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What did you and your MKV do today?
Dogg1210:
Gave car a little wash today
Dogg1210:
Dogg1210:
pudding:
Another 30K miles done, another set of tyres.
Off with the Eagle F1 SuperSports and on with Continental Premium Contact 6.
I know this will shock and horrify the forum, but I used Kwik-Fit :grin:
Well.....they were the cheapest by far, and only 1 mile from my house, so I swung by this morning on the way into work. To the amazement of the nation, not only did they jack the car up in the correct place, they didn't airgun the wheel bolts back on, they didn't screw up the wheel balancing, and they didn't try and up sell me an MOT or some wiper blades. Amazing! What has happened to them?!!! :surprised:
It's early days yet but after only 80 miles, I'm already preferring the Contis over the F1s. Quieter, just as grippy and much more comfortable. The only difference that's immediately obvious is the stiffness of the sidewalls in the corners....but that is why the F1s are so harsh. I would put the Prem 6 somewhere between the PS4 and Assymetric.
All these premium tyres are so close in terms of grip now, I would just go with what ever's cheaper rather focussing on one brand/model.
akbarirfan:
New front pads fitted, Brembo one's, feel very nice.
Removed most of the rear bumper, couldn't undo the passenger quarter to bumper screw, fully rounded. I was able to pull the bumper back enough to expose the drivers side vent which is letting water in. Removed the bumper bracket, cleaned the area and then siliconed the surround. I really hope that's sorted it.
Another job whilst doing the brakes was the passenger side drop link, still a work in progress, hoping to complete this tomorrow now that I've borrowed an angle grinder. I managed to get both nuts lose after an hour of trying, however the lower one started spinning and my bit to hold it in place snapped inside the socket!!! I think this job would be easier on a manual as you could probably get and impact wrench in there. The DSG box blocks the access.
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