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I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
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Mar 11, 2005 20:31:05 GMT
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While I was popped intot he local wheel and tyre merchant today to see if they could adjust the camber on the ZS, I wandered over (as you do) to where the tyre monkey was nailing four new bands onto a Jag XK8. From over the other side of the workshop I thought the tyres they were fitting looked a bit big, so I had a shufty...
285/40 20!!!!!!!! Just how much does a set of those setr you back. I bet you could by a mint XJS for just the cost of the tyres on that one!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Mar 11, 2005 20:48:02 GMT
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Blimey!  That's probably why they used to say that for flagship cars like Rolls Shadows and XJ12s that you couldn't afford to buy one unless you could afford to buy two, stuff like tyres and basic servicing items set for something like that set you back what you could be paying for a whole regular car! |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Mar 11, 2005 21:10:59 GMT
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ill stick to my 185/60/13s thanks at £40 a corner (avons) thanks ;D
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Mar 11, 2005 21:21:54 GMT
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Jags with big wheels....This is one of my mates cars, excuse the dirt it had just come back from the body shop when I took this  |
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'76 Toyota KP30 / '73 BMW 2002 / '93 Mini
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Mar 11, 2005 21:22:25 GMT
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ooh them avons sound like a bargain what model are they? ill get some of them for the chevette
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Mar 11, 2005 21:23:03 GMT
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I pay £200 a set for my 205 / 215-40-17's, at trade rate.  Is that an XJ-R supercharged there Stuyizz? They kick ass. There's one in the back of Retro last month that was callingme.... |
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2005 21:24:25 GMT by nickb
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Mar 11, 2005 21:25:10 GMT
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£200?! How do you wangle that, a mate in the trade?  |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Mar 11, 2005 21:27:18 GMT
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My brother-in-law (he of the silver RS2000) works at ATS.
Got me my full-on stainless exhaust for £90.
And there's never any labour to pay.
Result! ;D
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Mar 11, 2005 21:30:02 GMT
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
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Mar 11, 2005 21:36:36 GMT
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I got two new Yoko's for the front of the ZS. 185/60 13. £40 each including balancing and fitting. I thought that was pretty good going!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Mar 11, 2005 21:45:27 GMT
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I pay £200 a set for my 205 / 215-40-17's, at trade rate. Is that an XJ-R supercharged there Stuyizz? They kick ass. There's one in the back of Retro last month that was callingme.... No it's not the supercharged one, I think it's the 4.0l, he was just putting the finishiing touches to it for the paris tuning show last time I saw him. I got my 215/33ZR18s for 60 inc vat for my Celica, and they've got the smallest side wall I've ever seen  |
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Mar 11, 2005 21:57:10 GMT
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ooh them avons sound like a bargain what model are they? ill get some of them for the chevette just had a look and the avons are out  but they do have toyo proxes for £36.10, and thats free delivery ;D on the subject of tryes, what sorta size would i be looking at for a streched look on some 8"x13" rims? not tooo streched, but noticable! low prof aswell! |
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how big!!!!!!bazza2541
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Mar 12, 2005 10:10:09 GMT
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Just 4 pointless posts to go and I will have my century on my first aniversary.
Id have the Yoko's over the Avons any day.
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Mar 12, 2005 23:41:45 GMT
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My mates dads got an XK8 and my mate managed to destroy a tyre while trying to get it sideways round harpely roundabout. £240 before vat.
I don't pay that for most my cars. ;D ;D
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i bet joe was pleased!!  |
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Mar 13, 2005 16:22:33 GMT
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we pay £130 per tyre for 225/45 R18s for the Volvo  Adam |
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1997 TVR Chimaera
2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Mar 14, 2005 12:33:01 GMT
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I never realised that tyres could be so expensive!! But then I paid only £50 each for the 165/80R15 Firestones on the Amazon, and about £25 each for the 145/80R13 Avons on the Sprite  |
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Mar 15, 2005 17:58:17 GMT
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Sort of related, my brother drives an artic and a few months ago he had to pick up a conatiner way out west here in Ireland, It was filled with 2 prototype Porsche 911's and loads of tuning and monitoring gear etc they were over here suspension testing.
2 things he noted
a: Germans really don't have a sense of humour
b: the back tyres on the next 911s are 305 wide, the back tyres on his Volvo artic are 315s!!
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Mar 15, 2005 18:22:40 GMT
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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