£250-00 to fit new brake pads and discs ?

fivetide

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Thought you'd had your final go at this thread?

Are you still not checking what you write before you post, as the above statement seems to negate everything you've previously written in this thread?

Can we all come and watch when you do (hit the water with a worn tyre)?

Was I speaking to you? No so once again your basic tiny genitalia fuelled agression is taking over isn't it? Just as I knew you couldn't resist posting another comment even though I set you up for it.

As I said before though, you should have read my earlier posts properly.

From Pg2 - post 31

I still would say, do not put a new tyre on the same axle as a well worn one even if it is legal. When you brake the tyres are not independent are they? One side will potentially have more grip than the other, this could be bad on bends in poor weather or screw up your ABS if one wheel is losing traction quicker than the other.

Thank you and don't let the door hit you in the harris on the way out.

Wishing an accident on someone after dishing out stupid advice. Well done you.

By the way - do you also disagree with any of this? Of course you do, remember, you said a worn tyre offers the same, if not better grip than a brand new tyre...

http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformation/vehiclesafety/tyresafety/tread-depth.aspx

http://www.tyresafe.org/media-centre/multimedia/videos/309-a-lifesaver-in-your-pocket

Experts says swap it when it has almost double the legal limit left.

“When the tread depth reaches 3mm, take care to monitor the tread depth that remains since tyre grip on wet roads is markedly reduced below this depth. Ideally replace your tyres soon after the tread depth reaches 3mm.”
The AA Foundation for Road Safety Research and the County Surveyors' Society - 2004

But of course, you know better don't you?

5t.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Set me up for it?

You couldn't set the table for tea!

Glad you admit you give stupid advice.

fivetide

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Set me up for it?

You couldn't set the table for tea!

Yes. Clearly and you bite becuase you are a big man on the internet and couldn't let your tiny ego admit it.

Glad you admit you give stupid advice.

Except where I've just demonstrated, with actual links to independent though on the topic - I was right.

Oh and where you demonstrated you didn't actually read my post properly, as I'd already tried to explain to you.

Clearly, you practise a lot at being this stupid.

Here's another great link for you (less independent this time but at least based in reality unlike your fragile ego)

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=52

Do try to pay attention to the recommendations which follows advice from other posters in this thread too:

For that matter, any differences in wear rates actually indicate that tire rotations should be done more frequently. Ideally tires should be replaced in complete sets. However when tires are replaced in pairs, the new pair of tires (assuming the vehicle is equipped with the same size tires all of the way around) should always be installed on the rear axle and the existing partially worn tires moved to the front axle....
Once a pair of tires has been installed, the only way to escape being forced to drive on mismatched tires continually is to install a complete set of new tires (especially on front-wheel drive vehicles).

Lets not forget this all started because:

- You wheeled out your one handed typing at a person who you have never met and had no cause to be agressive with.

- You failed to notice the question mark in that first post and took it as a statement which some how in your warped mind, justified your approach

- You then failed, and have continued to fail to read further posts properly

- Because of the above, you missed the point about well worn tyres in the second post I made and the question that went with it. Rather than actually discuss it properly you dodged the question and further demonstrated your ignorance whilst simultaneously choking your chicken having successfully abused a stranger for no reason

- Once this is pointed out to you, you decide, once again to ignore it and step back to the childish 'I know you are' style of posting. I really hope you aren't playing truant little boy.

- You also wish an accident on someone and their family. Well done.

- You waded back in despite ther fact that I left you alone so you could feel better about yourself. Knowing you already looked silly, you couldn't help starting over again could you?

- My posts are based on accepted knowledge and independent testing. Your opinion is pulled straight from your backside

- I have provided links and references. You have failed to do so.

At the end of the day, I don't like having a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.

I left you alone before. I really don't have time to worry about some silly little person such as yourself dishing out drivel from the safety of their PC with little thought to others.

Do try to have a nice day and if you relaxed your grip a little perhaps your little man wouldn't be blue smurfy.

ta ta.

Papasmurfyboobie



5t.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Hey FiveTide!

Why do we need a picture of you at your computer?

Goodness, you must have a lot of hatred building up inside you to come out with all that spiel.

Let me finish on a note of re-quoting you just so others can see what drivel you write:

"I know I would want to be the one with a worn tyre hitting standing water on the motorway".

Zanzibar

Replacing tyres in pairs is a common thing if the 'good' tyre you plan to leave on the opposite side is already quite worn anyway or the replacement a significantly different make and design. I would always replace in pairs regardless.

When the tread varies from one side to another you may notice it under heavy braking as the tyres react differently - and specially in the wet where the worn side would hydroplane before the less worn (the deeper the tyre grooves the more water they can cope with).

Also any new pair of tyres should go on the back - so if its a front tyre thats gone put the replacements to the rear and the existing rears to the front.

See: http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care/tire-basics/reartire-change/

Biketrials08

hilda1 wrote: »

Nor would I !! but the engineer advised me that I had a budget tyre on the front of my car and as one of the front tyres is a Michelin, he must have been referring to the Continental.

Hilda, they're not engineers They're fitters as their catchy, or is that irritating, slogan goes. However, I'd use another word to describe them...

andygb

Zanzibar wrote: »

Replacing tyres in pairs is a common thing if the 'good' tyre you plan to leave on the opposite side is already quite worn anyway or the replacement a significantly different make and design. I would always replace in pairs regardless.

When the tread varies from one side to another you may notice it under heavy braking as the tyres react differently - and specially in the wet where the worn side would hydroplane before the less worn (the deeper the tyre grooves the more water they can cope with).

Also any new pair of tyres should go on the back - so if its a front tyre thats gone put the replacements to the rear and the existing rears to the front.

See: http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care/tire-basics/reartire-change/

So what happens when you have a powerful, front wheel drive car, putting all the drive/braking through worn tyres in wet/icy conditions?

Zanzibar

andygb wrote: »

So what happens when you have a powerful, front wheel drive car, putting all the drive/braking through worn tyres in wet/icy conditions?

You mean like the Ford Taurus in the video? You won't spin so easily.

That video link seems to have stopped - its also here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Hb5kQCaTg