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[dave the builder]

Hoovered up the boot of TBE, as shreds of rubber had gone everywhere when the tyre was chucked in the boot fast, as the hard shoulder of one of the country's fastest motorways is never a great place to be.

so what's the back story then ?
I hope no one was hurt
debris in the road
or where you going that fast that the wheel melted when you braked 
Spill the BEANZ 

Dunno full story, she was a bit shaken up, and she took my shouting at her as a sign of grumpiness rather than a way to get clear instructions to her about watching the traffic whilst I was changing the wheel on the hard shoulder.

She did say she hit some debris before we went on holiday, but all 4 tyres looked OK to me when I checked, other than the rear ones being towards the wear limit. Pressures were good earlier in the week, but to me that tyre has overheated, and I can see no punctures (but can't check inside of tyre as all the steel bands are razor sharp and hanging out.  Although she's usually good to notice if a tyre is down by its handling.

Yesterday was the first day she'd used the car for work, and from what I can glean from her, it let go dramatically as she was coming home in a hurry, outside lane of the motorway.

Tyres self destruct pretty quick after rapid deflation at speed
on the plus side,no one got hurt 
and at least the tyres where at end of life anyway and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before 

[TheBoy]

and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before

No, I had that twice in a month about a year ago, though each tyre was well over £200 then.  Oh, and one wheel, which was considerably more

[dave the builder]

and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before

No, I had that twice in a month about a year ago, though each tyre was well over £200 then.  Oh, and one wheel, which was considerably more

plenty of wheels on ebay 
as a commuter car, is it worth swapping the wheels for some standard 16s  very cheap ,
 or free because I'm the only one who puts the locking studs on 
the condition of the roads is shocking,pot holes and debris  ,
and stupid Builders in rusty flatbed transits with bits falling off and junk falling out aint helping 

[TheBoy]

and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before

No, I had that twice in a month about a year ago, though each tyre was well over £200 then.  Oh, and one wheel, which was considerably more

plenty of wheels on ebay 
as a commuter car, is it worth swapping the wheels for some standard 16s  very cheap ,
 or free because I'm the only one who puts the locking studs on 
the condition of the roads is shocking,pot holes and debris  ,
and stupid Builders in rusty flatbed transits with bits falling off and junk falling out aint helping 

I was referring to the Shaguar. 18" is smallest, and they cost a fortune.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Fixed my lack of beeps from the reversing sensors utilising a speaker from an old satnav I haf lying around.
Uninstalled the chines parking camera I installed on the front of the Omega a couple of months ago, as it isn't particularly useful.
Might put it on the rear of Airfix 1 if I can be arsed.
Now need a grommet to fill the hole in the middle of the front bumper plus another to fill the hole beside the gearstick.
Twas a stupid idea.

[biggriffin]

and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before

No, I had that twice in a month about a year ago, though each tyre was well over £200 then.  Oh, and one wheel, which was considerably more

plenty of wheels on ebay 
as a commuter car, is it worth swapping the wheels for some standard 16s  very cheap ,
 or free because I'm the only one who puts the locking studs on 
the condition of the roads is shocking,pot holes and debris  ,
and stupid Builders in rusty flatbed transits with bits falling off and junk falling out aint helping 

I was referring to the Shaguar. 18" is smallest, and they cost a fortune.

If TB needs steels for tbe, there's 2 here.

[TheBoy]

and not a £100+ tyre you had the week before

No, I had that twice in a month about a year ago, though each tyre was well over £200 then.  Oh, and one wheel, which was considerably more

plenty of wheels on ebay 
as a commuter car, is it worth swapping the wheels for some standard 16s  very cheap ,
 or free because I'm the only one who puts the locking studs on 
the condition of the roads is shocking,pot holes and debris  ,
and stupid Builders in rusty flatbed transits with bits falling off and junk falling out aint helping 

I was referring to the Shaguar. 18" is smallest, and they cost a fortune.

If TB needs steels for tbe, there's 2 here.

Cheers, though between us, I think the Brackley gang are covered for wheels and tyres

[Doctor Gollum]

Broke the Trolley.

Fuel pump sticking again and gentle persuasion appears to have dislodged the prefilter causing it to stutter under load as it tries sucking up all the shit in the tank. 

[dave the builder]

Broke the Trolley.

Fuel pump sticking again and gentle persuasion appears to have dislodged the prefilter causing it to stutter under load as it tries sucking up all the shit in the tank. 

Tank off ? or is it accessible hacking a hole through the cheap seats at the rear   

[Doctor Gollum]

Tank off, which really means new tank, pump and filter... Although a second hand pump and crossed fingers will potentially suffice

Only working 3 days this week, so train is feasible and cash may be better spent on a replacement 

[dave the builder]

Tank off, which really means new tank, pump and filter... Although a second hand pump and crossed fingers will potentially suffice

Only working 3 days this week, so train is feasible and cash may be better spent on a replacement 

better the devil you know surely , unless there's other issues 

[Doctor Gollum]

If by 'other issues' you mean the five weeks remaining MoT and 190k miles, then no, nothing else of concern... 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Tank off, which really means new tank, pump and filter... Although a second hand pump and crossed fingers will potentially suffice

Only working 3 days this week, so train is feasible and cash may be better spent on a replacement 

We know someone with a 3.2 he wants rid of! 

I'm sure he'll let you have it for scrap value. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Tank off, which really means new tank, pump and filter... Although a second hand pump and crossed fingers will potentially suffice

Only working 3 days this week, so train is feasible and cash may be better spent on a replacement 

We know someone with a 3.2 he wants rid of! 

I'm sure he'll let you have it for scrap value. 

Be quite a nice car...

Once the suspension has been fixed and it's had a service and wash...

£80 delivered? 

[dave the builder]

If by 'other issues' you mean the five weeks remaining MoT and 190k miles, then no, nothing else of concern... 

an MOT is £40-£55  190K is not an Issue either,unless the engine is tired ,lacking ,smoking,loosing fluids
so it's down to the cost of a used fuel pump £30  and assessing what work needs doing for the MOT ,tyres,exhaust,  :-\suspension (you replaced that last MOT IIRC)
but you know all that 
I think you just want something like this