Vandals, now i need some new tyres, need advice

[simke 0]

I recently had a puncture, and replaced all 4 tyres (which were due for a replacement soon anyway) with Falken FK452 225/40/18. These were $350 each, but Discount Tyres shop that I went to had 4 of them that had done 700km, so I got them for $200 each. Pretty sweet deal considering tires were as good as new:)

As for the d*ckhead who did that, he deserves to have those nails stuck up his ass.

[zenetti 0]

Josh - what model BMW are they going onto? I presume it is not the 7 series in your profile pic.

Edit: ok blind guy here just read your ride section too. As you are on a budget I would run a 225/40/18 . 225/35/18's tend to be quite expensive. We have a number of tyres avaialable ranging from $149 each on the car through to $229 each for Eagle F1's. This includes all fitting and balancing. We are having great success with a tyre called Nexen. It is a Korean tyre but the quality is awesome - so much so that some of our customers are replacing their Eagle F1's with them! They are a silica based compound, are nice and quiet, seem to have a great amount of grip and they wear well!! Kind of ticks all the boxes and at $199 each you can't go wrong!

click the link below!!

http://www.nexentireusa.com/tire_detail.asp?pid=107

We are onto our 10th and 11th container loads at the moment - in the space of 1 year.

All prices are Bimmersport member prices by the way - cheers

Edited May 2, 2008 by zenetti

[joshnz 2]

So last night on my way home, driving down Pioneer Hway for those of you who know, was pouring with rain, couldn't see a hell of alot.

Then bang, I hit something, didn't sound pretty at all, pulled over and I got out, had a look and there was a jandal of all things .. with over a dozen threaded roofing nails in it, then a second later a big Hilux goes past, and he gets taken out too. Obviously someone had spent a bit of time doing this, as I found another jandal a little bit further down the road, all with the nails pointing upwards.

Tyre is a complete write off, I figure its pointless buying one new tire as I am going to need all 4 done at some stage soon, so I have put the standard wheels back on for the time being.

I need some advice on what size tyre, curently it has 235/40/18, but they are too tall and initially I had to get the guards rolled becuase the rubbed pretty badly, I only use the car around town and on short stints to Wellington every now and again so I don't want to fork out alot per tyre, the Nankangs were good for what I was doing in the car.

Can any of the dealers or people in the know give me some advice and/or prices on some 225/35s or 235/35s or whatever you guys would recommend, the wheels are 18x8 inches.

Cheers guys.

[Guest Simon*]

I knew Palmy was the a**hole of the country but nail studded jandal traps? WTF is NZ coming to?

I blame the Commie Labour party!!

Sorry to hear about this Josh - good luck with the tyre hunt

[Yuen 16]

Sorry to hear mate, that's nasty

Try talking to Johno (zenetti).

[Braeden320 0]

Talk to Zenetti, He's in the industry should be able to help you out.

[pjay 8]

yeah.. f**king homos.

Mate drove over a rusted spare tyre in the dark along hobsonville road. f**ked his tyre royally.. Not the kind of spare tyre to just fall off a car as well. Some twat had placed it on the road.

Id love to catch some idiots doing that..

"Oi what the f**k are you doing?"

" WOT G!?? WaNnA ScRaP"

-bang-

*wipe down gun, drive home and rejoice*

[McDuck 0]

Then bang, I hit something, didn't sound pretty at all, pulled over and I got out, had a look and there was a jandal of all things .. with over a dozen threaded roofing nails in it, then a second later a big Hilux goes past, and he gets taken out too. Obviously someone had spent a bit of time doing this, as I found another jandal a little bit further down the road, all with the nails pointing upwards.

What kind of munted individual would go to that amount of effort to cause such a danger to traffic! Probably the same kind of sicko that goes out of their way to place sherds of glass on the try line of a school rugby field... (as has happened in NZ a number of years ago).

Good luck with the tyre hunt.

[joshnz 2]

I don't suppose anyone has a 2nd hand 235/40/18 tyre lying around for cheap?

PM me.

[*sic 1]

oh man that reminds me of some awesome days with my jandals, some roofing nails and some sucka's driving past in there BMW's

damn good times.