And friendlier too I'll wagerRichardW wrote:This forum is so much more user friendly!!

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And friendlier too I'll wagerRichardW wrote:This forum is so much more user friendly!!
The same way that 205/60/R15 is much more expensive than 205/55/R15 - supply and demand!RichardW wrote:The 307 is on 205 rather than 215 width tyres, but otherwise the same (55 / R16 / V) - they're nearly £50 cheaper each! How does that work??
I can just see the design room conversation.RichardW wrote:New tyres on, MOT obtained. Still marginal on the handbrake! Perhaps it needs a new motor / primary cable. Or maybe not since they are >£700....
Many a true word spoken in jest Simon and I believe you are 100% correct in what you sayMandrake wrote:I can just see the design room conversation.RichardW wrote:New tyres on, MOT obtained. Still marginal on the handbrake! Perhaps it needs a new motor / primary cable. Or maybe not since they are >£700....
"Hey, why don't we replace that cheap old fashioned handbrake lever that costs £30 to make with a nice new electric motor and controller that we can charge £700 for so that the owner can just press a button instead of pulling on an old fashioned lever".
"Lets do it!" Not everything new is better...![]()
Better than Friday the 13th Richard!RichardW wrote:got to do the 307 next weekend before it goes for MOT. On Mon 13th
It's more or less the same here Richard so I don't blame you! I'm just back from a parkrun... Now warming up!!!RichardW wrote:Got to get the new front brakes on the 307, but as it is currently snowing on and off and hovering just above freezing, I'm not that inclined to do it!!
I do love the application of a bit of good old-fashioned pragmatism in such situations as you illustrate aboveZelandeth wrote:I'm reminded of the MOT handbrake test my old local had for my father's 93 Fiat Panda 1000. They used to take it out, park it on the (nasty!) hill out back of the workshop, and if it held, it passed.