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| Member Since | 06/02/2025 |
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| Last Seen | 20/03/2025 |
| Location | Sydney |
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That's not necessarily true. Wife's car 'needed' $2k in urgent suspension repairs according to dealer. That is what you get for trying to…
If the onus were entirely on the truck driver to avoid anything smaller than themselves, it would ultimately just encourage a proportion of…
if you search on 75%, you'll find this is what many tyre suppliers work with (eg.…
>What happens when you corner? That is when the lateral loading comes into play and arguably when grip is most critical. You still have the…
Because I disagree that they're 'worn out'. As I already mentioned above, outer edge wear is of little concern as you dont generate enough…
the shoulders are not principal grooves. the principal grooves are longitudinal and have tread indicators. secondary/lateral grooves do not…
varies by state, but in NSW, https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2017-0451#sch.2-inc-pt.4-div.1-sec.52 (2)…
they're permitted to be 0mm, provided the middle 75% is legal. i suspect that's not what you're asking though....
according to tyre suppliers (supposedly quoting the road rules), the legal minimum tread depth for a tyre is 1.6mm across the central…
disagree. a strip <1 inch along the outer edge with tread depth 1.5mm or less is not inherently unsafe. binning a tyre that has legal tread…
your tread exists to provide grip on wet roads. wear on the outside edge is largely irrelevant as the tyre doesnt generate enough lateral…
Seems ridiculous to be inspecting a car that may be still under warranty, considering some of the long warranties being given out these…
b0son commented on Whirlpool forum is out of control
Gotta agree with others. The moderation is heavy-handed and one-sided at times. I'm on my 'final' warning, after a previous final warning.…
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