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[richardirv]

Well the bad luck continues!! My tumble dryer blew up last night!!! doh!!!  

my rainy day stash is fast running out!!

[Phil]

On the tyre side T1-Rs are very soft, had them on the CDX and they only lasted 16k, and the CDX doesn't get pushed hard, and the fronts wore down as quick as the rears!!!

Budget tyres are generally crap, but they are mostly made by the 'big' companies under a different name.

I know someone who is Pirelli UK customer service advisor and she did tell me the brand that they make but i cannot remember what it was  

[markey mark]

On the tyre side T1-Rs are very soft, had them on the CDX and they only lasted 16k, and the CDX doesn't get pushed hard, and the fronts wore down as quick as the rears!!!

Budget tyres are generally crap, but they are mostly made by the 'big' companies under a different name.

I know someone who is Pirelli UK customer service advisor and she did tell me the brand that they make but i cannot remember what it was  

used to be courier not sure nowadays  :-/

[omegaman2]

i thought i was having it bad at£30 for a wheel lock key
after reding your s i feel quite good

[Vamps]

So are remoulds still available?

yep but wouldmt put them on me lawn mower mike !  

Maybe but we used to.............

yep remember me dad had them on back of a rover 3.5 v8 towing a caravan (wen i was a kid ) and my side blew out !!! shite mesen !!  
promised mesen to never use them from that day !!  

Last time I used them was on my lovely 1960 A40, and I paid less than £20 for a full set at Woolwich from a company who specialized in them.   They were great, but there again I never got above 45 mph in that A40

I think that is a fair point Lizzie, our cars were much lighter and slower in those days...........

[omegaman2]

So are remoulds still available?

yep but wouldmt put them on me lawn mower mike !  

Maybe but we used to.............

yep remember me dad had them on back of a rover 3.5 v8 towing a caravan (wen i was a kid ) and my side blew out !!! shite mesen !!  
promised mesen to never use them from that day !!  

Last time I used them was on my lovely 1960 A40, and I paid less than £20 for a full set at Woolwich from a company who specialized in them.   They were great, but there again I never got above 45 mph in that A40

never mind the A40  im lucky if i get above 20 on the M8 on the way to work
I think that is a fair point Lizzie, our cars were much lighter and slower in those days...........

[robbo299]

On the tyre thread... just fitted front nearside tyre. Had Michellin pilot but as i was pleased with the two Avon ZV3's fitted to rear went for same on front. Good value i thought for a branded tyre at £85 each from Tyre shopper, the internet shop for National Tyre chain. When i bought the two rears a few months ago the normal price in the tyre centre was £265 for the pair, but by buying them online, and getting them fitted free at my local National tyre centre, all i paid was £165 all in. Bargain i thought for a correctly rated branded tyres.