Moderators PTR200S Posted July 18, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 My pain is compounded by the fact the tyre was new in March 2023, to replace a previous tyre , same wheel, with a nail through the sidewall.....as you can see from the pic its nowhere near even started wearing 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted July 19, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Says it all,... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted July 19, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 That says you're screwed, left, right and centre! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Bad luck with the puncture, Pete. Many years ago, I drove over a large bolt, which lifted the tyre off the ground before it pierced the tyre. Any way, the bolt head was proud of the tyre and every revolution it made a loud noise when it hit the road. It took me several attempts to find it, as every time I moved the car, I stopped with the bolt on the bottom! 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, PTR200S said: Says it all,... So it punctured the tyre with the head, not the sharp point? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted July 19, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, welland99 said: So it punctured the tyre with the head, not the sharp point? Yep, probably went in off the side of the head of the bolt ... the action of the puncture / deflation bent it??, who knows...maybe it was already bent.. just shows how soft these newer generation tyres are 😭😭😭😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry93 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Managed to sort out the headlights on the Honda yesterday whilst the weather was dry. I did some sanding and polishing last weekend by machine but wasn't happy with the overall results and ended up damaging the lenses by creating a lot of fine scratches 😬. Re-did everything, but by hand and now looks somewhat back to new. The Honda also got a nice wash after more than a month of neglect 👍👌. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 1, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 Today, I nearly wrapped the Coupe around an inconvenient lamp post !! Into a roundabout, no need to stop and give way so probably doing about 25mph, going straight ahead. Got to the last entry onto the roundabout before I exited it and the car slid all four wheels, I automatically squeezed the throttle and the back tried to come around resulting in a huge armful of opposite lock which then flipped the back of the car a tad overstraight and getting a another steering input....it gripped immediately, missing the possibility of a lamppost inspection, and I came off the roundabout at the correct junction. !! Diesel, maybe, wet, certainly, just glad I wasn't on the bike 🤪....it was early morning so no one around either. Never had that in the Coupe before..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry93 Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 3 hours ago, PTR200S said: Today, I nearly wrapped the Coupe around an inconvenient lamp post !! Into a roundabout, no need to stop and give way so probably doing about 25mph, going straight ahead. Got to the last entry onto the roundabout before I exited it and the car slid all four wheels, I automatically squeezed the throttle and the back tried to come around resulting in a huge armful of opposite lock which then flipped the back of the car a tad overstraight and getting a another steering input....it gripped immediately, missing the possibility of a lamppost inspection, and I came off the roundabout at the correct junction. !! Diesel, maybe, wet, certainly, just glad I wasn't on the bike 🤪....it was early morning so no one around either. Never had that in the Coupe before..... ...sounds like a lucky escape !. Good to know you managed to catch the slide and avoid hitting it. Not only do we have to be careful about other drivers but also the condition of the road surfaces 😑. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 1, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 4 hours ago, PTR200S said: the car slid all four wheels, I automatically squeezed the throttle and the back tried to come around resulting in a huge armful of opposite lock I had a similar one a couple of years back in the Volvo but dry, hot summer day. On to a roundabout and off at the first exit, noticed a BMW in my rear view mirror coming round the roundabout a bit quick so i squeezed the loud pedal. Back went down and started pulling well then suddenly, the back swung out to the right then gripped before i had a chance to opposite lock it so a quick twitch on the wheel and going straight again. Meanwhile the BM driver turned pale as the back end nearly took him out! Pretty sure that was a diseasel spill as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted October 1, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 I have also had a good slide in similar circumstances on a roundabout - that time in my C240... and could actually smell diesel fuel when I went back for a check out look around. Did you go back to check? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 1, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 50 minutes ago, PaulS said: Did you go back to check? Not on the same day and it's a busy roundabout on the A11 near Thetford so a bit tricky to wander around it. I did notice the tarmac was discoloured the next day in the right area so i reckon a good gallon of juggernaut-juice splashed onto the asphalt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 6, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 Out in the Coupe late saffy, got another twitch from the back of the Coupe, felt like it was about to let go... Tyres problem maybe ? Just seems very nervous recently and although I think the slide the other day was diesel related, fuel station just off roundabout, maybe the rear tyres are the problem.......a weekend check is on the cards, suspension, bushes etc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted October 10, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Did you work out the cause of the back end twitch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 10, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 44 minutes ago, PaulS said: Did you work out the cause of the back end twitch? Prunes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 8 hours ago, PaulS said: Did you work out the cause of the back end twitch? Not really just "@r$€d" , 🤣🤣🤣, around with the suspension bits...all tight...tyre treads are a bit low and beginning to feel hard too... Need to check the records as to when I had those fitted, can't be that long ago, 🤭🤭🤭🤭, but I have a sneaking feeling they might have been on the front of the Coupe at the start of their duty.... Of course, perhaps I am expecting too much from a twenty year old, plus, car !!.... need to adhere to the greenies 20mph.... don't forget, 20mph is sh[t£, 30mph is right.....😇😇😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 hours ago, PTR200S said: Need to check the records as to when I had those fitted, can't be that long ago, 🤭🤭🤭🤭, but I have a sneaking feeling they might have been on the front of the Coupe at the start of their duty.... Old tyres do go hard and lose grip Pete and i also have slightly-stronger-than-vague-memories of you saying the old front tyres had gone on the back - this is the Davanti tyres we're talking about? In fact, the only thing old tyres grip really well are the bloody wheels when you're trying to remove them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said: Old tyres do go hard and lose grip Pete and i also have slightly-stronger-than-vague-memories of you saying the old front tyres had gone on the back - this is the Davanti tyres we're talking about? In fact, the only thing old tyres grip really well are the bloody wheels when you're trying to remove them! Not only are the tyres old but me as well, didn't recall moving those Davanti from front to rear....🤣🤣🤣 I think the lack of sideways grip is now the problem, the Davanti have always had good side grip though but not now, 6.5 years on . I bought the Davanti in Feb 2017...then got the Blue response, stuck them on the front and moved the Davanti to the rear...completely forgot I had to replace the Blues with Falkens due to a puncture earlier this year and the Elysion got new tyres due to punctures too !!!! So, the Davant are old, 2017 at least and I mentioned it on a thread back in March this year..........I am definitely losing my grip as well !!!!!! I think the Coupe needs a pair of new tyres but they will have to wait for some brass to come in!! Falken probably, move the front Falken to the rear... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, PTR200S said: the Davanti have always had good side grip though but not now, 6.5 years on . If they've gone hard, the sidewalls won't flex as they should so the tread will "skate" where it would previously have gripped. 1 hour ago, PTR200S said: So, the Davant are old, 2017 at least and I mentioned it on a thread back in March this year..........I am definitely losing my grip as well !!!!!! Nearly 7 years old is probably past their life expectancy if you consider they probably have a 30k miles tread life, most people work on 10k miles/year so the rubber is probably only designed to stay soft for a bit over 3 years, maybe 5 at a push. Puts my 11 year old (the newest i've found so far) Pirellis into perspective and why they only grip the wheel when trying to remove them! I don't remember you saying you're also losing your grip - i probably am as well in that case! 2 hours ago, PTR200S said: I think the Coupe needs a pair of new tyres but they will have to wait for some brass to come in!! Falken probably, move the front Falken to the rear... Falken are good tyres, had them on my Sterling and they gripped like the proverbial on a blanket. I would have gone for them on the Jag but the cost was £STUPID so i opted for Maxxis instead. I'll let you know how they go once i've done all 4 of them, currently revamping my tyre changer and improving it, ran into a few design malfunctions so it's taken a lot longer than it should have done but it's functioning now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Cryistic Posted October 13, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 I've recently swapped some 2017 Falken Zeix 914 on the back of the Legend for a new set of Falkens Zeix, it has completly cured the car of a worrying tendency to slide the back of the car out in wet conditions. Sumimoto make Falken and Dunlop so they are always an option, my brother has a set on the back of his A5 and he's been very happy with them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 14, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 5:51 PM, Cryistic said: I've recently swapped some 2017 Falken Zeix 914 on the back of the Legend for a new set of Falkens Zeix, it has completly cured the car of a worrying tendency to slide the back of the car out in wet conditions. Looks like you had the same problem...is this indicative of the softer tyre walls that all modern tyres seem to have ?? Never used to get this problem after a just a few years !!! Wonder if my warranty covers it ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 14, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 I spent some time this afternoon removing an 11 year old Pirelli P6000 from a rim, incredibly stiff and it fought me all the way! Worryingly though, as it was flexing (eventually!) to come off, i noticed big cracks appearing in the sidewall! I dread to think what could have happened on the car if those same cracks had appeared! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted October 16, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 8:46 PM, Laird_Scooby said: an 11 year old Pirelli P6000 from a rim Wonder how many folk have older tyres with these potential problems. Caravans and trailers quickly come to mind, and many low low mileage cars.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 16, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, PaulS said: Wonder how many folk have older tyres with these potential problems. Caravans and trailers quickly come to mind, and many low low mileage cars.... My coupe not good at six years, don't know where time has gone 😭😭😭 Trailers and caravan for sure, ...umm, my trailer tyres are about 15 🤪🤪🤪🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted October 16, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, PTR200S said: don't know where time has gone Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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