What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

[ned]

I'm running gt radials on the front there's good in dry and wet but crap on the snow and ice. Bloody ford, bloody eec. N

[Altransit]

I normally have cheap budgets

No wonder you think FWD are all cr*p


If you want to make best use of the superior handling of a FWD Transit, then you need to buy quality tyres, and not 'el cheapo' ditchfinders

[ned]

You would think Mr Loot would know better After all he nursed a dead custom back to life then try's to kill it with ditchfinders N

[bigjohnthomas]

Arsewashing and dumping the water in the street is making g some good black ice patches in the road today
Can't hang around for granny to slip on it and break her hip though
The next arse beckons

The dragon just told me that the next arsewash for the Cocker is going to be 42 turnips you're wshing in the wrong county BJ

42 turnips for a cocker
Is she a bit frisky ? It might be the pain in the arse premium

[mike10]

Happy I'd thought to put the key under the van, not in the glove box!

Mine is on my key ring..... I never even thought about putting it elsewhere.

For a key I've needed once in a year and a half? I didn't want to carry it around. Seems only idiots like me need to be reminded they may someday need it.

Indeed, although whilst I've only had to use the Hykee key once in the last year to open the door when the van wouldn't open with the central locking I have used it many times to open paint tins etc.

[bigjohnthomas]

Arsewashing and dumping the water in the street is making g some good black ice patches in the road today
Can't hang around for granny to slip on it and break her hip though
The next arse beckons

Are you allowed to call it that Is it not invisible ice Bloody brexit. N

Yes its because of brexit Ned
ts truly horrid just look at what's going to happen to the tripe industry after it

[ned]

Arsewashing and dumping the water in the street is making g some good black ice patches in the road today
Can't hang around for granny to slip on it and break her hip though
The next arse beckons

Are you allowed to call it that Is it not invisible ice Bloody brexit. N

Yes its because of brexit Ned
ts truly horrid just look at what's going to happen to the tripe industry after it

That's just terrible, even more look what its done to your coal N

[loot]

I normally have cheap budgets

No wonder you think FWD are all cr*p


If you want to make best use of the superior handling of a FWD Transit, then you need to buy quality tyres, and not 'el cheapo' ditchfinders

Ou contrere my fellow.

My snowflake had pick n mix 16" tyres on that i kept from the mk6 red 350 and were over 10 years old like moon buggy tyres tho then i got the 18" alloys with 300 pound for 4 accelera iota budget tyres, Also very good.

Now red has the michelins on and has that slight wandering at speed thing going on although don't laugh but it seems less when i let go of the steering wheel (I'm sure I'll get to the bottom of it at some point ) I'm sure i don't have any neurological problems either

My actual grievance visavis fwd and rwd is that the driven wheels at the back give less feedback to the steering wheel and when you floor it like you stole it, the front wheels don't spin they just point where you want them to whereas the fwd ones have a tantrum like a kid on the floor hanging their arms up and down and the van veers.

So that's my issue there.

Bloody fwd.

Discussion 2 is which type actually have more grip.

[Brains_transit]

Loot I call it torque steer my tyres are good makes but I can adjust my accelerating to suit conditions so the wheels don't lose traction

[adam75pl]

As for winter tyres, currently I’m on Falken Eurowinter, second season now.
Bit cheaper than Michelin but I find them better in icy conditions.

[Digrizrat]

For winter tyres, I'm on Nokian weatherproof C (the C is for commercial load rated) all season tyre. Done about 20k miles on them, including Norway last Christmas and I'm in Sweden right now.

They're steady enough at 100Mph on the autobahn, though I don't do that frequently, tracking is effortless and straight at 80Mph.

Wear from 10mm to between 8 and 6 mm (the 8mm indicator is gone but the 6mm one is still visible) which I think is pretty good for a winter focused tyre left on in the summer.

Stops fine in the dry (they all do) fantastic in the wet and on ice.

I'll be buying them again

on a 280 125ps btw, with 15 inch steel

[Brains_transit]

After seeing vans with the sliding door being bent out from the top I had the idea to slide in reinforcement box section inside the panel so no amount of forcing would make it bend. It's just an idea as no one would touch my van or if they go near it my neighbour warns them to leave

[ned]

After seeing vans with the sliding door being bent out from the top I had the idea to slide in reinforcement box section inside the panel so no amount of forcing would make it bend. It's just an idea as no one would touch my van or if they go near it my neighbour warns them to leave

Just stick TDCI on the front n back Works for me N

[Beaker]

For winter tyres, I'm on Nokian weatherproof C (the C is for commercial load rated) all season tyre. Done about 20k miles on them, including Norway last Christmas and I'm in Sweden right now.

They're steady enough at 100Mph on the autobahn, though I don't do that frequently, tracking is effortless and straight at 80Mph.

Wear from 10mm to between 8 and 6 mm (the 8mm indicator is gone but the 6mm one is still visible) which I think is pretty good for a winter focused tyre left on in the summer.

Stops fine in the dry (they all do) fantastic in the wet and on ice.

I'll be buying them again

on a 280 125ps btw, with 15 inch steel

Got them on mine too - mainly on your reccomendation. Can't fault them so far and on the snow and ice these last few days they have been awesome. Only £67 each from Mytyres, so a bit of a bargain as well.

[Squirell2212]

After seeing vans with the sliding door being bent out from the top I had the idea to slide in reinforcement box section inside the panel so no amount of forcing would make it bend. It's just an idea as no one would touch my van or if they go near it my neighbour warns them to leave

Just stick TDCI on the front n back Works for me N

There's a tdci in the breakers near me , injectors are gone but the badges are there


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