From: Clive George on
On 21/04/2010 17:06, Adrian wrote:

> But, either way, stainless is heavier than mild steel for the same
> strengths. Look at the DeLorean - it wasn't a full stainless monocoque,
> merely a stainless skin over a glassfibre shell and mild steel chassis.

You can now get decent strength stainless steels - eg Reynolds 953. It's
comparable to a decent cr-mo alloy, and massively stronger than mild for
a given weight.

But it costs...
From: Mike G on

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>>>Al Alloys will generally be stronger than steel for a given weight. What
>>>he actually said is alloy wheels are often heavier than steel wheels,
>>>which is a different thing.
>
>> Listen , this isn't complicated. A steel wheel has a certain weight
>> because thats the mass of steel required for the strength required for
>> the wheel. If its lighter than an alloy wheel of the same strength what
>> does that tell you?

> But, either way, stainless is heavier than mild steel for the same
> strengths.

I doubt that. In general, stainless steel is much stronger than mild steel,
so can have less mass than a MS wheel with the same strength.
Mike.


From: Brimstone on


"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 21/04/2010 12:03, Roger Mills wrote:
>> In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bod
>> <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car
>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her
>>> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't
>>> do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty!
>>>
>>> Bunch of tarts!
>>>
>>> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel.
>>>
>>> Bod
>>
>>
>> So why didn't she do it herself?
>
> Certainly if it was my missus she would've. Then again, she's into car
> modding.
>
She's bound to be a tad strange, look who she married.


From: ChelseaTractorMan on
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:02:25 +0100, "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>I'd go so far as to say that any car which doesn't have a
>fully-interchangeable (not speed- or distance-limited) spare wheel is a
>liability: "toy" spare wheels are not fit for purpose. I'd like to see them
>banned and all cars required by law to be designed to carry a
>fully-interchangeable spare.

my last 3 cars all had skinnies in a full size hole, cost my hundreds
each time to rectify.
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: John Veldman on

"Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car earlier
> this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, if they
> would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or that they
> didn't want to get their hands dirty!
>
> Bunch of tarts!
>
> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel.
>
> Bod

This just demonstrates how thick and lazy women are!
Lazy tarts is quite an appropriate description.
The men didn't do it becayse women are quite devious at times.
They know there is an unrelated problem and will blame any man
who goes near the car - for years!
I wouldn't change a wheel for someone either. Why should I ?
The person whose car it is shouldn't be so pathetic, lazy and
stupid that they have to try and cause a diversion because they
don't know what to do!
Quite why you posed such a stupid message in a newsgroup is
alarming. Why do you think anyone will be interested in you telling
us one of your relatives appears to be a "pathetic tart"?