Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Think so, has a rear plate. Mega presence though with the mile long bonnet and wide arches.

Couldn't grab a pick, but there was a ratty black etype in the supermarket car park this morning.

Such an elegant car even in a shabby condition.

Yes road legal and interesting build mentioned before.

Find out what you can actually do such as miles, what happens if it goes wrong. Both breakdown and major failure.

Driving abroad- you are meant to take a bulb kit, which I have for the 996, but it seems a bit of a nonsense for the V Class as the light units are LED. Should I still take a kit in case the gendarmerie want to see it?

I just take a generic bulb kit and then figured I could play dumb that the shop told me it was the right one.

I don’t think they actually care though.

Yes. They want to see it
My Aston had sealed LEDs at the back (supposed to send them back to the factory if they blow) and xenon at the front (back to the dealer)
Still came with a pointless Aston bulb kit!

I had a flat last night so need to get it changed. Rear passenger side of a fwd. The other 3 are pirelli cinturato p7 about halfway through there life I think. Shall I just get another cinturato p7 fitted and move on or do I need to be doing more?

Idly browsing s/h cars & spotted my old S60 listed at double the price I sold it on for 2 years ago, with 25k more miles...

immediately stops looking at s/h cars...

I have been quite smug that when the pandemic came I quickly made the decision to sell our 2nd car as we wouldn't need it. Now I realise that we should have sat on it as a retirement fund.

flat too close to sidewall to be fixed I take it? Should be fine fitting another new one but if the difference between new and old tread is significant you'd probably want to get a pair of new ones. Better tyres go on at the back apparently, even on a fwd car.

Can upset the antilock brakes on some vehicles.

Can i be repaired? Or just use slime and inflate. Slime washes out with water and does ruin a tyre like those sticky spray can sealants.

Tear in the sidewall unfort. Need to check the tread.

Better tyres as in quality or life left go at the back?

Tear in the sidewall unfort.

Gutted. I had that happen on a previous car, Toyo Proxes with less than 500 miles. Silver lining that straight swapping another new one was absolutely fine.

Better tyres as in quality or life left go at the back?

Life left. Newer tyres with more tread at the back.

https://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/car/tyre-guide/tyre-knowledge/good-tyres-on-front-or-rear

If you replace old tyres with new tyres and this does not apply to the whole set, there comes the question: Do you fit the new tyres at the front or back? Regardless of the drive type, we recommend not fitting the better tyres at the front, but always fitting them at the back. The reason is simple: The rear axle ensures the tracking stability of a vehicle.

https://kumhotyre.co.uk/kumho-news/should-you-fit-new-tyres-to-the-front-or-rear/

CONCLUSION
To give the best possibilities of a vehicle handling safely when fitting new tyres to a vehicle in pairs, it is advisable to fit the new tyres to the rear axle.

Thanks, question is 1 or both of the back then. I'll check what's left on the good one.

It could have lasted another 20 years too - euro3 2.4 D5 SE with low miles / fsh / every extra

Should have stuck a roof rack on it, sucked up the £340 tax & drove it to the moon

It's a ballache but do both.

Thanks all, gonna have a diff in tried of about 3.5-4mm so will do both and keep the good one.

What size is it?

The Superb came on 3 budgets and 1 Pirelli C7 which I'm about to change to 4 Michelin PS4. If the Pirelli is in your size and a similar tread depth you can have it as a freebie?

Chuck the part worn on your spare wheel if you have a full size spare perhaps?

Oh what size the jag could do with matching tyres ;)

Anyone else have that paranoia after working on a car?

Worked on the X, replacing the brake fluid and cleaning and lubing the pad holders with the proper brake grease. Even cleaned out the caliper slider pins and re greased them with the proper grease as the sliders were sticky and causing brakes to be sticky. Now I have paranoia that the calipers are sticking so I check the wheel bolts to make sure that each axel is at the same temp.

Did the clutch fluid, and now I am paraniod that there is air still trapped and there is too much play in the clutch pedal till the master is activated. But the gear change is better than it was... now Im trying to work out how to be sure...so length of tube so the fluid can find it's own level and get the air out. Have already tried the keeping the pedal pressed for a day or two.

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Gonna keep it in the garage just incase.

And thanks, it's got about 5.5 m left.