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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
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    I hope that help you as Phetkasem rd passes 400 metres from my home.
    Take care on Wednesdays...

    (probably best to keep the cars in the drive on Wednesdays!)

    Betty I'm in Photharam Ratchaburi a long way from Bangkok
    Not to fare from the turn of to Kanchanberi.
    Yes it is a good idea to get good tires. if you have the money to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee View Post
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    Price is OK, but 30,000 kms from the first set in pretty woeful, should have got at least 50,000 out of them. Although if, as you say your Mrs. drives like Fangio, then maybe that's all that could be expected from them.
    I got 84K km on that first set of Michelins.
    Regardless of price Michelin's are the way to go on passenger car and trucks. They last longer and handle better than the rest.

    And Betty if you're worrying about whether a set a tyres for the Honda City is going to dent your budget you probably shouldn't be owning any automobile at all, stick to scooters and salengs for transporting heavier stuff.

    That said I do take care of the BFG 35x12.50x15 mud tyres on my landrover cuz they are about 10k a pop, but they do last a good long time. The current set is 6 years old and about half worn down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Earl
    And Betty if you're worrying about whether a set a tyres for the Honda City is going to dent your budget you probably shouldn't be owning any automobile at al
    Got your official PAD membership card, Mr Earl! Maybe I don't earn enough to have voting rights too...

    &, I didn't say that anyways, just interested in what the normal price for tyres is. I checked with me dad who lives in Spain, and he is paying the same money as I paid (about 10,000 baht), so Thailand isn't cheap for tyres, as many things.
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    ^Agreed tyres aren't cheap here, but tyres for a City are cheap as chips basically and a good set of Michelins will last 90k kms.
    10k baht is what I budget for the occasional weekend at the Nana. 40-50k for a set of tyres on the rover now that stings a little.
    Seriously if 10k for a set of tyres stings your budget your really need to reevaluate your situation. You might not really need a car and you probably could get by with a lesser house to rent. There's nothing wrong with living like Thai people here in Thailand.
    If I had to I could easily ditch the old wore out big bike, my two old wore out cars and two old clapped out trucks and operate with a couple of scooters the saleng and the old Kubota tractor. I own the house I live in, we grow much of our own food. Don't use much electricity fans no A/C.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Earl
    40-50k for a set of tyres now that stings a little.
    That's just stupid - 1000 pounds for tyres... I had a sporty(ish) Passat, big engine, bigger tyres and rims, never paid anything like that for tyres.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Earl
    Serious if 10k for a set of tyres stings your budget your really need to reevaluate your situation.
    I'm tempted to say: fuk off. But, I will be kind, and say: 1) you are making shit up that doesn't exist, try to control your imagination; 2) most folks like to pay a fair price for their products, that's one of the reasons for this board, to help in this area. 10,000 baht is probably a fair price for tyres. Now, regarding your stupid and arrogant comments, the average salary for a lecturer in Thailand is 30,000 baht, so one third of a month's salary for tyres is noticeable. If you're saying that folks on such salaries don't deserve a car or should reevaluate their lives and live on a motorbike, then, with respect, that's a comment that a stupid cnut would make...

    Back in the UK, earning around $100,000 per year, one still doesn't like sundry expenses because we alter our lifestyle/expenses to our salary; extra one-off costs are always unpleasant... If you are living comfortably then good luck to you, but please dont make arrogant condescending remarks to others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Earl
    40-50k for a set of tyres now that stings a little.
    That's just stupid - 1000 pounds for tyres... .
    No argument from me there. That is something which is pure indulgence. I could easily live without an expensive to maintain and tyre Landrover. But when I was making 100k a year I invested luckily/wisely and am not feeling the pinch..yet (it could also always come) also I invested in income generating enterprises here which have (luck be with me) borne fruit.

    But to quibble about price of a set of tyres for a City which should last practically forever is beyond being a tightwad.
    I'm not being condencending to recommend you live within your means which is easily done here if you have the mind to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Earl
    But when I was making 100k a year I invested luckily/wisely and am not feeling the pinch..yet (it could also always come) also I invested in income generating enterprises here which have (luck be with me) borne fruit.
    Good sense there.

    I spunked it all by going on nice holidays, weekend trips, buying expensive stuff I didn't need and generally living carelessly; we live and learn...

    Oh yeah, and the 25,000 baht per month I put in my equitable life pension scheme fuked up and liquidated itself into new homes and cars for the company's executives while the company went bust...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Oh yeah, and the 25,000 baht per month I put in my equitable life pension scheme fuked up and liquidated itself into new homes and cars for the company's executives while the company went bust...
    Can you remould them into tyres for the City?

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    I suspect Betty may be peeved because whatever the expense, it could have been avoided for another 30k miles by a more careful driving style.
    Everyone has the right to bitch about unnecessary expense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thairanat View Post
    Didn't Mister Earl use to be a mod on TV?
    No he wasn't. Too bright and non-PC to be one.

    On Topic:

    As mentioned in a post some ways back, did a cost-comparison for the same tire I bought here at Michelin and what they run in the Land of the Free - 20 bucks more there for the same item. Ebay, Amazon etc.
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    If she likes drifting, i found this on a forum about this fun sport

    In this order this is what I run here in japan

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    RE o1's I know they are discontinued for the most part...

    if you get a pair don't expect to much from them on the rear. They exploded on me within 20 min of drifting from the center out.

    on an upside.. I had pretty much zero under-steering up front.
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    Need to replace my tyres. What was the consensus?

    It's a BT-50 (older model) 4 years olds. It has the original stock Michelens. What's the best tyres for this car, lots of highway driving on shitty mountain roads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malcom View Post
    ^^ No idea. Didn't know that tires came with manufacture dates molded into them tbh.
    Each tire also has a serial number!

    I would say that for a average car 2500 or less per tire is usual. We pay 1900 for our truck tires but as they are trucks and I don't drive them...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 9999
    What was the consensus?
    For a small/mid sized car you can get a set of decent tyres for 10,000 baht.

    For a bigger car/truck, you're probably looking closer to 20,000 baht. People may want to pay more and get big rims, low profile, etc...

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    ^Michelin Pilot Sort 3. Great tire but I have to say that. But seriously, they are way better than the Pirelli and Yoko I have had and last longer too.

    Here's a plug!
    farangmoto.com - FarangMoto - Topic: Michelin Sport Pilot 3 and thanks to Michelin Thailand & Tyre Plus (1/1)
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    Looks like about 7500 bt per tyre for standard ones

    http://www.michelin.co.th/then/Produ...TITUDE%20CROSS

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    I have recently had to replace the crap michelins on my pajero, not worn out about 50% left, but the tyres are falling apart as the carcass has fallen apart, got prices new michelins 8200 each new bridgestones 5000 each, so lets give the bridgestones a go.

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    My old michelens still have tread but they screech on light corners, lock up easy are about to fall apart. And its about to start pissing down rain.

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    ^ At least they'll be clean.

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    Are the bridgestone any good? there's a bridgestone shop around the corner.

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    So far so good and are not as hard as the michelin crap and do not squeel all the time on u turns

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    Watch a show on tires the other day that tested low mid and high priced tires and the low cost tires out performed all other tires in normal street driving and tests. Let's see if I can find it on YouTube

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    Quote Originally Posted by 9999 View Post
    Are the bridgestone any good? there's a bridgestone shop around the corner.
    Probably find they are all made at the same place with the same rubber and just change the mould

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    Has anyone used firestones? The main tire shop said they can't get bridgestones in, normally 5300 each. They have michelen (5500) and firestone (4200) in stock. The run down bridgestone dealer down the road has them in stock for 5100 which is 200bt cheaper but they are shifty chinese fukers and dont have air con waiting room.

    So 4200 bt for the firestones seems cheap. It's probably that or sweat it out with the dodgy chinks. The woman on the phone at the big shop was helpful. She said come down and take a look at the firestones, they're strong and beautiful and exactly the same as bridgestone with a different stamp. If I dont like them just get the michelen.

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    ended up going with bridgestone, found another shop that had them. They also had the cheap firestones but dont want to take a risk on tires and they did look a bit dodge. 21K bt for a set of 4.

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