Clive Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 My tyres perish before I wear them out, so the MOT tester seems to think, at every every MOT i get advisories for at least 1 perished tyre .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, Saul said: I happened to notice... That instantly makes it not a Pete 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, Pedro said: That instantly makes it not a Pete But I notice a speck of dust on my bike tyres! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Saul said: So two tyres up £126 down. Mine cost that each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: Mine cost that each. I paid €140 for two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, XTreme said: I paid €140 for two. Must admit to buying a bit of quality, won't buy cheap crap. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Clive said: My tyres perish before I wear them out, so the MOT tester seems to think, at every every MOT i get advisories for at least 1 perished tyre .. I seem to go through front tyres regularly my van loves them. never keep them long enough for them to perish They usually last around 6 to 8000 miles So two sets of fronts yearly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: Must admit to buying a bit of quality, won't buy cheap crap. Cars always get cheap crap with me! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 Just now, Saul said: I seem to go through front tyres regularly my van loves them. never keep them long enough for them to perish They usually last around 6 to 8000 miles So two sets of fronts yearly. I got 60K kms/37k miles on the fronts on the Xsara Picasso. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Combos are heavy on fronts, rears last much longer. I think it’s the way the turbo spools, pulls quite hard a low revs but runs out of puff quickly. Tiny little thing. They munch gearboxes to, probably for the same reason. I drove them a lot when I was a Postie, it’s why I bought one. Good to drive as older CDV’s go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 8 hours ago, XTreme said: My eldest is 46 this year! My eldest is my sisters youngest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, XTreme said: Cars always get cheap crap with me! Tyres a tyre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, Six30 said: My eldest is my sisters youngest I didn’t know you were from Planet Thanet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Catteeclan said: Mine cost that each. I was just about to say that, put a new tyre on one of the transits last week it was £146, i think Saul is cheeping out and putting car tyres on not van tyres 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I was just about to say that, put a new tyre on one of the transits last week it was £146, i think Saul is cheeping out and putting car tyres on not van tyres Might be, only load it carries is the monthly shopping, and is used like a car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Six30 said: Tyres a tyre Nope i learnt years ago a quality tyre is far superior to a cheap tyre. When i had my old RangeRover i was fitting cheep ass tyres because i was scared i'd tear one off road, they only lasted 3000 miles and were £37 each, a few years later i invested in some Yokohama Geolandar MT tyres and what a difference in the drive, the car was very difficult to keep in a straight line and if the camber on the road changed it was like fighting a shopping trolley with a busted wheel i was terrified to go over 60mph in it, i put the shit handling down to the 6" suspension lift i had fitted but soon realised with the new tyres on i could cruise at 90mph and not have to change my underpants if the camber on the road changed the car was like it was on rails in a straight line still wallowy in the bends but it would go where you pointed it. The Yokohama tyres were £90 each but would last around 11000 miles i would have had to buy almost 4 of the cheap tyres to one of the Yokohama tyres so they might have been cheaper to buy individually but cost more for the mileage life of the tyre 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Nope i learnt years ago a quality tyre is far superior to a cheap tyre. When i had my old RangeRover i was fitting cheep ass tyres because i was scared i'd tear one off road, they only lasted 3000 miles and were £37 each, a few years later i invested in some Yokohama Geolandar MT tyres and what a difference in the drive, the car was very difficult to keep in a straight line and if the camber on the road changed it was like fighting a shopping trolley with a busted wheel i was terrified to go over 60mph in it, i put the shit handling down to the 6" suspension lift i had fitted but soon realised with the new tyres on i could cruise at 90mph and not have to change my underpants if the camber on the road changed the car was like it was on rails in a straight line still wallowy in the bends but it would go where you pointed it. The Yokohama tyres were £90 each but would last around 11000 miles i would have had to buy almost 4 of the cheap tyres to one of the Yokohama tyres so they might have been cheaper to buy individually but cost more for the mileage life of the tyre I know , I wouldn’t put cheap shit tyres on , not on a car I was keeping any way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, Six30 said: Tyres a tyre Oh dear !! here speaketh a car dealer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 26 minutes ago, Buckster said: I didn’t know you were from Planet Thanet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 minute ago, boboneleg said: Oh dear !! here speaketh a car dealer my victims .. I mean customers , are lucky if they get a decent part worn 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Six30 said: I know , I wouldn’t put cheap shit tyres on , not on a car I was keeping any way Ahh i get it its ok for Pete to risk his neck 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I had to call into Trago Mills today for work and had a look at some of the chinky bikes in there Got to admit if this was available when i was 17 i would have owned one This looked a bit like the CB500x Bluroc V Bob where do they find their names Now these SWM's looked nice and so did the finish but over £7000 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 16 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I had to call into Trago Mills today for work and had a look at some of the chinky bikes in there Got to admit if this was available when i was 17 i would have owned one This looked a bit like the CB500x Bluroc V Bob where do they find their names Now these SWM's looked nice and so did the finish but over £7000 Isn’t SWM made in Italy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Six30 said: My eldest is my sisters youngest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I had to call into Trago Mills today for work and had a look at some of the chinky bikes in there Got to admit if this was available when i was 17 i would have owned one This looked a bit like the CB500x Bluroc V Bob where do they find their names Now these SWM's looked nice and so did the finish but over £7000 Some of em do look ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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