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| Thread ID: 78355 | 2007-04-12 08:46:00 | snow tires | tweak'e (69) | PC World Chat |
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| 540417 | 2007-04-12 23:44:00 | An acquaintance had a Mini Cooper that suddenly developed the ability to fish-tail on straights and get really exciting on corners as well as going at very low speeds. This was after he had some rather expensive new tires fitted. It took him over an hour longer than usual to travel from Whakatane to Tokoroa, and when we all crowded round to look wisely at his pride and joy, it was noticed that the new (one day old) tyres on the front were almost bald. The tire sellers had given him a "free" wheel alignment as an inducement to fit the overpriced tyres, and had set it to have 3/8 of an inch (10mm) of toe-in ! (Minis, being front wheel drive, require toe OUT.) Pass a WOF ? ? Hah, that Mini Cooper couldn't pass a road sign without breaking into a boil. The language as all this sunk in was pretty firm, even for a timber mill construction site environment. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 540418 | 2007-04-12 23:56:00 | they pass a WOF becasue all you need is decent tread depth and no obvious damage to the tire. there is nothing illegeal or even bad about driving with snow tires or mud tires etc. its just its not a good idea to use them outside of there intended use. eg we run mud tires, you have to be carefull on tarseal, exspecially wet tarseal. i've also used "tradesman tires" (small truck tires) which are good econmical (half the price) tires but by god are they a nitemare in the wet. sold the vechile with them still on it, i hope the next owner didn't kill themselves ;) one other thought.....snow tires look to be quite exspencive to buy. why not just do a swap for some other tires? a tire shop would be able to make a few easy $$$ selling the snow tires to those in the SI. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 540419 | 2007-04-13 05:54:00 | What amased me on that Campbell Live segment was that she's lost control of the car three times before and a mechanic had told her the tyres were no good but still she kept driving on them. Now all of a sudden it's the fault of the tyres! Lack of brain cells if you ask me. |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 540420 | 2007-04-13 05:57:00 | Whereas in the North perhaps balloon flotation tyres would be more appropriate? | Graham L (2) | ||
| 540421 | 2007-04-13 06:14:00 | Whereas in the North perhaps balloon flotation tyres would be more appropriate? ROFLMAO yeah its a bit like that. had to walk in to to check on stock and it was a job to even walk. |
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