Tyre company rant

Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:57 pm

I am looking for some tyres for my Prelude, yeh yeh yeh i have heard all the jokes before about stripping them for parts for your civic

Anyway my usual 'chatsworth estate' friend has let me down - he has gone straight

I have been phoning around looking for some Uniroyal Rainsport 2's, the call goes something like this

Me - Oh hello my name is Ed but you can call me Widowmaker, i cant afford a Civic vt so i bought a Prelude BB4

I am looking for some 205 55 15 Uniroyal rainsport 2's.

Assistant - we can do Kleber Ditchfinders, Barum Slipperies or Kuhmo RTA's for £55.00 all in.

Me - no i want Uniroyal Rainsports to match the others on the car

Assistant - mmmmmmmm i can get Avon Zv5's for £60.00 all in

Me - no thanks i would like Uniroyal Rainsports

Assistant - the Zv5's are good tyres

Me - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:04 pm

I feel better getting it off my chest and typing it

onnyuk · Post by **onnyuk** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:50 pm

klebers are actually a pretty good Tyre, same compound and construction as Michelin energy's yeah sure they are not a performance tyre but far from a ditchfinder, they are made in the Dundee plant, i know this because i did my apprentice training with Michelin and spent some time in the factory

Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:16 pm

onnyuk wrote:klebers are actually a pretty good Tyre, same compound and construction as Michelin energy's yeah sure they are not a performance tyre but far from a ditchfinder, they are made in the Dundee plant, i know this because i did my apprentice training with Michelin and spent some time in the factory

Those were not the specific tyres i was offered, i have nothing against klebers, just think that a 200+bhp prelude needs something better

HONDAB88 · Post by **HONDAB88** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:24 pm

mite help with your choice if you cant find uniroyal

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/

Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:26 pm

HONDAB88 wrote:mite help with your choice if you cant find uniroyal

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/

I will have me a look

Optimus · Post by **Optimus** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:35 pm

You can get a pair on ebay, obviously you then need somewhere to fit them for you.

Rich4thGen · Post by **Rich4thGen** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:00 am

mate Christchurch tyres down the road are spot on - they'll get them in for you if they don't have them in stock and they are very cheap! They know me quite well as I seem to go through tyres quite quickly....

Post by **Tahir** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:05 am

LMAO.

Best I could find was 50's

http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brand ... ainsport-2

Post by **widowmaker** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:54 am

Rich4thGen wrote:mate Christchurch tyres down the road are spot on - they'll get them in for you if they don't have them in stock and they are very cheap! They know me quite well as I seem to go through tyres quite quickly....

Called them this morning rich, they cant get them

But they only charge £11.75 to fit a tyre if i get them so i have sourced some on the web

A happy ending - now i can relax

Post by **Tahir** » Sat May 01, 2010 12:21 pm

widowmaker wrote:But they only charge £11.75 to fit a tyre if i get them so i have sourced some on the web

Fiver each balanced and fitted is most I pay.

Post by **widowmaker** » Sat May 01, 2010 5:31 pm

Its a long way to travel

It would be nice to hook up, i could show you a real mans engine

Post by **Tahir** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:58 am

widowmaker wrote:It would be nice to hook up, i could show you a real mans engine

You're not going to give up on that now are ya.

Post by **widowmaker** » Sun May 02, 2010 3:47 pm

Tahir wrote:
widowmaker wrote:It would be nice to hook up, i could show you a real mans engine
You're not going to give up on that now are ya.

Nope

Its all friendly banter

Post by **Tahir** » Sun May 02, 2010 6:42 pm

200 bhp EF is fun trust me.