greenalleycat

I feel violated, why do you have my name D:

Thanks mate, I've resolved I'm not going back to the same shop again, I'm not confident they've done a good job. If anyone can suggest somewhere in Christchurch to get 2x 225/40/18s and a high quality alignment done, let me know......

Yep sounds like a plan. Hopefully I can report back with success in a few weeks

Rubbish as in tyre brand or as in the actual state of them?

Sweet as. WoF is due next month, and it'll fail on its current tires, so after exams I'll go get new fronts... $600-700 later maybe it'll be fixed...

Well just had a look... as far as we could tell with limited knowledge, the bearings/bushings etc are ok. My front tires are really f**ked though, very worn & uneven wearing. WoF is next month so will replace them after exams. Also noted when we turned the wheel hard to the right there was a hissing sound - like air in my power steering fluid?

Sweet I'll ask them to check that out - cheers

I have no tyre pressure sensor, so unfortunately I don't think I can attribute it to that

Interesting. Given the disparity between fronts and rears in terms of tread depth, there may be something in this. Cheers

I hope not, they're basically brand new ;( However even comparing my car to when I first got it, something is different. I used to drive one corner at 110kph fine, now at 90kph TC kicks in

I was wondering when you'd turn up and start spewing your rubbish Swaps for the VW Escargot? Edit: You should come fix my car for me pls. Also refund my SP2 pen

You sound like an expert at this...both the car inspection and the procrastination! Thanks very much for the advice

Haha that's the debate I'm having.. for $1100-1200 how much do I really want and need to go faster....

Additional symptoms I've forgotten to mention: - Pulls left generally, though doesn't feel like I'm fighting the wheel - Sometimes when I break sharply the wheel pulls left - No clunking etc that I've noticed - Feels less steady at highway speeds than my old 330i

I'll have another check in the light of day tomorrow, but I think the rims are ok this time. Fronts near dead, backs near new. Champiro HPX 225/40/18 fronts, Nankang NS20 255/35/18 rears. Well I've avoided curbs as far as I know, but I've sure hit a lot of potholes :/ hard to avoid them all these days. I'll ask them to take a look, thanks.