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Hello & welcome don't forget to post pictures when you get the 370

I should think he's really looking forward to it

Hello RC182/Humpy/Steve. You didn't seem that miserable on Saturday

US Version but very useful:- viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2945

'kin hell mate, hope it all works out for you

I'm a Romford boy Ha thanks man.

I did my rears with B&Q radiator silver, simples

He's a good boy that Rick

It's Azure, it's a Coupe, you're from Essex, no further comments needed. Welcome

I'll have that from you mate No Sir..........................but I have got another one, should anyone wish to buy it.

Yep, you had to be there Only people that will get it are those that were at the Grasshopper meet

Hmmmmmmmm.....................

Funny that, I spotted the same thing

Love it I used to be into putting together Tamiya F1 kits, now I wonder if they do a 350z...............................Joy isn't going to be please if they do

Hello

Some said the rooms were a bit 'Fawlty Towersesque" last year I think, check back through the posts, I might be wrong If you are there I will wear them specially for you, anyone up for a forum timewarp special What is the hotel like, just checking prices and its no dearer than the premier inn down the road Only staying the saturday night...

Feckin brilliant, nice one Frankie

Thanks guys and gals, Joy is absolutely chuffed and says a big thank you to everyone who wished her happy birthday Nice one Vik

I refer you to part of the OP's opening post:- "If you wish to disagree with me or correct on any point then by all means do, but at least give a reason for it: In turn, I'll try to do the same. If all I achieve with this post is to make just one person stop and think before they order a set of ditchfinders, then that's good enough for me. :)" Personally I didn't feel as if I was being called an idiot, neither did I feel it was based on hearsay as the OP made it quite clear that he HAD driven on these tyres I believe Dan has driven his brother Zed alot on the tyres he is discussing here. I wouldn't say he is slagging them off either. More just discussing the pros and cons of certain brands. In this thread look at others. Why a post based on here say and telling everyone we are idiots because we don't know the function of tyres and should buy the most expensive even if we don't need the extra performance, was stickied i dont Know.

Dan you were right about Giugiaro, just went out and checked my new Vred's, see picture. Can't comment on them too much compared to the Falkens which they replaced as I've only done about 300 miles or so and want to make sure I've got all the tyre manufacturing goo off them before I put them through their paces. I hadn't heard this, I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the heads up You're right about Vredestein using outside designers, I believe it's Giugiaro but would have to check. That said, if a massive design company can help make a tyre as good as the VUS are, I wonder what they could do with the real big guns...? Agree with both of these points, to an extent. My costs for R&D were plucked out of thin air for example, I have no idea if their budgets are actually 10x less/more! You're right though, they will rip each others' tyres apart and study it, but nothing is quite as good as doing the original research yourself. With regards to the extra for branding, again I suspect there's a good element to this as to get market share because of their lesser-known name, the smaller companies will have to reduce the cost of their stuff to make it seem a viable alternative, but I've yet to meet a budget tyre as good as the premium alternative. Rich gets closest to this with the R888/A048 comparison, but having tried both extensively the 048 is still the better tyre by some margin and even more so now Toyo have massively increased their prices on their good tyres (R888 and R1R) over the last couple of years. Possibly this could be more down to them realising they've made a name for themselves in that market now so can afford to bump the prices up to increase revenue? I don't know. Not entirely a fair comparison as the RE040 is now a very old tyre, and it's deliberately priced high because Bridgestone really don't want to have to make it any more: They'd much rather people went to the 050A, but some manufacturers still request it for OEM spec on older cars. This made me chuckle

Hello Nice looking Zed

Halfords do seem to get a good review here:- http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/p ... ested.html I have 2 Halfords professional ones (one low torque one high) and they are very good +1 Halfords stuff is surprisingly good. Someone actually told me teng make them but I cant prove that?

Well nothing of yours Jim I hope you not offering to hold some thing Graham ................

Been waiting all day for these If you need a hand at the club just let me know

If not PM Husky