Beware Tyreleader!

fred246

EdGasketTheSecond wrote: »

Don't worry Fred246, AdrianC seems to nit-pick with most posters; he probably has nothing else to do in life. I understood your post perfectly thank you.

Just hoping to be able to prove me wrong. He's got no chance!

Aylesbury_Duck

fred246 wrote: »

Just hoping to be able to prove me wrong. He's got no chance!

Well no, of course he hasn't, given that you've only provided scant information to go with your anecdote.

Picky, maybe, but the information would then be 'out there' and perhaps useful for other people in similar situations. That's better than someone making what looks like a fairly serious assertion about something that "could have killed me" and others taking it at face value without understanding the full details of the situation.

AdrianC

Quite. It's the "could have killed me" that smells like complete and utter melodramatic codswallop.

I suspect what's happened is that instead of the XL-rated version with something like a 97 (730kg) rating, it's a normal tyre with a 94 (670kg). So we're talking about 60kg per tyre difference, 120kg per pair. Now, if the max axle loading for that end of the car is somewhere between 1340kg and 1460kg, then clearly the under-rated tyre is not up to maximum-load situations.

Not that it'll explode the instant it gets 671kg on it, taking out every kitten carrying a basket of nuns within a 10 mile radius. It might wear a bit quicker, though.

Exemplar

Arklight wrote: »

The hubris of mankind.

Hubris, not used enough in this modern age, I use interesting words a lot, not that I'm bigging myself up of course.

waamo

Exemplar wrote: »

Hubris, not used enough in this modern age, I use interesting words a lot, not that I'm bigging myself up of course.

I use big and interesting words I don't understand a lot. I do it because I think it makes me look hypotenuse

Aylesbury_Duck

waamo wrote: »

I use big and interesting words I don't understand a lot. I do it because I think it makes me look hypotenuse

This thread has gone off on a tangent.

d0nkeyk0ng

I've used tyreleader over the last few years without any issues. The tyres were correct each time, and cheaper than anywhere else including camskill. The most recent delivery was a few weeks ago. They sent an email out advising me to check the tyres on delivery and refuse if they were not the correct ones. I thought it odd but maybe OP's thread is the reason why.

almillar

I've had Infinity tyres and they were good if that is any consolation.

I had them but they wore out so I took them back for a refund.

.co.uk is certainly dodgy and misleading though.

Domain names imply nothing about origin at all.

Hmmmmmm, I think it implies that a company wants to trade in the UK, and might provide that leven of service. Misleading if they won't, in my opinion. I'm fully aware that I can buy an Andorran domain name if I like.

AdrianC

almillar wrote: »

Hmmmmmm, I think it implies that a company wants to trade in the UK, and might provide that leven of service. Misleading if they won't, in my opinion. I'm fully aware that I can buy an Andorran domain name if I like.

You may infer that - but nothing is implied.

Is this a US-centric site? No. Yet it uses a US domain name...

fred246

The last time I used them was in 2016. On the internet is reference to them being insolvent in 2017. Maybe some company from Andorra took over. I only remember them being CP Reifen Trading from Saarbrucken. The German mail order companies always seemed very efficient. Immediate dispatch and then tracking available to follow the journey. Delivery normally as fast as UK company.