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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 05 June 2024, 20:34:25
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Long gone are the days when I could put something cheap black and round on my car for about fifty quid a corner. :-\
I've been using Runway Performance 926 and recently Runway Enduro Sport on my Mondeo for years and have always found them to be good for the price. :y
However my local tyre shop can't get them and other suppliers are quoting up to £91.99! (Asda) :o
What budget tyres are you fellas using? ??? :)
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Put a pair of Avons on the front of the C1 the other day. £41.60 each, delivered from Camskill.
Only 155/ 14 though.
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
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I put a pair of Royal Black something somethings on her Evoque when she ran over a kerb and buggered two up. :-X they were £110 a piece for 20".
A royal black does sound like a make of dildo though :-X
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I put a pair of Royal Black something somethings on her Evoque when she ran over a kerb and buggered two up. :-X they were £110 a piece for 20".
A royal black does sound like a make of dildo though :-X
Other colours are available.
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Always best if they're all agreed on the same ditch. ;)
I have to replace all 4 on the Jag imminently, so need to start thinking. The PS5s that I have on it currently were the first set of tyres in a long time where all 4 made it to near legal limit without at least one dying prematurely. Much better than the Pirelli garbage that I had before.
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Always best if they're all agreed on the same ditch. ;)
I have to replace all 4 on the Jag imminently, so need to start thinking. The PS5s that I have on it currently were the first set of tyres in a long time where all 4 made it to near legal limit without at least one dying prematurely. Much better than the Pirelli garbage that I had before.
Briilliant. Just had to spit my tea out. ;D ;D
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Always best if they're all agreed on the same ditch. ;)
I have to replace all 4 on the Jag imminently, so need to start thinking. The PS5s that I have on it currently were the first set of tyres in a long time where all 4 made it to near legal limit without at least one dying prematurely. Much better than the Pirelli garbage that I had before.
Briilliant. Just had to spit my tea out. ;D ;D
An Ecoboom Focus has far worse problems than four new, better than adequate tyres.
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PS4S currently. A mere £1200 a set. Not been brave enough to go to PS5 yet, although not sure my sizes are all available in PS5 yet.
Hers runs on Primacy. Her size is more budget friendly, so about £500 a set ;D
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Long gone are the days when I could put something cheap black and round on my car for about fifty quid a corner. :-\
I've been using Runway Performance 926 and recently Runway Enduro Sport on my Mondeo for years and have always found them to be good for the price. :y
However my local tyre shop can't get them and other suppliers are quoting up to £91.99! (Asda) :o
What budget tyres are you fellas using? ??? :)
My desirable classic was last fitted with 4x Pirelli 225/17.......for £300. I thought this reasonable.
The Mexican came with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S as standard which stick like shit to a blanket (although I have no experience of this) 8)
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Long gone are the days when I could put something cheap black and round on my car for about fifty quid a corner. :-\
I've been using Runway Performance 926 and recently Runway Enduro Sport on my Mondeo for years and have always found them to be good for the price. :y
However my local tyre shop can't get them and other suppliers are quoting up to £91.99! (Asda) :o
What budget tyres are you fellas using? ??? :)
My final 53 plate MV6 2.6 was fitted with Wanli Ditchfinders.....They were OK in the dry, but dangerous in the wet. Didn't last long though. :-X
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PS4S currently. A mere £1200 a set. Not been brave enough to go to PS5 yet, although not sure my sizes are all available in PS5 yet.
Hers runs on Primacy. Her size is more budget friendly, so about £500 a set ;D
A big black pussy is always hungry.
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Long gone are the days when I could put something cheap black and round on my car for about fifty quid a corner. :-\
I've been using Runway Performance 926 and recently Runway Enduro Sport on my Mondeo for years and have always found them to be good for the price. :y
However my local tyre shop can't get them and other suppliers are quoting up to £91.99! (Asda) :o
What budget tyres are you fellas using? ??? :)
My final 53 plate MV6 2.6 was fitted with Wanli Ditchfinders.....They were OK in the dry, but dangerous in the wet. Didn't last long though. :-X
Any budget tyre, and many supposedly midrange tyre will have a huge difference in grip between wet and dry, especially as the tyre wears/ages.
I put a single half worn Autogrip on the back of TBE for a laugh, and took it out after a light shower for a laugh - I couldn't manage more than walking pace around any right hand corner or roundabout, without the back end coming around ;D. Got it home, shoved it on the front for a giggle, and that was even more scary, and downright dangerous. So cut it into tiny pieces and put it in a bin liner and took to the tip.
For anything faster than a wheelbarrow, budgets just aint worth it in the UK. Namely because it sometimes rains.
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Are remoulds still available, or even legal, in the UK?.
My old cars would run around happily on them without any problems.
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Always best if they're all agreed on the same ditch. ;)
Yes well, I'm quite discerning with my ditchfinders you know! :)
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Runway 215/55 16s on the Focus were £64 each about a month ago.
Mine are 235/40 18
The cheapest I've found so far are Trazano (No me neither!) for £69.99 each via ASDA Tyres. I do kinda like to have the same brand all the way round tho. :-\
Are remoulds still available, or even legal, in the UK?.
My old cars would run around happily on them without any problems.
My Dad always used to put remoulds on his cars, but a) he rarely went over 40mph and b) he rarely travelled more than 10 miles from home. :)
When I passed my test and used to borrow his Marina pickup two seater, I think he found himself buying tyres more often. >:D
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PS4S currently. A mere £1200 a set. Not been brave enough to go to PS5 yet, although not sure my sizes are all available in PS5 yet.
Hers runs on Primacy. Her size is more budget friendly, so about £500 a set ;D
PS4s are what I ordered last time, and they were just on the way out in my size. PS5s turned up and I CBA to argue. Have been happy with them.
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When I was a penny less student, I had a 1.0 Anglia that soon became a 1200.
I needed two new fronts. Went to the Goodyear in Leicester.£6 each Cross plies. Have you got anything else cheaper? We do guaranteed cross ply remoulds.£2 each. Off I went and about a thousand miles later arrived back in Leicester . Pulled in at an angle , got out and WTF huge blebs on the inside of one of the tyres and small blebs on the inside of the other. . Not touching the suspension - quite. Drove very slowly to Goodyear.
The same guy , bless him, said that is awful . We will replace them. Not likely , no more remoulds for me . Then he got a piece of paper and a calculator and said how many miles have you done on them? Proceded to calculate a discount for usage off the price of two new crossplies. I said just put them on and be done. That was the last time I had a car with crossply’s.
The one before was a Morris 803 with a 1.0 engine out of an A35. I think the wheels were 3.5 inch and on damp or wet roundabouts you could do a power slide……….That car didn’t last long and was a money back from garage job when it developed about five degrees or negative camber on one side at the front due to a rusted chassis repair ( duckhams oil tin covered in underseal) . Ye gods 70’s motoring.
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Only time I nearly killed myself was cross ply's on a old mini, it was on its last legs and the good wide tyres wore out so slapped them on for the last few weeks of remaining MOT. Tuned 998 Cooper engine as well, took a blind humpback bridge to fast and ended up on wrong side of the road. Luckily nothing coming ,new under crackers please!
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PS4S currently. A mere £1200 a set. Not been brave enough to go to PS5 yet, although not sure my sizes are all available in PS5 yet.
Hers runs on Primacy. Her size is more budget friendly, so about £500 a set ;D
PS4s are what I ordered last time, and they were just on the way out in my size. PS5s turned up and I CBA to argue. Have been happy with them.
Thanks for that Kevin Wood, will make me less nervous next time I'm slapping down £1200 :y
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I need to sort some on the daughters Adam, it has Barum Bravaris on the front and the noise is very high, they are degrading fast and dry handling is 'dangle berries'.
The rears look original (7 years old!) so they need doing to
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The rears look original (7 years old!) so they need doing to
Sir Tig would say there is years of life left in them ;D
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Only ever had one pair of remoulds, in the 80's i had a viva estate as a shop runabout, and when winter approached (was a bad one) I bought a pair of mud & snow tyres and had them fitted in BMW steel wheels. Nice block tread pattern, could drive through any of the snow that fell (upwards of over 8" in places) Some of the best fun ever driving a car, even with puny HP output. Also fun just digging it in the mud and watching the mud flumes off the tyres. The old days. ::) :y :y
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The rears look original (7 years old!) so they need doing to
Sir Tig would say there is years of life left in them ;D
Do you recall that small angry thing :-X, well she is pestering me to sort them out :o
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I need to sort some on the daughters Adam, ....
She was a little girl when I last saw her! :o
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The rears look original (7 years old!) so they need doing to
Sir Tig would say there is years of life left in them ;D
Do you recall that small angry thing :-X, well she is pestering me to sort them out :o
2 against one. Your life is fubar ;D
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I need to sort some on the daughters Adam, ....
She was a little girl when I last saw her! :o
Yes, now she is a big pain in the ass.......just like her mother ;D
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I need to sort some on the daughters Adam, ....
She was a little girl when I last saw her! :o
Yes, now she is a big pain in the ass.......just like her mother ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Stupidly fitted a pair of Camac tyres to my red top mk2 Astra…. Couldn’t stop in time for a roundabout and plowed straight on demolishing the black and white chevron sign. Police arrived and said ahh well we all know what happened but it’s not worth me lecturing you be more careful in future anyway you will be punished enough with the bill for it he sign to be put back up it will cost a fortune. Next morning I took my Astra estate loaded with sand cement chippings parked up there rushed my 'dangle berries' off and replaced them nicely. Didn’t hear a thing🤣🤣 while I was mixing I thought… oh I’ll make it a weak mix in case I crash into it again😁😁🤣
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Well if climate change is real,, :D
This should be changed to a "winter tyres" thread you can't be too careful.
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Well I had two Runway Enduro Sports fitted to the rear of the Mondeo this afternoon costing a grand total of £164.28. :y
I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
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I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
you have to be careful with Any new tyre ,cheap or expensive for the first 50 - 100 miles ;)
till they are scrubbed of mould release etc
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I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
you have to be careful with Any new tyre ,cheap or expensive for the first 50 - 100 miles ;)
till they are scrubbed of mould release etc
Yes indeed first 50 under 50👍👍 old saying.
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I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
you have to be careful with Any new tyre ,cheap or expensive for the first 50 - 100 miles ;)
till they are scrubbed of mould release etc
Yes indeed first 50 under 50👍👍 old saying.
so, do you keep your EVO under 100 for the first 100 :D
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I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
you have to be careful with Any new tyre ,cheap or expensive for the first 50 - 100 miles ;)
till they are scrubbed of mould release etc
Yes indeed first 50 under 50👍👍 old saying.
With all the old fannies and grockles at this time of year, it's a struggle to do much over 40 round here anyway. ;D
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Same here. Most of the joy has been sucked out of driving by far too many cars, almost all of which drive ridiculously slowly for no reason.
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Well I had two Runway Enduro Sports fitted to the rear of the Mondeo this afternoon costing a grand total of £164.28. :y
I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
Hmmm, need to get front tyres for the V70. Don't know if I should go for Rainsport 5's as per the rear or something else :-\
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Well I had two Runway Enduro Sports fitted to the rear of the Mondeo this afternoon costing a grand total of £164.28. :y
I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
Hmmm, need to get front tyres for the V70. Don't know if I should go for Rainsport 5's as per the rear or something else :-\
My V70 has Rainsports on the rear and are survivors of the full set I put on it a few years ago and Sailun Atrezzos on the front when I wasn't feeling so flush when the fronts needed replacing a couple of years ago. :)
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I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
you have to be careful with Any new tyre ,cheap or expensive for the first 50 - 100 miles ;)
till they are scrubbed of mould release etc
Yes indeed first 50 under 50👍👍 old saying.
so, do you keep your EVO under 100 for the first 100 :D
Dear me David😱 whatever are you suggesting 😮🤣
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Well I had two Runway Enduro Sports fitted to the rear of the Mondeo this afternoon costing a grand total of £164.28. :y
I didn't slide into the ditch on the way home either. :P
Hmmm, need to get front tyres for the V70. Don't know if I should go for Rainsport 5's as per the rear or something else :-\
My V70 has Rainsports on the rear and are survivors of the full set I put on it a few years ago and Sailun Atrezzos on the front when I wasn't feeling so flush when the fronts needed replacing a couple of years ago. :)
Pair of Rainsports ordered. Fit on Friday.