my 3week old toyo has been screwed!!

[R3OBC]

pisses me off!!!!!!!!!!! off for another repair now!!!!!!!!!

 

[wongy008]

what happend to them

i find toyo good for grip but they wear way too quickly

 

[KDF]

dont know about the wear thing.. they are pretty cheap and the solved my grip "issues" with the contis

 

[jonnyboy]

Grip probs with contis? duff set or driving too fast?

 

[R3OBC]

just was checking my tyre wear......lowered it n tracking still to be done.......only to find a tack in it!!! so back to my tyre shop...they remembered my face as it has been so long since i was last there!! £10.50 for a repair...cant complain i guess, just pisses me off.......damn tyres!!! lol

 

[GR7]

£10.50? Is that at the dealer? My garage only charges £5.00 to repair a puncture - could have got two done at that price!! Robbery.

 

[billabong]

If you want good wearing tyres buy Michelins, I dont know about grip but wear wise they last for ages. My old old saxo had the original Michelins on the back at 60k and the fronts lasted until 35k bloody good tyres.

 

[1.6 16v]

Suprised u went back 2 the clowns

 

[R3OBC]

well, i found they were good wi the Tyres Rob..........that old git recognised me tho...........didnt say a word lol!!!!

 

[RobFenn]

Kwik fit do repairs for free...

-Rob

 

[philip]

i went for a puncture repair on the front conti (no spare wheel, so didnt hunt around for a good deal), a place called Iverson tyres in W London, £15.50!!!!!!!!!! including rebalancing etc.

Thats living in London for you

Mind you they could do £59 inc vat/fit/tracking etc per new conti which isnt too bad.

 

[RobFenn]

Well i live in london and i still got mine done for free!

-Rob

 

[R3OBC]

cheapskate southerners!!!!!!!! never take my motor to kwik-fit

 

[RobFenn]

lol ill demand to pay next time!

-Rob

 

[R3OBC]

good lad lol........the guy spend a good 20mins on my tyre, sealing it, n fitting a rubber bung thing in the hole, which wears down with the tread, to stop it leaking etc.....and they have up to date Balancing machines, which he spent a lot of time on getting it just right. I dont grudge spending the money for the quality or workmanship.........like the saying goes, ya get what ya pay for...... i guess

 

[RobFenn]

I just remember sitting in the grubby little waiting room for about an hour reading a leaflet on pirelli tyres!

-Rob

 

[SoLow]

I found when I had Toyos on my old car they seemed to "pickup" screws and nails etc.

Superb tyres.

Mind you I only pay about £3-4 for puncture repairs

 

[R3OBC]

annoying intit!!!!!!! lol lol...........Rob, its amazing what u find to do aint it! i spoke to a guy who came in wi a 2000mile old merc.......it was mint.........tyre had a screw in its sidewall lol!!!! ouch!!! sound guy tho..........but hey, if ya can afford a new merc.........whats a nice wide 17"tyre gonna be eh............pocket money lol

 

[captain_clio]

my 800 mile old clio got a nice rusty nail in the sidewall. mystery eh

 

[SexyRT]

I have toyos on my rims at the mo and my tracking was out by a degree (which apparently is alot...) and the outer inch of my brand spanking new toyos within 2 and a half weeks had gone bald!

Kwik fit told me I needed new tyres but I think they just caught site of the toyo proxes and thought theyd cash in with me being a blonde bird n all...

I was havin none of it tho took the car back a few weeks later and got the tyres changed over so the wear was on the inside and hey presto sorted - heehee got it done for free too