5.01.2007
Re-Tiring Newt
For those of you who visit here often, you probably know that I have a Honda Civic that I've named Newt and that Newt has had some problems this year. First she went Crunch! And needed a new radiator and hood. Then she stopped in the middle of traffic because she needed a new axle for her constant velocity joint. Well, THEN she started having a slow leak in one of her rear tires. A slow leak that soon became a fast leak. I took it in to get patched and they said that it's way past time that I put new tires on my car. *sigh*I used to have some lovely Pirelli tires on my old Civic. That was when I was dating a car aficionado and he told me which tires to buy. But I don't think I can afford Pirelli's at the moment and since I don't have a handy car guy for a boyfriend anymore, I've decided to use this discount tires website for guidance. It has some very handy information about which tires are good for what purpose. Hopefully I can find something that will make Newt happy without breaking the bank.
Labels: newt, odds and ends
Comments:
Just goto any tire shop and get a cheap set of the size that you need. It should be printed on the side of the tires you have now, 225-50r14 or something along those lines. You don't need pirellis on a civic unless your doing some high speed handling. Tires should be cheap, and don't forget to get them rotated at least once a year. That will extend the life of them.
Hope this helps Cara,
Rich
Hope this helps Cara,
Rich
# posted by 
: 5/03/2007 10:45 PM
: 5/03/2007 10:45 PM
I was doing some small car rallies with my old Civic, which is probably why he'd recommended the Pirelli's back then. But I'm certainly not doing anything like that these days, so thanks for your advice.
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