoot me!
*That is an exact figure, maybe.
Bang :D ;D
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
Indeed, what's the worst that could happen... ::)
Must be top end tyres for a Daewoo at that price! :-\
Find a ditch backwards at 60mph?
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Got an earlier appointment, just had them fitted. Got all the way back from the fitting station with no dramas :y
It was damp too. ;D ;D
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Hi am having two Champiro VP1's fitted on Tuesday. Never heard of them but, at £63 each, fitted and balanced...... ::)
Indeed, what's the worst that could happen... ::)
Must be top end tyres for a Daewoo at that price! :-\
Find a ditch backwards at 60mph?
Been there, done that, as a passenger. :D Due to probable greasy road, and definitely off tracking. It's cool though, I now own that car... And don't prat around unless in the dry :y
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go to tyre shop.
Ask for budget tyres.
Consume coffee and biscuits whilst they're fitted.
Drive away.
::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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go to tyre shop.
Ask for budget tyres.
Consume coffee and biscuits whilst they're fitted.
Drive away.
::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
I clearly go to the wrong tyre depot. >:( .. or do you take the coffee and biscuits yourself?
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go to tyre shop.
Ask for budget tyres.
Consume coffee and biscuits whilst they're fitted.
Drive away.
::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
I clearly go to the wrong tyre depot. >:( .. or do you take the coffee and biscuits yourself?
I get coffee. Was lying about the biscuits ;D
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I was most unimpressed last time I bought tyres. The bacon butty van wasn't there. >:(
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I was most unimpressed last time I bought tyres. The bacon butty van wasn't there. >:(
.. and, thinking about it, I've noticed that they're down to 3mm after only 13K miles. KU39s not very durable, then. :(
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I was most unimpressed last time I bought tyres. The bacon butty van wasn't there. >:(
.. and, thinking about it, I've noticed that they're down to 3mm after only 13K miles. KU39s not very durable, then. :(
Maybe you're over driving them, hooligan?
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I was most unimpressed last time I bought tyres. The bacon butty van wasn't there. >:(
.. and, thinking about it, I've noticed that they're down to 3mm after only 13K miles. KU39s not very durable, then. :(
Maybe you're over driving them, hooligan?
Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
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Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
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Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
Were you in the Mumsybus then... ;D
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No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
Did you run him off the road? ;D
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Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
Were you in the Mumsybus then... ;D
I was in one of the Omegas. Can't remember which
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Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
Were you in the Mumsybus then... ;D
I was in one of the Omegas. Can't remember which
and did he still use the OOF finger signal, although retired?
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Mr Pot meet Mr Kettle... ;D
No, not me, I'm an honest member of society. I can prove it. I was overtaken the other day by a familiar looking black omega just outside brakkers. It was gixer of all people, how spooky is that!
Were you in the Mumsybus then... ;D
I was in one of the Omegas. Can't remember which
Must have been the Bullet... probably didn't recognise it without the signature trail of oil and water ;D
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
;D ;D ;D
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
;D ;D ;D
Yeah, hilarious when the tread peels off at motorway speeds >:(
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
;D ;D ;D
Yeah, hilarious when the tread peels off at motorway speeds >:(
Are trucks still allowed to use remoulds? The amout of complete circles, with loads of tread on, that used to litter the hard shoulder... ;D
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
;D ;D ;D
Yeah, hilarious when the tread peels off at motorway speeds >:(
Are trucks still allowed to use remoulds? The amout of complete circles, with loads of tread on, that used to litter the hard shoulder... ;D
still plenty of them about :(
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Go into tyre shop , cheapest remoulds please.. 2 of
Pay £40 . Self balancing on the way home when they become rounder with heat ::)
;D ;D ;D
Yeah, hilarious when the tread peels off at motorway speeds >:(
Are trucks still allowed to use remoulds? The amout of complete circles, with loads of tread on, that used to litter the hard shoulder... ;D
Truck tyres can be re cut X number of times after which they must be binned. Most truck tyres you see at the side of the road are the result of sidewall failure caused by either constant curb rubbing or over/underinflation :y
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Truck tyres can be re cut X number of times after which they must be binned. Most truck tyres you see at the side of the road are the result of sidewall failure caused by either constant curb rubbing or over/underinflation :y
Sidewall failure is usually caused by the Wheel Guides which are positioned in front of the loading bays. Why? For several reasons;
Foreign drivers are 'blind-side' reversing onto loading bays.... not their fault, the cramped design of modern warehouses and their bays.
UK drivers just don't give a Monkeys as they are probably Agency staff anyway.
UK owner drivers don't give a Monkeys as it's not their trailer.
What do I know?.... I install the bloody things.
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Got an earlier appointment, just had them fitted. Got all the way back from the fitting station with no dramas :y
It was damp too. ;D ;D
Were they worn out by the time you got home, if not, not trying hard enough! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Got an earlier appointment, just had them fitted. Got all the way back from the fitting station with no dramas :y
It was damp too. ;D ;D
Were they worn out by the time you got home, if not, not trying hard enough! ;D ;D ;D ;D
You could try as hard as you want in that pile of shit exotic sounding motor vehicle and still have the stickers on the tyres after a trip to Glasgow and back!