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From: Steve Firth on 20 Apr 2010 18:00 Do prats insist on fitting cars with "economy" tyres? I've taken delivery of my new commuter hack. The previous owner has fitted it with "Nexen" tyres. There are no words in the English language for how shite these tyres are. And what did he save? Well, he paid �90 per tyre which he regarded as "a saving". I can get General UHP all-season mud and snow for �96 and Toyo AT for �120 (inc VAT, fitting, balancing, made up old tyre tax and everything else the fitters can think up to charge me for). How pikey does one have to be to consider it's worth risking one's life buying substandard tat?
From: Dave Plowman on 20 Apr 2010 20:01 In article <1jh9ros.1wy8pb91jbdjk2N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > Do prats insist on fitting cars with "economy" tyres? > I've taken delivery of my new commuter hack. The previous owner has > fitted it with "Nexen" tyres. There are no words in the English language > for how shite these tyres are. > And what did he save? Well, he paid �90 per tyre which he regarded as "a > saving". I can get General UHP all-season mud and snow for �96 and Toyo > AT for �120 (inc VAT, fitting, balancing, made up old tyre tax and > everything else the fitters can think up to charge me for). > How pikey does one have to be to consider it's worth risking one's life > buying substandard tat? I've got Colway remoulds on the SD1 and they're very, very good. Far better than these 'no name' new brands. Cheaper, too. But they went bust - punters seem to prefer new tat to quality re-manufactured. -- *Most people have more than the average number of legs* Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Silk on 22 Apr 2010 03:55 On 21/04/2010 21:41, Nick Finnigan wrote: > AFAIK, we have never been in the same room at the same time. Imagine the smell.
From: Silk on 22 Apr 2010 03:56 On 21/04/2010 21:46, Bod wrote: > Firth is best left in a room on his own, anyway. That's a waste of a perfectly good room.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 21 Apr 2010 02:48
"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jh9ros.1wy8pb91jbdjk2N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk... > Do prats insist on fitting cars with "economy" tyres? > A lot of them believe the tyre fitters who tell them that they are fine when they are competing for business purely on price. They'd much rather sell a couple of cheapies and make thirty quid (or whatever the margin is) then fail to sell some quality tyres at a potential profit of an extra tenner. -- Alex |