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blackRA28
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Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Mon, 25 November 2002 12:54

My celica has had the same set of retreaded 205's for the last year. They are the original tread that i bought the car with and at the time(jan'02) i thought the 2-3mm left in them before the wearers, would disappear in a matter of weeks.. But since i am a cheap bastard i dont want to put good tires on 13" rims when i want bigger rims and the tires for them will cost even more..So i continued to drive probably 5-6 days a week on them and they still have the same amount of tread now and its been nearly 12months! what the?? wat are these retreads made of cos its like rock! i only wrote this post because i noticed today the fronts are getting a little bald now but my rears are still prime! double what the?? its like when i get wheelspin its putting tread back on the back tires, not removing it!! haha. And also it says around the edge that there "max speed 135 kph". Hmmm. somehow i dont believe this fully as i know my speedo has gone over this speed before (only coming down the freeway) a few times. What is this speed rating meant to tell us? that the tread will peel off after this speed? uhoh. Also why cant V8's get retreads and V6's can? Just wana know what everyones opinion is of the common retread. I know im stingy but 500 for decent tires is a lot for me as im 17 and nowhere will hire me because of my injury. But i guess its getting silly and i should at least get some freshies for the fronts understeer sucks and i dont wana crash. Peace holla ______________ BlackRA28 [Report message to a moderator]

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