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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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Location: Motherwell
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 Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:59 am Post subject: Your next purchase(car or parts) |
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Mine will be paint but not until after New Year. I will also need to source another tailgate wiper motor rack as the teeth are badly worn.Where I will get that from I dont know, but its not desperate.
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Fluffle-Valve
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Posts: 521
Location: At my computer in a bungalow in Duston, Northampton.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Funny enough, mine will be paint as well... 
I'm determind to get my old Land Rover sprayed over the winter months, but not when it's too cold... Been meaning to do this for the last three years now... 
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Rick
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Location: UK
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 3382
Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Tools and it seems lots of them at the moment! Drill Bits, and a set of bottles are coming my way soon... |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Herne Bay
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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New windscreen surround rubber for the Austin 10/4. Only been on there 80 years; things don't seem to last these days.
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Posts: 2009
Location: Glasgow
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Tiles for the garage floor
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 2135
Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Pair of tyres for the front wheels,
450x17.
Avon tourmasters, or Dunlop, next time, this pair haven't even done 6000 miles and almost to the limit.
Then again the old saying "you gets what you pays for" |
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
Posts: 1763
Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| Roger-hatchy wrote: | Pair of tyres for the front wheels,
450x17.
Avon tourmasters, or Dunlop, next time, this pair haven't even done 6000 miles and almost to the limit.
Then again the old saying "you gets what you pays for" |
I've had cheapy tyres that didn't last long, but nothing that bad. At least give us a hint on what to avoid... probably want a pair for the MOT come the spring, but then I said that last year 
Carb rebuild kits for me, but not this week as they'll probably come while I'm out and no time to do the job anyway. |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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I think Rick has a policy of no name and shame when the person / company is not able to defend itself.
I can understand that on an open forum, and agree with that.
PM sent.
Might be the tyre is unsuited to my car and driving style.
Mind you it has basic suspension and steering set up.
I did have Avon Tourist front and British Bourganan rears when I bought the car, their still in the garage with no sign of wear
crazed a bit (  understatement  ).
Did about 5,000 miles with them before the car was laid up for 35 years
British Bourganan stopped trading in the 50's I believe so I feel they might be past use by date
Anyway show me a Way to better tyres.
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Salopian
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
Posts: 354
Location: Newport Shropshire
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I wonder if we have forgotten how short tyre life was before modern radials. In my experience over far too many years cross ply life is around/under 10000 miles in fact the Michelin DR 5/600 X 21 on the 1928 Sunbeam I owned were only good for around 8000 miles. Now have the new Blockleys on the Alvis and these are fantastic in performance and life - seems like they may do over 10000 by the look of them so far.
Certainly apart from checking alignment is spot on there is little one can do apart from getting a decent brand with a good initial depth and compound.
Remember years ago with spirited driving replacing a set of Dunlop C41s on my mini van after covering just over 2000 miles from fitting them.
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Roger-hatchy wrote: |
Anyway show me a Way to better tyres.
Roger |
Ah yes, got a couple of them; and the sidewalls cracked really quickly 
| Salopian wrote: | I wonder if we have forgotten how short tyre life was before modern radials. In my experience over far too many years cross ply life is around/under 10000 miles in fact the Michelin DR 5/600 X 21 on the 1928 Sunbeam I owned were only good for around 8000 miles. Now have the new Blockleys on the Alvis and these are fantastic in performance and life - seems like they may do over 10000 by the look of them so far.
Certainly apart from checking alignment is spot on there is little one can do apart from getting a decent brand with a good initial depth and compound.
Remember years ago with spirited driving replacing a set of Dunlop C41s on my mini van after covering just over 2000 miles from fitting them. |
I used to have an Astra GTE company car, the combination of front wheel drive and me being a youngster, meant I got through front tyres every 8000's, miles!..The fronts on my own current modern (a rear wheel drive) are original having covered 65,000, and the rears were changed at 40,000.
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ajlelectronics
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 168
Location: Gloucester
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Be VERY grateful. The tyres on my bike are over £150 each. Expected life treated gently: Rear 3000, front 5000.
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Jason
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
Posts: 623
Location: Todmorden, Lancs.
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As it was an advisory at the mot in July, I'm having a new tyre put on the little fiat cinquecento this afternoon.
165 65 r13....£35 supplied and fitted 
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: Nairn, Scotland
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| 47p2 wrote: | | Tiles for the garage floor |
Yes...and what were those tiles please? I think I want some. |
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lowdrag
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Posts: 1600
Location: Le Mans
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| New rear springs (4). She's started bottoming out despite new shocks. |
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