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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 8:34:55 GMT
Good choice, Humph. Pleased with the CrossClimates on the Leaf. Shoulda bit the bullet and got some (or similar) for the Civic too, when I need a pair earlier this year.
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Post by Humph on Oct 9, 2023 9:12:46 GMT
The Jeep has Michelin somethings on it too. Not Crossclimates, but both cars seem to run “smoothly” on them.
Like good shoes I suppose!
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Post by bpg on Oct 9, 2023 11:04:11 GMT
I made a point of looking at the tyres on the owners car I was at on Thursday. He has an older Mercedes E class saloon pre the four headlight rusters, must be 25+ years old.
Four Michelin tyres fitted. I was curious whether he went for budget tyres. Given he runs a tyre business there's probably little difference between budget and premium tyres for him.
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Post by Humph on Oct 9, 2023 14:04:00 GMT
Not sure why I’m posting this here, or indeed why anyone would be interested, but I spotted a car on Autotrader over the weekend that was a similar age and model as mine. 348,000 miles on it, probably been a taxi I’d think. Advertised at £6500 or thereabouts.
Mad world at the moment eh?
Quite encouraging though if it’s anything to go by on reliability etc. At that rate, I could get another 7 years out of mine.
Edit- just seen another one, 352,000 for £7300!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 14:16:30 GMT
Trigger's Broom is still a broom, with some inherent value.
So you were on Autotrader, eh? FIAT 124 Spider incoming?
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Post by Humph on Oct 9, 2023 14:17:32 GMT
No, it’s just a bad habit I’m afraid.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 14:21:02 GMT
Same here. Hence my occasional outbursts of lunacy.
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Post by Humph on Oct 9, 2023 14:22:07 GMT
Does make me think though, even if mine needed surgery at some point, which no doubt it will, it might just still be worth the effort/expense.
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Post by bpg on Oct 9, 2023 14:26:57 GMT
There are currently 18 Audi RS3 Cat S cars ranging from 2016 and newer starting at around £25k up to £38k advertised on Autotrader.
Cat S is damage to the integral structure of the car.
Some brave people out there desperate to be seen in certain cars.
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Post by Humph on Oct 9, 2023 15:24:09 GMT
Well, it’s only a theory of course, but I do sometimes wonder if there is a measurable correlation between Audi drivers and limited IQ…
It would be interesting to also know if they had a higher propensity to Neanderthal genes.
Probably a a red herring, but it could form the basis of an at least fairly plausible hypothesis.
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Post by bromptonaut on Oct 9, 2023 19:46:03 GMT
Well, it’s only a theory of course, but I do sometimes wonder if there is a measurable correlation between Audi drivers and limited IQ… It would be interesting to also know if they had a higher propensity to Neanderthal genes. Probably a a red herring, but it could form the basis of an at least fairly plausible hypothesis. 😉 I would agree about the correlation though I suspect it's related to particular Audis. Not sufficiently familiar with the range to tie it to specific models but my neighbour opposite, mid seventies, with an A3 is sharp as a tack. Q or S variants OTOH...... |
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Post by EspadaIII on Nov 8, 2023 13:42:14 GMT
The Mini had a slow puncture on one, fairly new, rear tyre which was repaired at my local garage. I asked them to check the fronts, as I knew they were geting close to needing replacement. They said they needed sorting before the end of winter so I got them to order two new tyres in and I took the car in today to get them fitted. In the interim I noticed that the right front would tramp away at times, either when going very slowly at full lock, or in the wet away from the line.
Well, I am glad I ordered new tyres! The right front has a strip about one inch wide and six inches long which was down to the cord whereas the remainder of the width and circumference was at 3+mm. Don't know what has happened, and my polymer knowledge is not recent or detailed enough to hazard a guess other than there was some occlusion in the rubber mix which caused it to strip away.
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Post by Humph on Nov 8, 2023 13:58:26 GMT
Parked it anywhere kind of hot recently?
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Post by EspadaIII on Nov 8, 2023 14:08:25 GMT
Good point. Don't think so. Besides vulcanised rubber should not melt away but it could burn; not that I noticed any odd smell.
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Post by Rob on Nov 8, 2023 16:12:46 GMT
I think he was suggesting it was whilst parked up at the airport in Luton  |
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