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For the second time in a year immedeately after a tyre change I have had to replace a steel wheel due to a small flaw in the inner rim which leads to deflation. The tyre fitter acknowleged the stress of...
What tyres will give best ride and long life for a Hyundai Santa Fe?
In your Honda Jazz review http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/honda/jazz-2008/ you mentioned "Cracking between the treads of Dunlop tyres fitted to 2009 Jazz has now reached almost epidemic proportions."...
Which tyres would you recommend for traction on rear-wheel drive on wet grass and towing a caravan? Would all season tyres improve on Pirelli P6000?
Which tyres would you recommend for my 2007 Fiesta 1.6 auto? It's currently shod with 195/50 R15s, which are noisy and not very comfortable.
My local Jaguar dealer has diagnosed a vibration coming from the steering wheel of my XF at motorway speeds as a slightly buckled front nearside wheel, probably due to a pothole. They have rebalanced the...
The current, original tyres on my 2008 Audi A3 S-Line are Potenza REO50A 225/40R18 92Y and are very noisy. I need to replace them. What do you recommend for quietness, safety and fuel economy?
I think the runflat tyres on my 525i are superb. This is my third 525 fitted with Bridgestone Potenzas (50mm profile on a 17-inch wheels). They are very grippy, even when pushed hard, forgiving over speed...
My 2011 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI Elegance is great in all respects apart from one. The ride is painfully hard so I would like to change the tyres which are Bridgestone Turanza ER300 205/55 R16 91Vs. Do you...
I've just bought a new Ford Focus. Good car, but as I live in a remote area where roads are tricky, I opted for a full-size spare wheel (steel) as a replacement for the standard mini-wheel (at a price,...
 

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