Keith66

Hi All My point was not a recomendation of Halfords or any supplier in particular just a point that if we do buy everything online to save a couple of quid one day that will be the only choice. Less of an issue with specific parts that fit specific cars but not much fun if you are buying stuff you want to touch or feel before deciding what to buy. Cheers Keith

We all need to be aware of this. Yes you can often save a few quid online but come 10 years or so after more and more buy online and people like Halfords don’t exist or just have a few stores in the big cities things might get difficult if you need something now or want to touch and feel before buying. Si I always try to buy stuff from someone with a physical shop, if I can, so just got a microwave from Curry’s and they price-matched Amazon. Then had to get a new vacuum cleaner an elderly relative she wanted to try different ones and you can’t do that at Amazon or AO. So popped

Neil is indeed the Pi man and i'm lucky being about half hour away As said he worked as a Lucas engineer for 20 years or so before it all went under and purchased lots of the test equpment they used. He refurbs all of the Pi gear and supplies many of the parts suppliers and as others have said is very helpful, though he can occasionaly be hard to get hold of, so patience. No connection other than he refurbed all my Pi gear to a great standard and it was running well until my fuel tank rust issue blocked the filter and caused havock. Cheers Keith

Thats a real good question. Now they are the only thing that keeps a car on the road but when we shop for tyres for our modern daily drivers how many of us specify say Michelin Pilot Sport 4's? For my daily car the Michelins are £160, my Toyo Proxes are about £95 ish but you can get Nankangs for £50 odd (all same size) Personally i never buy cheapo tyres (hence the Toyo's) but i am on a budget and CN36's at over £1100 for a set is a little steep for me, esp when they will prob not wear out but will need replacing after they crack with age. So i went for Vredstein T-Tracs. Again