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I own a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van-based camper - tyre size 235/65x16. Mileage per year is approx 7000, although more in the autumn and winter months. I am loathed to spend out on two sets of tyres and...
I am looking to buy a newer car and have a budget of up to £11,000. I do a daily round trip of 45 miles: a mixture of dual carriageway, A road and town driving. I don't want a diesel based on previous...
My Honda Civic is on its original Continental PremiumContact 2 tyres, except for one which was replaced with a Continental SportContact 2 last year by the previous owner. I am considering changing to...
I need to replace the 19-inch wheels on my Nissan Qashqai for 17-inch wheels with Michelin Cross Climate tyres. Where would you recommend sourcing these please? Also how does the TPMS system adjust to...
I recently purchased a Land Rover Discovery Sport on 19-inch wheels with 235/55/19 105v Pirelli scorpion Verde all season tyres. I have a set of brand new Nokian WD4 winter tyres size 245/45/18 100v XL...
I have a 2011 Jag XF S 3.0D. With the fitted low profile tyres I find I hit the wheel rims on the kerbs too often. I would like to fit smaller wheels, higher profile tyres to reduce/eliminate the problem....
I bought a Nissan Note six months ago and have done 5000 miles in that time. For a couple of months I noticed a rattle which stopped when the brakes were applied. The supplying main dealer initially thought...
I drive a 2002 Skoda Fabia estate. My friend is in the process of rebuilding a crash-damaged Y-reg Polo. As he needs three new steel wheels for the Polo and I need a new spare for my car (both 14-inch),...
I own a BMW M135i. The tyres have done 30K and are coming up to a change. At present I have run flats (245/35R18 rear and 225/40R18 front), what do you recommend I replace them with?
I have a S2000 (2005 model). It's been serviced by Honda recently and they confirmed that one of the front wheels is very buckled and the other front wheel is slightly damaged - no doubt due to pot holes....