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dwahi

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Tyres in UK
« on: April 16, 2014, 20:46:10 »
Hi

Would anyone know a good value place for Michelin or Vredstein tyres for the pagoda in the UK? Thanks
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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2014, 07:42:46 »
I've always used this place:
http://www.vintagetyres.com/

BUT last week a friend told me that they are available cheaper elsewhere. I'll see if I can find out where.

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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2014, 08:27:28 »
Got my Vredesteins from 'mytyres.co.uk'
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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2014, 08:43:48 »
thank you for that:

Are these the correct ones to get for example?

Vredestein SPRINT CLASSIC Vredestein SPRINT CLASSIC 185/80 R14 90H mit Leiste
185/80 R14 90H with ridge
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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2014, 09:15:46 »
Yep that's what I bought.
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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2014, 15:39:58 »

Has anybody else noticed what appears to be a white Pagoda at the end of the Goodyear TV commercial currently running in the UK?  I find it interesting, as they no longer make a tire that fits the car...

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Re: Tyres in UK
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2014, 22:17:07 »
Advertising is usually done by people in advertising so lacking in technical knowledge!
Here in the UK MB send out a trade flyer. Recently they had a multiple choice competition that involved putting a year of manufacture to photos of various cars. I wrote to them and told them that they had not provided a correct answer at all for one of the questions because they showed a picture of a 107 with flat face alloys and a front spoiler but the (in)correct answer that they wanted you to choose was 1974! (Should have had Mexican hat alloys and no spoiler).
They sent me a nice letter back with a USB stick in the shape of a gullwing.