I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
about half way.

Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
$220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. That's such a pretty little thing
compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.


BTH

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BT Humble wrote:
> I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
> the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
> about half way.
>
> Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
> through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.
>
> Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
> $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. That's such a pretty little thing
> compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
> can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
>
Was there a point to this post apart from "I was butt-fukked by a
tyre-shop"?

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BT Humble wrote:
> I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
> the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
> about half way.
>
> Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
> through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.
>
> Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
> $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. That's such a pretty little thing
> compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
> can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
>
>
> BTH
>
So how's sitting down treating you after that raping ?

On May 6, 7:28*pm, Lars Chance <lars.cha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> BT Humble wrote:
> > I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
> > the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
> > about half way.
>
> > Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
> > through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen..
>
> > Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
> > $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. *That's such a pretty little thing
> > compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck thatI
> > can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
>
> Was there a point to this post apart from "I was butt-fukked by a
> tyre-shop"?

Err? Why do you think that? $220 for a Michelin light truck tyre
sounds quite reasonable to me. The tyre will most likely do 50,000
kms. I feel a little ripped off when I pay $400 for a bike tyre that
lasts about a third that distance.

Theo

just replaced the tyres on the Patrol, $420each... And no using KY
either

theo wrote:
> On May 6, 7:28 pm, Lars Chance <lars.cha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> BT Humble wrote:
>>> I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
>>> the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
>>> about half way.
>>> Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
>>> through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.
>>> Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
>>> $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. That's such a pretty little thing
>>> compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
>>> can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
>> Was there a point to this post apart from "I was butt-fukked by a
>> tyre-shop"?
>
> Err? Why do you think that? $220 for a Michelin light truck tyre
> sounds quite reasonable to me. The tyre will most likely do 50,000
> kms. I feel a little ripped off when I pay $400 for a bike tyre that
> lasts about a third that distance.
>
http://www.jaxquickfit.com.au/tyre-specials-trade.html
http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=light+truck+tyre

I think it was Pirelli not Michelin [though that wouldn't make a
difference].


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Lars Chance wrote:
>
> BT Humble wrote:
> > I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
> > the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
> > about half way.
> >
> > Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide slit
> > through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.
> >
> > Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
> > $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. That's such a pretty little thing
> > compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
> > can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
> >
> Was there a point to this post apart from "I was butt-fukked by a
> tyre-shop"?

Gerry is trying to re-start the "atheism is a religion" thread, if that's
more your speed.


BTH

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Lars Chance wrote:
> http://fat.ly/vo2cs
> http://fat.ly/ivjhu
>
> I think it was Pirelli not Michelin [though that wouldn't make a
> difference].

1. Those tyres are all 14 inch, which is quite a bit more common (and
cheaper) than the 195/70 R15 that my truck needs;

2. I needed it right away, so eBay wasn't a viable option.


BTH

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BT Humble wrote:
> Lars Chance wrote:
>> http://fat.ly/vo2cs
>> http://fat.ly/ivjhu
>>
>> I think it was Pirelli not Michelin [though that wouldn't make a
>> difference].
>
> 1. Those tyres are all 14 inch, which is quite a bit more common (and
> cheaper) than the 195/70 R15 that my truck needs;
>
> 2. I needed it right away, so eBay wasn't a viable option.
>
I wasn't suggesting that you made a wrong choice or had any other option
BT. Just observing that having to pay $220 for a light-truck tyre is a
bit harsh.
(I hope he bought you a drink first)

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theo wrote:
>
> On May 6, 7:28?pm, Lars Chance <lars.cha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > BT Humble wrote:
> > > I drove my truck to work today (had to go to Ma & Pa's house to collect
> > > the fire tank and pump afterwards) and had a fairly abrupt puncture at
> > > about half way.
> >
> > > Once I'd replaced it with the spare I noticed that it had a 25mm wide
slit
> > > through the sidewall, but whatever made the hole was nowhere to be seen.
> >
> > > Seeing as how I needed a replacement right away, the tyre shop charged me
> > > $220 for a Pirelli light truck tyre. ?That's such a pretty little thing
> > > compared to the four Chinese tyres that are currently on the truck that I
> > > can't bear to actually use it, so I'm going to make it the new spare.
> >
> > Was there a point to this post apart from "I was butt-fukked by a
> > tyre-shop"?
>
> Err? Why do you think that? $220 for a Michelin light truck tyre
> sounds quite reasonable to me. The tyre will most likely do 50,000
> kms. I feel a little ripped off when I pay $400 for a bike tyre that
> lasts about a third that distance.
>
> Theo
>
>

You get a third that distance frum bike tyre?
Looxury!

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