The cars and bikes thread!

[Seriously]

But who wants to deal with the hassle of a second set of wheels, a second set of tires, deciding when to take your car to have the new wheels mounted and balanced, et al? And tires decay while they're sitting, so while you have one set on, the second set is still losing useful life when you're not using it.

There's not much hassle.
You fit them yourself.
Once balanced they'll be good for a good while until you start to lose a fair bit of tread. (just like any other tyre/wheel)
As for losing 'useful life' , they're just being used ~50% of the time (depending on your weather) , so the useful life is being split between the two sets. (50% wear on each set per year equates to 100% wear on one set per year - ish)
You could get all seasons , but they're not as good as full winter ….. There's compromises to be had because the weather is fickle and not on/off for each season, so there's inevitable wear on the snow set in the transition either end of the season, and the poor performance of the summer set as you transition into the winter season.

But as said depends on your weather, whether they're worth it ...

[Raza]

First skyline you've seen? Go to Auckland mate there are literally hundreds of them.

Second, but the first one I could photograph. And I think that's a pretty damn good picture, if I do say so myself.

[geoffbot]

Put a deposit on this for collection Saturday. I haven't seen it yet. Let's hope it's in good nick... If not I'll walk away, but I'm too excited to not share.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...?atmobcid=soc3

[Seriously]

Put a deposit on this for collection Saturday. I haven't seen it yet. Let's hope it's in good nick... If not I'll walk away, but I'm too excited to not share.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...?atmobcid=soc3

BMW professional radio/CD/MP3

I want to see what you get with the amateur version first …..

[mlcor]

Put a deposit on this for collection Saturday. I haven't seen it yet. Let's hope it's in good nick... If not I'll walk away, but I'm too excited to not share.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...?atmobcid=soc3

Looks pretty sweet, except I hate to break it to you, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

[Raza]

Put a deposit on this for collection Saturday. I haven't seen it yet. Let's hope it's in good nick... If not I'll walk away, but I'm too excited to not share.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...?atmobcid=soc3

Good luck, mate. Other than not having a sunroof, it looks like a good choice.

[geoffbot]

Thanks. It doesn't have xenons or heated seats either, but it's only a tad more than a 320 (loaded) and a lot faster. I actually got a grand off - end of the month deal yesterday hence deposit without seeing it - very good price.

[tribe125]

Talked the wife round, then.

[geoffbot]

Talked the wife round, then.

Just about. If she forces me to sell the bike I will as it's a pure luxury.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Just about. If she forces me to sell the bike I will as it's a pure luxury.

Congrats on the new ride.

If you must sell the bike be sure to slip a new watch in to the budget 😀



-- Wayne