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gt20v Regular Registered: July 2002	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions... Fri, 13 December 2002 15:08 personally I would not save a cent on brakes, suspension and tyres.. I never bought retreads, but had retreads on one of my car becoz it came with it, I wouldn't suggest driving over 70 with them, they are rated at 140km/h, but I bet they'll go over that 140km/h easily, (but they have to rate it at 140km/h to protect themselve from getting sued in case of accident) in theory 70km/h produces 4 times less heat than the rated 140km/h so it should be very safe, I've heard some bad accidents with retreads, but it doesn't mean the same accident wouldn't have occurred with new or second hand tyres.. the grip of the tyres would depend on the rubber, but you can do a simple test, find a quiet road, and drive to 60km/h or 70km/h, and step on the brakes hard, I bet on most stock cars, the wheels won't lock up too bad, if it didn't lock up, then it's good news, but basically, experiment to see how many metres it takes to get to a complete stop, that should give you a rough estimate on how you should use your tyres.. overall, nothing beats the value of retreads, and there's nothing to say that more accident occurs with retreads, it all goes back to common sense, smooth braking and cornering, no "showing off" while driving, the best driver is the one that can drive "SAFELY", not the one who can step on the gas tailgating and screeching tyres.. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	blackRA28	Mon, 25 November 2002 12:54
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Cressida Supra	Mon, 25 November 2002 13:53
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Nark	Mon, 25 November 2002 23:34
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	gold28	Mon, 25 November 2002 23:40
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Helmann	Tue, 26 November 2002 00:30
	NO NO, to re treads	juzzo84	Tue, 26 November 2002 00:54
	Re: NO NO, to re treads	gianttomato	Tue, 26 November 2002 00:56
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	gold28	Tue, 26 November 2002 01:15
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	gianttomato	Tue, 26 November 2002 04:59
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	SPEEDCORE	Tue, 26 November 2002 01:32
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Norbie	Tue, 26 November 2002 03:31
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	ae86trueno	Tue, 26 November 2002 03:36
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Remedy	Tue, 26 November 2002 04:05
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	gold28	Tue, 26 November 2002 04:50
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	SPEEDCORE	Tue, 26 November 2002 04:33
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Nark	Tue, 26 November 2002 05:18
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	manipulate	Tue, 26 November 2002 05:12
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	toyrota	Tue, 26 November 2002 09:21
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	mrsmart	Tue, 26 November 2002 09:34
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Twinky	Tue, 26 November 2002 13:10
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	RA28	Wed, 27 November 2002 01:59
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	SmellyTofu	Thu, 28 November 2002 06:49
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	viagra_cressida	Fri, 29 November 2002 07:52
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Esteban	Sun, 08 December 2002 09:35
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	gt20v	Fri, 13 December 2002 15:08
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	fOOZ86	Sat, 14 December 2002 03:04
	Re: Retreads--Are they good value? opinions...	Richard84	Sat, 14 December 2002 04:04

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