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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6270 on: 30 October 2013, 11:32:07 »
Quote from: Nick W on 29 October 2013, 21:58:46
Quote from: Fuse18 on 28 October 2013, 16:41:17

What value was the camber?

Tracking cant cause tyre wear like that  :y

Depends how far it out it is! Mine had camber settings of -1.2 degrees; but 6mm of toe-in on one side, and 13mm on the other. That killed a new tyre in under 6000 miles. Drove appallingly too. It looked like some cretin had simply fitted the new trackrod and called the job done.
It would wear the tyres, but more evenly if it was tracking. Shoulder wear has to be camber (or something causing camber to go massively out dynamically)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6271 on: 30 October 2013, 11:32:51 »
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6272 on: 30 October 2013, 11:42:04 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6273 on: 30 October 2013, 11:48:02 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:42:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)

Somewhere in Reading I suspect  :-X
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6274 on: 30 October 2013, 11:49:57 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:42:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)
No, I was quite calm there today. Although the pillock forgot, and did ask if I wanted coffee, so got the usual rant...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6275 on: 30 October 2013, 11:50:43 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 30 October 2013, 11:48:02
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:42:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)

Somewhere in Reading I suspect  :-X

Fancy going to Reading, and expecting to leave with tread on your tyres!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6276 on: 30 October 2013, 11:53:30 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 30 October 2013, 11:48:02
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:42:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)

Somewhere in Reading I suspect  :-X
You have insider info. I needed a local boy to rant at, and you're the only Readingite I know :P

Even once I got here and parked up, it took an hour to find the bloody server  >:(

//TB storms off to burst a blood vessel, muttering about traffic, Reading, retards, and just generally cursing
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6277 on: 30 October 2013, 11:55:16 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:50:43
Quote from: chrisgixer on 30 October 2013, 11:48:02
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 30 October 2013, 11:42:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 30 October 2013, 11:32:51
Lost my rag with retards. Rear tyres took the brunt.

What is it with people now?

Not BP again? ::)

Somewhere in Reading I suspect  :-X

Fancy going to Reading, and expecting to leave with tread on your tyres!
Silly me, I should know better.

Still, at least nowadays I don't have to turn off TC to show my utter disgrace to local 'tards, as its perfectly capable of turning itself off at the moment...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6278 on: 30 October 2013, 13:44:00 »
Retards.... People who go to Reading? ::)


Avoid, the place is a nightmare.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6279 on: 31 October 2013, 13:48:05 »
Had 2 new Michelins fitted on the rear of the 2.6...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6280 on: 31 October 2013, 19:08:43 »
Taxed it on line on Saterday, tax disc arrived today. £270 ffs!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6281 on: 01 November 2013, 15:07:00 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 31 October 2013, 19:08:43
Taxed it on line on Saterday, tax disc arrived today. £270 ffs!

Oh, that reminds me. Have to SORN the Westfield. :(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6282 on: 01 November 2013, 16:19:53 »
Refitted the TD ign switch with new tumblers, now working like new. :y :y :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6283 on: 01 November 2013, 16:45:28 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 31 October 2013, 19:08:43
Taxed it on line on Saterday, tax disc arrived today. £270 ffs!

£175 for my Insignia ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6284 on: 01 November 2013, 17:03:17 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 31 October 2013, 19:08:43
Taxed it on line on Saterday, tax disc arrived today. £270 ffs!

Ouch!  :o

I'll be going for the 6 months option end of November think it's around £153  :-\
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