campo Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Mrs campo and myself have just spent a nice few days in bonnie Scotland. The road between Inverary and Oban is fantastic and has stunning scenery but it also has bloody rocks on it!!! 8 miles from Oban i caught a rock and it destroyed my front tyre!!! How comical does a Zed look with three 20" Antera alloys and what can only be described as a pram wheel?? Ended up being an expensive few days................ £220 for a new continental!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Mrs campo and myself have just spent a nice few days in bonnie Scotland. The road between Inverary and Oban is fantastic and has stunning scenery but it also has bloody rocks on it!!! 8 miles from Oban i caught a rock and it destroyed my front tyre!!! How comical does a Zed look with three 20" Antera alloys and what can only be described as a pram wheel?? Ended up being an expensive few days................ £220 for a new continental!!! You got off lightly. Both Max and MartinMac have had wheels destroyed recently. Martins was a rock and the wheel was a fair old mess! Glad you enjoyed Scotland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 350Z Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Damn that pram wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil2185 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Mrs campo and myself have just spent a nice few days in bonnie Scotland. The road between Inverary and Oban is fantastic and has stunning scenery but it also has bloody rocks on it!!! 8 miles from Oban i caught a rock and it destroyed my front tyre!!! How comical does a Zed look with three 20" Antera alloys and what can only be described as a pram wheel?? Ended up being an expensive few days................ £220 for a new continental!!! I hate to rub salt into the wound but what size tyre was it, I wonder if I could have done it cheaper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 That sounds nasty, I have just had the same problem and I think I was actually pretty lucky, the car jumped up in the air so it missed the side skirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 I think it caught the edge of the tyre which then filcked it away from the bodywork (thank god) but it took quite a chunk out and was an instant flat!! The worst bit was that there was loads of tread left on it! heartbreaking.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Mrs campo and myself have just spent a nice few days in bonnie Scotland. The road between Inverary and Oban is fantastic and has stunning scenery but it also has bloody rocks on it!!! 8 miles from Oban i caught a rock and it destroyed my front tyre!!! How comical does a Zed look with three 20" Antera alloys and what can only be described as a pram wheel?? Ended up being an expensive few days................ £220 for a new continental!!! I hate to rub salt into the wound but what size tyre was it, I wonder if I could have done it cheaper.... Its a 255/30 20 Continental. I couldnt drive all the way back from Helensburgh to Stockport at 50 with the pram wheel on so had to bite the bullet!........................ go on, just out of interest, tell me what you couldve done it for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Strangely enough the tyre looks undamaged, the wheel took all the shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 i was lucky with the wheel too! That wouldve been a catastrophy! ............ what was the cost of a new alloy for yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 £550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssuuuuusssssssss!!!!! how on earth did the tyre survive??? Gives new meaning to the phrase "i think ive kerbed it"............... Lovely looking wheels though!! (well, without the dent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Thanks bud. I had assumed the tyre had blown but couldnt bring myself to look at it until today. I will change it anyway just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil2185 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Mrs campo and myself have just spent a nice few days in bonnie Scotland. The road between Inverary and Oban is fantastic and has stunning scenery but it also has bloody rocks on it!!! 8 miles from Oban i caught a rock and it destroyed my front tyre!!! How comical does a Zed look with three 20" Antera alloys and what can only be described as a pram wheel?? Ended up being an expensive few days................ £220 for a new continental!!! I hate to rub salt into the wound but what size tyre was it, I wonder if I could have done it cheaper.... Its a 255/30 20 Continental. I couldnt drive all the way back from Helensburgh to Stockport at 50 with the pram wheel on so had to bite the bullet!........................ go on, just out of interest, tell me what you couldve done it for £205 so not to bad in the situation, lucky you found a garage stocking that size... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 i had to get it from bloody kwik fit, so that was a good price for it!! they got it overnight from somewhere else........... helensburgh is a small place so wasnt any choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campo Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Now i know im probably going to get a lot of flack and ridcule for this and it serves me right for going to Kwik Fit (but in my defence i really didnt have much option) but, when we got back from Scotland i had a bit of a look at my new continental, as you do when you have shelled out a small fortune, only to find it had written on the outer side "inside"...................... yes i dont need to say any more do i?????? They had only gone and put the damn thing on the wrong way round!!!!!!! wondered why the car has been feeling better in reverse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 £550 Martin - probably a stupid question, but have you enquired as to whether or not that kind of damage can be repaired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Damn that pram wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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