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Post by bpg on Jun 8, 2021 11:00:58 GMT
Reminds me, I've got an almost brand new set of Nexen tyres, done about 400kms, in the garage I need to get rid of. I put a set of Michelin CrossClimate+ on in the first week, the Nexen's are not allowed in winter here. I reckon the Nexen's will fetch about a crate of beer each on eBay.
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Post by Alanović on Jun 8, 2021 11:14:27 GMT
I had Nexens on my Ford Galaxy. They drove and rode fine, but wore out quickly. Although I put a lot of that down to the size and weight of the car, particularly the diesel engine over the front wheels. Occasionally I wish I still had that Galaxy. It was bloody useful.
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Post by WDB on Jun 8, 2021 11:18:40 GMT
Well, given what you’ve had since...
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Post by Alanović on Jun 8, 2021 11:25:46 GMT
Ah now come on. It was only the SAAB and the Merc which were troublesome. Oh and the Laguna. So OK. Pretty much everything. Apart from the Golf, the Mazda 6 (x2), The Leafs, the Civic....well 6 good ones and three lemons then.
Actaully it was the Galaxy I traded in for the Laguna.... (sad face - the emojis are broken, must be to do with the partial internet outage today)
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 13:35:44 GMT
Yes, in answer to Al, I used the fairly worn tyres as a bit of a negotiating point. The car was otherwise visually faultless and a couple of thousand miles later it seems to be running very well.
As we will most probably keep it a good long time, I'm also thinking it might be a good thing to put four new all seasons on it. While we still have the Merc, that's going to continue to be the long distance car and MTB shifter, but I can potentially see a day when the Jeep takes over those duties and the Merc gets replaced with something a bit different. Not for a while yet though.
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 13:44:48 GMT
Incidentally, the Michelins, are Primacy 215/60/17 96V and will be the OE tyres I'd think. Going to have a look at what's available in that size in all seasons. Had Crossclimates on the Qashqai and they seemed pretty good, so I might go that way, but the Pirelli Scorpions just look a bit more rufty tufty and Jeepy. Which might please my inner somethingorother more.
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Post by WDB on Jun 8, 2021 13:59:58 GMT
...fashion victim? 😈
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 14:03:34 GMT
More of a leader than a victim, if you please...
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Post by Alanović on Jun 8, 2021 14:04:03 GMT
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 14:22:19 GMT
Very interesting.
By the way, I see I could get Toyo all seasons from Black C at £88 each...
Not too bad.
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 14:44:17 GMT
...Or, My Tyres would sell me a set of General Grabbers. Had those on my Defender. But I was much younger then and far less sensitive to online bullying...
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Post by WDB on Jun 8, 2021 14:59:18 GMT
Will they also supply the vest, shave your head and apply your tattoos while the Orangeade is in the workshop?
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 15:09:58 GMT
Very Jeepy tyres those though eh?
Funnily enough, I checked out the reviews on random Firestone Roadhawk that's on the rear. Very good ratings actually.
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Post by bpg on Jun 8, 2021 16:22:47 GMT
Jeep, General Grabbers, vest, tattoos, shaved head. Slippery slope I tells ya. It'll be Harley Davidson brochures and bumless chaps before you know it.
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Post by Humph on Jun 8, 2021 16:37:44 GMT
I feel its time to reinvent myself anyway, so all of the above is, I suppose, one option. Wasn't my first choice to be honest, but I could give it go. Perhaps I could just start by cultivating a ponytail? All the other stuff seems like quite a commitment really when you're not sure.
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