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Spongebob
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Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 12:07 am |
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We had a customer with a newish mini who decided to drive on the runflat until the wheel cracked. Is it a coincidence that the cars with runflats on are the ones whos drivers would probably run the damn things flat even if they weren't fitted? The tyre pressure monitoring system is usually the first part of the system to go faulty anyway, my laguna had a penchant for "losing" wheels in hot weather or when driving down the motorway.
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big..E.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 09:50 pm |
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| Not an MOT issue mate,put it down to "experience gained"..New experience for me too (i never thought i'd teach a Volvo Tech something).....lol.Look forward to more piccys ....
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paul c
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 09:37 pm |
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big..E. wrote: Look out for runflats and "advise presenters"these are potentially lethal when fitted wrongly,I would think in this case it would have been a "part worn" new runflats cost a few pennies more than "standard tyres" by the way what car was it??? hard to be certain from piccy...... big..E.
Volvo S80, just bought from A. Daley Motors no doubt. Not known if had current MOT??
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big..E.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 09:30 pm |
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| Look out for runflats and "advise presenters"these are potentially lethal when fitted wrongly,I would think in this case it would have been a "part worn" new runflats cost a few pennies more than "standard tyres" by the way what car was it??? hard to be certain from piccy...... big..E.
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paul c
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 09:23 pm |
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big..E. wrote: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System,it lets you know when a "runflat tyre" loses pressure..looking at the photo I presume the tyre was flat...in which case then a warning should flash on the dashboard to let the driver know.Did the vehicle have a TPMS ?? If not then a runflat tyre should not have been fitted,these tyres should only be fitted where a system supports it otherwise the consequences can be fatal Re:your photo...
Gotcha re: TPMS, no not fitted hence, as you say complete horror story.
Yes you could say it was flat as you could nearly get you whole hand inside the tyre.
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big..E.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 08:53 pm |
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| Tyre Pressure Monitoring System,it lets you know when a "runflat tyre" loses pressure..looking at the photo I presume the tyre was flat...in which case then a warning should flash on the dashboard to let the driver know.Did the vehicle have a TPMS ?? If not then a runflat tyre should not have been fitted,these tyres should only be fitted where a system supports it otherwise the consequences can be fatal Re:your photo... Last edited on Fri Mar 21st, 2008 09:16 pm by big..E.
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paul c
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 08:48 pm |
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big..E. wrote: Surely the TPMS should have shown a problem...
TPMS! eh?
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big..E.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 08:43 pm |
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| Surely the TPMS should have shown a problem...
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paul c
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Posted: Fri Mar 21st, 2008 08:27 pm |
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Guy bought this car two weeks previously when he brought it to us for a service with the complaint that there was vibration at 60 + mph.
The tyre was of the 'run flat' variety.
SCAREY.
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