What did you do to your mini today?
Cleaned 4 summer tires and wheels to put them in storage for the winter
Man, I've got to get rid of some here . . . owning 5 sets of wheels and 6 sets of tires for 2 cars is ridiculous . . . I don't even have that much space. If only I could sale those RFT Contis... I can see how they would look expensive for used tires but I can't be loosing too much on those. They're like new and I have to make up for the money I spent on the winter tires... If anyone can spread the word that would be great
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...447-post1.html
Man, I've got to get rid of some here . . . owning 5 sets of wheels and 6 sets of tires for 2 cars is ridiculous . . . I don't even have that much space. If only I could sale those RFT Contis... I can see how they would look expensive for used tires but I can't be loosing too much on those. They're like new and I have to make up for the money I spent on the winter tires... If anyone can spread the word that would be great
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...447-post1.html
Conti RF tires (and any OEM tires) won't be covered by the manufacturers warranty once they're removed from the original vehicle and reinstalled on another. I had this happen to me a number of years ago, when I tied to replace a Goodyear tire that had a bead failure. I bought the set of 4 used about 3 months earlier with >85% of tread life left...but couldn't get a replacement under warranty due to the removal and remount.
Anyway, I know like new tires can sell at the right price, so good luck.
I hope you are successful selling your tires, but IMO you may have to rethink your price. In the Chicago area, there are dozens of sets of "new/like new" OEM tires on Craigs list, most asking around 50% of new even with almost no miles on them. Like driving a car off the lot, once they're installed, they're no longer new.
Conti RF tires (and any OEM tires) won't be covered by the manufacturers warranty once they're removed from the original vehicle and reinstalled on another. I had this happen to me a number of years ago, when I tied to replace a Goodyear tire that had a bead failure. I bought the set of 4 used about 3 months earlier with >85% of tread life left...but couldn't get a replacement under warranty due to the removal and remount.
Anyway, I know like new tires can sell at the right price, so good luck.
Conti RF tires (and any OEM tires) won't be covered by the manufacturers warranty once they're removed from the original vehicle and reinstalled on another. I had this happen to me a number of years ago, when I tied to replace a Goodyear tire that had a bead failure. I bought the set of 4 used about 3 months earlier with >85% of tread life left...but couldn't get a replacement under warranty due to the removal and remount.
Anyway, I know like new tires can sell at the right price, so good luck.
I think it's really a shame that everyone is undervaluing the worth of those tires. In the long run it isn't helping anyone but the tire manufacturer. Even at the price I offered it would be a good deal for the buyer.
Those tire warranties are so seldom used anyway plus it's not that dismounting and remounting a tire does anything bad to it really (if done by the right professional). On my last wife's car we change winter to summer tires for maybe 8 years without ever not feeling confident.
But anyway thank a lot for your input, this actually helps. I'll probably take the price down a little initially and see where I can take this. I'd hate loosing too much money but no sale is a loss too... I should have look for like new winter tires I guess
I just completed a 1,900k trip from Cairns, to Brisbane. Spent a few nights sleeping in my swag in caravan parks along the way. Car handled beautifully, and hopefully I did not get any speeding tickets. Much different drive than my Land Rover Defender!! When I went to pass multiple cars, it just happened, and found myself exceeding the speed limit by several k's
Suspension is a bit stiff for some of the roads I travelled, but the trade off was cornering ability.
Cheers,
Ken
Suspension is a bit stiff for some of the roads I travelled, but the trade off was cornering ability.
Cheers,
Ken
Over the weekend.... replaced passanger motor mount with TSW, upper mount with new OEM+powerflex bushings, lower mount with BSH, new coil pack, new plug wires, new plugs, DDM CAI and all the usual detailing i do every other week or so. Cost me several hours, a pile of cash and some blood but saved a smaller pile of cash for my exhaust doing it myself .
Now i need to order some paint and redo my antenna delete with factory color for a flawless repair.
Gotta love the feeling not only of saving on labor but of getting dirty and working on my car with my own hands. My car feels like a total different, slightly rattlier, new car.
Now i need to order some paint and redo my antenna delete with factory color for a flawless repair.
Gotta love the feeling not only of saving on labor but of getting dirty and working on my car with my own hands. My car feels like a total different, slightly rattlier, new car.
Even though it's sticking straight down unlike other vehicles where it's on the side of the pan, the GP2 shield protects it once it's put back on. I love it!
Changed all the bulbs in the GP2 to LED's TY Pepboys!
Put CF handles, rear trunk handle and CF lower valence on coupe
Wrenched it.
Installed new pads and rotors last week. I was getting some uneven wear during break-in on left-front outside.
When I installed the pads, I discovered that my trusty, 30 year old USA made Craftsman wrenches were too wide to be used to hold the 13mm locking nut in place when tightening the 15mm caliper pin. I went to buy a cheapo thin wrench, but ended up buying a handsome set of Craftsman Evolv wrenches. Highly polished, thin, semi-lifetime guarantee*... and made in China. $12.00.
After removing the pads (EBC Greenstuff... I know), I found a wad of the break-in compound was lodged in the pad space. Never seen that before.
* not the same as the genuine Craftsman Replacement tool warranty.
Installed new pads and rotors last week. I was getting some uneven wear during break-in on left-front outside.
When I installed the pads, I discovered that my trusty, 30 year old USA made Craftsman wrenches were too wide to be used to hold the 13mm locking nut in place when tightening the 15mm caliper pin. I went to buy a cheapo thin wrench, but ended up buying a handsome set of Craftsman Evolv wrenches. Highly polished, thin, semi-lifetime guarantee*... and made in China. $12.00.
After removing the pads (EBC Greenstuff... I know), I found a wad of the break-in compound was lodged in the pad space. Never seen that before.
* not the same as the genuine Craftsman Replacement tool warranty.
Last edited by pmsummer; 10-29-2013 at 04:34 AM.