I want the best frigging handling all season tires there are. Let's put it this way, if I showed you a picture of the edges/sides of my current front tires, you'd know what kind of driving I did...also high speed stability is important. Wet handling is important too, though I'm not so stupid as to do high speeds in wet, but still I don't want it to be ice skates when it rains.
Snow is not a huge issue, I just want to be able to get around in 2-3 inches if I need to, plus I don't want them to get hard in the cold weather.
I want the best frigging handling all season tires there are. Let's put it this way, if I showed you a picture of the edges/sides of my current front tires, you'd know what kind of driving I did...also high speed stability is important. Wet handling is important too, though I'm not so stupid as to do high speeds in wet, but still I don't want it to be ice skates when it rains.
Snow is not a huge issue, I just want to be able to get around in 2-3 inches if I need to, plus I don't want them to get hard in the cold weather.
The Michelins are good but they might be too good for you. They are ridiculously expensive, no?
They've got a wear rating of 400. From past experience that means they'll last me 3-4 years. Over that amount of time, the difference in prices of tires is not something I consider. Besides, better handling tires also stop better, and the differences are often startlingly large. The tires are the only thing on the road, so IMHO there's no such thing as too good a tire. I was just wondering how they stack up against the Bridgeston RE960AS and Dunlop SP Sport 5000, money aside.
Oh. Can you get the paint stripe off? That will make it less obvious.
Yep I already de-pinstriped mine. I used a heat gun to warm up the glue then peeled them off. Then I used WD-40 on the remainder of the glue and wiped it off. Looks much cleaner
Wow I was just looking through old pics of my car and it looks so much better now, and all I've really done is detail it!
nice job getting the pinstripes off and detailing the car.
i took mine to the wash Sunday and had it waxed. boy, it looked great
until about 30 minutes ago when it started raining
Speaking of waxing... one of my dad's xmas presents to mom was to take her car to work with him and have it properly waxed (dad works at Bentley Boston). I was astounded at the quality of the work. Un-freakin-believable work, put a new meaning to showroom finish. 'Spike, this guy would have made you proud. I don't know what he charged my dad, but he normally charges $80. For that amount, for that quality of work, screw doing it myself, I know where my GTI is going in the spring.
Un-freakin-believable work, put a new meaning to showroom finish. 'Spike, this guy would have made you proud. I don't know what he charged my dad, but he normally charges $80. For that amount, for that quality of work, screw doing it myself, I know where my GTI is going in the spring.
I paid $40. They hand wash the cars, use the standard big blower to get most
of the water off the car and then use an air hose to get ALL of the water
out of the cracks and crevices. This is before they get to the waxing part.
Then off to the covered stall for a hand wax.
Oh, and they open the hood and trunk to get the water out of the body work
too. Damn, they did such a nice job! My buddy with the Mercedes found them
when the dealer gave him a couple of coupons for a free car wash at the
place they wash their cars.
They did a great job. It cost just a tad bit more than where I used to go
but the service was excellent, the car was spotless and it looks great!
Oh, and what sold me was the lack of water spots from the mirror when
I'd gotten home (I hate when that happens).
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Giving your car to others to wash? Ugh. Don't you enjoy doing it yourself? I don't care if Bruno Sacco offered to do my cars for free, I'd still do it myself.
Having said that, using air to dry a car is a no no. There is junk in the air, and if by chance a piece of grit should nail your paintwork at high speed...well you won't notice. But if this would happen over and over and over again you would see the effects. I bet they don't even have cotton swabs (is there a snob smiley?)
And Doc, if you want to know if they are making it look good right now or good for the future, ask them their thoughts on clay bars and ask them what they use to clean the wheels. I'm not saying it's the case with this place, but a lot of places will make your car look great right now, but it won't look so great years down the line.
He's been detailing Bentleys and Ferraris for a number of years... I'm guessing he has to be good. But no, I didn't ask for details.
$40 is a steal, damn Ian! This price did include interior too - not that mom's car needed it. When it comes to interior cleanliness, she's worse than Spike. So bad she uses 2 layers of floormats. Drives me crazy, I catch the clutch on the second one all the time!
Oh yeah...its right up there with bobbing for scorpions in a bucket.
To me, it's just part of being a car guy. There are two things I look forward to most about coming home for vacations: washing/waxing the car and doing maintenance work in a garage rather than in a parking lot.
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I want the best frigging handling all season tires there are. Let's put it this way, if I showed you a picture of the edges/sides of my current front tires, you'd know what kind of driving I did...also high speed stability is important. Wet handling is important too, though I'm not so stupid as to do high speeds in wet, but still I don't want it to be ice skates when it rains.
Snow is not a huge issue, I just want to be able to get around in 2-3 inches if I need to, plus I don't want them to get hard in the cold weather.
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Meh. I mean...as long as they last more than a year. I mean, all All Seasons last pretty long anyways.
245/50-16 makes it a kinda limiting choice btw.
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
They've got a wear rating of 400. From past experience that means they'll last me 3-4 years. Over that amount of time, the difference in prices of tires is not something I consider. Besides, better handling tires also stop better, and the differences are often startlingly large. The tires are the only thing on the road, so IMHO there's no such thing as too good a tire. I was just wondering how they stack up against the Bridgeston RE960AS and Dunlop SP Sport 5000, money aside.
Zach and Oliver and their two BMWs. This is 5-shot vertical pano, shot with 50mm lens and my 5D.
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Nice pano's Andy!
Dude! It's a car
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Um, duh, that was my point exactly. It's a car!
Yes!
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When are you going to be done installing them?
Oh. Can you get the paint stripe off? That will make it less obvious.
Wow I was just looking through old pics of my car and it looks so much better now, and all I've really done is detail it!
before
after (shot last weekend)
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i took mine to the wash Sunday and had it waxed. boy, it looked great
until about 30 minutes ago when it started raining
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I paid $40. They hand wash the cars, use the standard big blower to get most
of the water off the car and then use an air hose to get ALL of the water
out of the cracks and crevices. This is before they get to the waxing part.
Then off to the covered stall for a hand wax.
Oh, and they open the hood and trunk to get the water out of the body work
too. Damn, they did such a nice job! My buddy with the Mercedes found them
when the dealer gave him a couple of coupons for a free car wash at the
place they wash their cars.
They did a great job. It cost just a tad bit more than where I used to go
but the service was excellent, the car was spotless and it looks great!
Oh, and what sold me was the lack of water spots from the mirror when
I'd gotten home (I hate when that happens).
Having said that, using air to dry a car is a no no. There is junk in the air, and if by chance a piece of grit should nail your paintwork at high speed...well you won't notice. But if this would happen over and over and over again you would see the effects. I bet they don't even have cotton swabs (is there a snob smiley?)
And Doc, if you want to know if they are making it look good right now or good for the future, ask them their thoughts on clay bars and ask them what they use to clean the wheels. I'm not saying it's the case with this place, but a lot of places will make your car look great right now, but it won't look so great years down the line.
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$40 is a steal, damn Ian! This price did include interior too - not that mom's car needed it. When it comes to interior cleanliness, she's worse than Spike. So bad she uses 2 layers of floormats. Drives me crazy, I catch the clutch on the second one all the time!
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To me, it's just part of being a car guy. There are two things I look forward to most about coming home for vacations: washing/waxing the car and doing maintenance work in a garage rather than in a parking lot.