The 'Great Keep Your Car Tip Top For Less' Hunt

hewhoisnotintheknow

DeskBob wrote: »

I don't know if this has been said, but Asda are changing their terms and conditions, you only get 1p a litre off fuel now. Get a Shell card, 3% off when you use it to buy their fuel, get their club card too and top it up every time you fill up and you get a credit on your Shell card every so often (I forget the frequency, it may be yearly). Some other Cards are offering 5% cashback, may be worth using them for your fuel until the offer expires.

someone told me that the 3% on shell only applies when the fuel is costing over £1 per litre, not sure if its true!

hewhoisnotintheknow

charlieheard wrote: »

NO!:eek::eek: :eek: :eek:

Tyres are in junkyards because they are from junked cars. You have no idea how they have been treated, and could harbour all sorts of problems. How old are the tyres you're buying? Tyres perish with age, especially spares exposed to years of road salt, or hung in the daylight on the back of 4x4s. Would you want a front tyre carcass to fail on the motorway because the reinforcement had been damaged when the junk car was being collected, or because the "rubber" had fallen apart?

Of course, you may be fine, but it's like driving round without a seatbelt - you may be fine, but the downside is huge!

Tracking is there to make the car handle predictably and safely: poor tracking will cause unpredictable handling - i.e. unsafe. It also has the beneficial side-effect of prolonging tyre life as you're using the tyres most effectively and not scrubbing them even when driving straight. Not checking it means that you're potentially wasting money, when the check itself is free. I've always checked it on cars when I buy them: they only charge if it needs adjusting, so you're saving nothing by not checking them.:rolleyes:

Mind you, if you use potentially dodgy tyres, it's probably a good idea to wear them out quickly

I can see both sides of the story on second hand tyres, how do you know the tyres on a second hand car are not death traps, the previous owner could of driven like a clown/got em from a scrap yard also

for me i would never buy second hand tyres as they are really important

hewhoisnotintheknow

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/top10.html?apc=3128339010848601
look at the top 10 and bottom 10

of course any german car owner will tell you this is all a big mistake

harryhound

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

for me i would never buy second hand tyres as they are really important

I've had two blow outs in my lifetime.
One was a dodgy remould and the other a nearly new French make (not Michelin).

Fortunately both were front wheel jobs but at low speeds.
I've also had some high speed punctures (broken pallet on a motorway anyone?).

Remember the energy of a moving body is proportional to the square of its speed - so drive twice as fast and you are four times as likely to kill yourself.

The most dangerous thing in a car is the nut holding the steering wheel.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

The most dangerous thing in a car is the nut holding the steering wheel.

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I always thought it was the fuel in the tank. Flamable & without it the nut goes nowhere!

harryhound

Not a problem as long as the nut does not try to make one of these:
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Molotov+cocktail

charlieheard

harryhound wrote: »

I've had two blow outs in my lifetime.
One was a dodgy remould and the other a nearly new French make (not Michelin).

Fortunately both were front wheel jobs but at low speeds.
I've also had some high speed punctures (broken pallet on a motorway anyone?).

Remember the energy of a moving body is proportional to the square of its speed - so drive twice as fast and you are four times as likely to kill yourself.

The most dangerous thing in a car is the nut holding the steering wheel.

I used to drive a succession of Citroens, with their hybrid air/hydraulic suspension. When I had a rear puncture on the motorway, I didn't notice it until I came off at a junction, as the ride was so good even with a puncture

Then I had a puncture in the Lake District when my front wheel caught a piece of slate by the side of a narrow road as we passed another car very slowly. Result - a 2 inch triangular gash in the side of the tyre and instant deflation. Thank heavens we didn't have run-flats or just a can of "get-you-home" sealant - we'd have been stranded miles from anywhere :rolleyes:

harryhound

For my style of driving: "Steady" now called "Eco" as it save fuel and money; I don't like directional tread. By definition the spare has a 50% chance of being illegal.

wadia860

I'm being a bit dumb now, but whereabouts on the website is the oil change only (with online discount) at Nationwide Autocentres please?

T.I.A

harryhound

Never mind the price of road fuel - I've just been doing an oil change using Halfords own brand semi synthetic 5W/30 (it is a Ford) 5litres is 25 quid - What a rip off, when crude is down to 50 dollars a barrel.

Anyone know what tax there is on engine oil?