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johnsher wrote:
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I have little confidence in entry-level car's traction...
the premium brand tyres replaced one at a time with cheap budget tyres.

I wouldn't trust anyone. Last time I was getting tyres fitted to my car a guy pulls up in a shiny new jag. "Got any retreads, mate?"


Probably for his wife's hatchback. :hehe: <shudder>

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SafeSpeed wrote:
Probably for his wife's hatchback. :hehe: <shudder>

yeah, there's plenty that do that but in this instance it was going on the jag as the spare was on.
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It's a funny old world isn't it? The "law of the land" is quite happy for us to tank around at 70 in the wet on any old crappy remould (of the correct load and speed rating - despite the fact that nobody's allowed to do more than 70) with just over one-and-a-half mm of tread - and even then not all over the tyre...

...but it's "dangerous" to do 80 on new high-spec tyres in the dry!
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