tyre prices

[HillWalker]

It will be a while before I can justify new rubber - the Bridgestone RF are only 2yr old with 8k of use. Loads of tread so it will probably be age rather than wear that justifies a change.

Ronk mine were only 2years old as well, and only 6 thousand miles of use but I still regard it as 600 quid very well spent.

 

[mcbutler]

Try ASDA tyres, always good prices.

 

[ronk]

It will be a while before I can justify new rubber - the Bridgestone RF are only 2yr old with 8k of use. Loads of tread so it will probably be age rather than wear that justifies a change.

Ronk mine were only 2years old as well, and only 6 thousand miles of use but I still regard it as 600 quid very well spent.

£600 well spent sounds like a compelling reason to change. You must be well impressed, its good to hear.
Did you hang onto the RF for any future/potential trade in? When i looked at trading a previous E85 to a BMW dealer. they were a bit iffy about the non runflats.

 

[Jembo]

Over the years, probably 80% of the time an average tyre would have been just fine... another 19% during some enthusiastic driving felt safer paying for the premium... then 1% when all hell brakes loose & somehow the car saved my life.

I think you did the right thing getting the premium F1’s, believe u won’t regret it

 

[HillWalker]

It will be a while before I can justify new rubber - the Bridgestone RF are only 2yr old with 8k of use. Loads of tread so it will probably be age rather than wear that justifies a change.

Ronk mine were only 2years old as well, and only 6 thousand miles of use but I still regard it as 600 quid very well spent.

£600 well spent sounds like a compelling reason to change. You must be well impressed, its good to hear.
Did you hang onto the RF for any future/potential trade in? When i looked at trading a previous E85 to a BMW dealer. they were a bit iffy about the non runflats.

No I sold the runflats on fleabay, advertised for £200 the set in the end let them go for 150 the buyer collected them.
I shan't be worrying about trade-in I'm 68 and hopefully keeping this as long as I'm physically able to drive it,as it's only a summer car and gets mollycoddled and does a low mileage I'm sure somebody on here will snap it up in a few years time and be really pleased it's got decent tyres on.

 

[ronk]

Approaching 71 I’m also unlikely to trade in and like you the car gets the same use and care. Let’s hope it’s a long time before either car is posted on the “For Sale” section.

 

[HillWalker]

Approaching 71 I’m also unlikely to trade in and like you the car gets the same use and care. Let’s hope it’s a long time before either car is posted on the “For Sale” section.

LP

 

[Phoenixboy]

tyres being swapped as said to non runflats on Monday.
am I right in assuming will need to re set the pressure monitoring doubrey on the bc stick.
toggle through and click to tick if I recall.

 

[Smartbear]

tyres being swapped as said to non runflats on Monday.
am I right in assuming will need to re set the pressure monitoring doubrey on the bc stick.
toggle through and click to tick if I recall.

Try it & see, I don’t think mine triggered when I changed my tyres? :?
Rob

 

[Phoenixboy]

tyres being swapped as said to non runflats on Monday.
am I right in assuming will need to re set the pressure monitoring doubrey on the bc stick.
toggle through and click to tick if I recall.

Try it & see, I don’t think mine triggered when I changed my tyres? :?
Rob

will do rob, just recall when I messed about with pressures the other week, the next day it pinged up the tyre pressure warning symbol.
obviously checked for the obvious, did the reset and all good.

 

[Phoenixboy]

Well the Goodyear’s going on tomorrow, so hope to see a difference in the ride quality, and hopefully reduce the risk of cracked alloys.
Looking forward to seeing the results

 

[Jembo]

They’ll take a couple of hundred miles to cure, suggest u don’t get too enthusiastic with lower temperatures otherwise

 

[Phoenixboy]

They’ll take a couple of hundred miles to cure, suggest u don’t get too enthusiastic with lower temperatures otherwise

Yes, won’t be doing anything silly.
Seen a few mishaps over the years, mainly guys coming out of the tyre shop on sports bikes, seeing a crowd, giving it some throttle, and promptly dumping it on the tarmac.

 

[Phoenixboy]

New tyres fitted
Not driven far, but can feel the difference
Now I need a new rear light unit
Seems they can’t be fixed if indicator strip is faulty