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Advice sought.
I am changing from summer wheels to winter wheels tomorrow. Two of the tyres on my summer wheels are worn out. Two are down to about 4mm. The spare does not match. New summer tyres are £64 each. Do I—
(1) forget about it until March?
(2) order two new ones to replace the worn out pair?
(3) spring for four new ones and put the best of the matching tyres on the spare?
(4) go bananas and spring for a set of five?
I'm tossing a coin between (1) and (4) at the moment.
I am changing from summer wheels to winter wheels tomorrow. Two of the tyres on my summer wheels are worn out. Two are down to about 4mm. The spare does not match. New summer tyres are £64 each. Do I—
(1) forget about it until March?
(2) order two new ones to replace the worn out pair?
(3) spring for four new ones and put the best of the matching tyres on the spare?
(4) go bananas and spring for a set of five?
I'm tossing a coin between (1) and (4) at the moment.
PlayersNo6 said:
0a said:
If you just want a run about, then that will probably go forever!
I'd take a look at this low mile w124 280 as well http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C555758#
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Not a fan of the spoiler or hubcaps (although I had similar wheel-trims on my 190E and they looked OK on the smaller car) Don't mind red but I would prefer contrasting lower cladding (my 190E was signal red with darker tartan red bumpers and cladding)I'd take a look at this low mile w124 280 as well http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C555758#
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r129sl said:
Advice sought.
I'm tossing a coin between (1) and (4) at the moment.
Is the spare a matching alloy? If not, there seems little point in fitting a new tyre, one of the 4mm tyres will happily languish in the boot, hopefully only rarely being required to do a few days' service in the event of a puncture.I'm tossing a coin between (1) and (4) at the moment.
On a slightly different note I have summer tyres stored for my w124, but I never got around to putting them on this year. I couldn't notice the difference really and the winters are so superior in, er, winter, I don't think I'll bother with summers again.
Am I using the wrong summer tyres, or is there some other hidden benefit?
Am I using the wrong summer tyres, or is there some other hidden benefit?
trooperiziz said:
Thanks 
I'll check the tyre wear when I pick her up. I suspect I'll do my usual of giving her a full service when I get her regardless of previous service history, then at least I know where i'm starting from.
Apparently she has a small "squeal" from the front right, which I suspect mean the brakes need doing at least.
So, the 2005 Subaru Outback 3.0Rn. I'll check the tyre wear when I pick her up. I suspect I'll do my usual of giving her a full service when I get her regardless of previous service history, then at least I know where i'm starting from.Apparently she has a small "squeal" from the front right, which I suspect mean the brakes need doing at least.
My example was cheap (£1500), 127000 miles, and has a few minor battle scars. She needs a service, new brake pads all round, and new front tyres. The ones on there are pretty low and it's either that or a wheel bearing that is causing a slight drone at higher speeds (the drone stops when you steer left). I wasn't expecting too much to be honest, I bought her as cheap transport more than anything else.
Today I've done 150 miles in her, and even with the issues, there is something about these cars that is quite special it turns out. I can't put my finger on it, but I really enjoyed driving her home. She isn't the quickest, or best handling, or most luxurious car out there, but everything just seems so "right". I can't really tell you exactly why, but it really seems to be quite brilliant.
Very happy, and will be happier still once I've spent about £500 on her to get her back in shape, and even then she will still be a well priced example
I can't really see the point in summers, either. At least, not on the 124. The summers might be a teensy-weensy bit more refined, but that's it. I don't drive fast enough to see any handling benefit. My summers are on 7J Sportline rims, 205/60 R15 tyres; the winters are on 6.5Js, 195/65; two sets of five matching alloys; ContiPremContact5 in summer, Conti TS850 in winter. There is a small nail in one of the summers, I noticed it today at Perth & Kinross services. I might just forget about the summers altogether. Anyway, I'll make my mind up in March: I'm not hoying £350 away in the run up to Chrimbo.
trooperiziz said:
So, the 2005 Subaru Outback 3.0Rn.
My example was cheap (£1500), 127000 miles, and has a few minor battle scars. She needs a service, new brake pads all round, and new front tyres. The ones on there are pretty low and it's either that or a wheel bearing that is causing a slight drone at higher speeds (the drone stops when you steer left). I wasn't expecting too much to be honest, I bought her as cheap transport more than anything else.
Today I've done 150 miles in her, and even with the issues, there is something about these cars that is quite special it turns out. I can't put my finger on it, but I really enjoyed driving her home. She isn't the quickest, or best handling, or most luxurious car out there, but everything just seems so "right". I can't really tell you exactly why, but it really seems to be quite brilliant.
Very happy, and will be happier still once I've spent about £500 on her to get her back in shape, and even then she will still be a well priced example
Hi Neil. Just chanced upon this. Great to hear you're enjoying the old Subaru. It's a good old car and once you've spent a little bit here and there you'll have a cracker. Enjoy.My example was cheap (£1500), 127000 miles, and has a few minor battle scars. She needs a service, new brake pads all round, and new front tyres. The ones on there are pretty low and it's either that or a wheel bearing that is causing a slight drone at higher speeds (the drone stops when you steer left). I wasn't expecting too much to be honest, I bought her as cheap transport more than anything else.
Today I've done 150 miles in her, and even with the issues, there is something about these cars that is quite special it turns out. I can't put my finger on it, but I really enjoyed driving her home. She isn't the quickest, or best handling, or most luxurious car out there, but everything just seems so "right". I can't really tell you exactly why, but it really seems to be quite brilliant.
Very happy, and will be happier still once I've spent about £500 on her to get her back in shape, and even then she will still be a well priced example
0a said:
On a slightly different note I have summer tyres stored for my w124, but I never got around to putting them on this year. I couldn't notice the difference really and the winters are so superior in, er, winter, I don't think I'll bother with summers again.
Am I using the wrong summer tyres, or is there some other hidden benefit?
I ran winters on my v70 for a few years for pretty much the same reason. Only differences I found was slightly increased road noise and slightly increased wear due to the softer compound. But nothing significant. That was Avon Ice tourings.Am I using the wrong summer tyres, or is there some other hidden benefit?
harry kular said:
Which winters did you go for? On our s124 and e46, we never switch back to the summers because the winters were top notch (ContiWinterContact) and had no noticeable difference in summer. I guess the same applies in your case.
1 then 4 in r129s case for me
Conti WinterContacts - this will be my second set - the fronts didn't really need replacing, but the phasing of my suspension work meant I ran them on sub-optimal geo so they were not worn evenly, so I replaced all 4 tyres for new WinterContacts as I want the car to be good over winter when I use it. 1 then 4 in r129s case for me
At £280 ish all round it's an easy decision to make.
Luke. said:
Hi Neil. Just chanced upon this. Great to hear you're enjoying the old Subaru. It's a good old car and once you've spent a little bit here and there you'll have a cracker. Enjoy.
Cheers, I was going to ping you a mail as I couldn't work out what the little brown leaf icon that randomly popped up on the sat nav was. Turns out it's the warning that you are driving in an unenvironmental manner and averaging under 14mpg...whoops 
I did actually manage 31mpg average on the fill journey home, which was much better than I expected.
Great to meet you, a super easy transaction
trooperiziz said:
Cheers, I was going to ping you a mail as I couldn't work out what the little brown leaf icon that randomly popped up on the sat nav was. Turns out it's the warning that you are driving in an unenvironmental manner and averaging under 14mpg...whoops
I did actually manage 31mpg average on the fill journey home, which was much better than I expected.
Great to meet you, a super easy transaction
You know what, I never sussed out that brown leaf. Never actually looked it up in the handbook, but it was a constant bewilderment as to why it would appear. I did actually manage 31mpg average on the fill journey home, which was much better than I expected.
Great to meet you, a super easy transaction
By the way, after an hour or so of fiddling managed to retrieve the lost switch from inside the Golf.
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harry kular said:
When I sell a customer an expensive item of clothing...
... As you've alluded to, the quality is remembered long after the price has been forgotten.
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