Bloody Conti's

[hkogti]

I have use both on my car/s.

Good year is good when new, but worn quicker then the conti.

In wet, the conti give you safer feeling (more stable). But in dry, the grip and feeling of the GSD3 is superior then conti.

My last conti 225/40R17 lasted 50000km, and good year only lasted 28000km.

I tracked both tyres, conti give me better lap time (1s only, maybe just have a bad day...), but GSD3 is more progessive and fun. It seems there are not enought safety margin on the conti, when it let go, it let go. But with the GSD3 you can feel the limit is coming.

Just my personal feeling, not technical. so i might be wrong...

By the way, i got both of them pretty much the same price, the conti is only 20-40 bucks more per corner.

[G-rig]

This thread wont achieve much anyway, but it's a good way for the OP to let off some steam.

[philthy]

Well I'm ordering these next time:



Just need to make a few adjustments to the guards with a jigsaw.

[noone]

Well, guess its time I joined the Anti-Conti movement.

Took out front left tyre on a pothole doing 50kms, i love Sydney roads.

Is it worth trying to get the tyre fixed? Is this expensive?

[Maverick]

Well, guess its time I joined the Anti-Conti movement.

Took out front left tyre on a pothole doing 50kms, i love Sydney roads.

Is it worth trying to get the tyre fixed? Is this expensive?

Depends on the damage. You need to see a tyre shop for their opinion.

Put a claim for the new tyre through the responsible party for the road. Take photos of the pothole and the tyre damage and make them pay for it. They have a duty of care to maintain the roads in a safe condition and they fail miserably, potholes don't just happen, the occur because of poor road construction and lack of maintenance.

And check your tyre pressures, many people suffer tyre damage because their tyres are under inflated which is very dangerous.

[brad]

Well, guess its time I joined the Anti-Conti movement.

Took out front left tyre on a pothole doing 50kms, i love Sydney roads.

Is it worth trying to get the tyre fixed? Is this expensive?

If the sidewall is damaged then you are buggered.

You can fix problems in the tread area ($15-$20 a go) but sidewalls are 99.9% unrepairable.

[Blitzen]

Depends on the damage. You need to see a tyre shop for their opinion.

Put a claim for the new tyre through the responsible party for the road. Take photos of the pothole and the tyre damage and make them pay for it. They have a duty of care to maintain the roads in a safe condition and they fail miserably, potholes don't just happen, the occur because of poor road construction and lack of maintenance.

And check your tyre pressures, many people suffer tyre damage because their tyres are under inflated which is very dangerous.

Tried this earlier this year when I destroyed a tyre up in Townsville...I got nothing out of it...Even after Providing heaps of photos of the approach to the roundabout(it was hidden from view at the exit of a roundabout), the size of the pot hole, and the damage to the tyre,and my approximat speed(25km/h in the wet on semi slicks) they denied the claim saying that it was the reponsibility of the driver to watch the road...So I was down over $300. And this was in a brand new housing estate on a well used road, and during the wet season...I mean, its not like the wet season is an un natural occurance in Far North Queensland!! Yes, I appealed, but it was denied again.
At one point, I saw 4 cars parked beside the road with flat tyres caused by the same pot hole, and it took a week to get fixed!!

[brad]

At one point, I saw 4 cars parked beside the road with flat tyres caused by the same pot hole, and it took a week to get fixed!!

My understanding is that the pothole has to be reported to the relevant authorities first & only after it has been reported (and not fixed within a reasonable time frame) will a claim be considered.

It's something to do with "we can't fix what we don't know about, and we can't patrol the hundreds of kilometres of roads that we own on a daily basis."

[Maverick]

My understanding is that the pothole has to be reported to the relevant authorities first & only after it has been reported (and not fixed within a reasonable time frame) will a claim be considered.

It's something to do with "we can't fix what we don't know about, and we can't patrol the hundreds of kilometres of roads that we own on a daily basis."

Not quite true, that is what they will claim however pot holes don't just appear overnight and there are signs that they will occur in an area well before the hole opens up. Often it's an area where there has been a previous repair and that repair was done incorrectly.

They also have a responsibility to maintain roads and this requires inspections and proactive sealing of roads (not that this occurs). There is technology out there to drive a vehicle over the road and pick up problems months before they occur as well that the councils and governments don't use even though it would save a lot of money.

Potholes occur because either the road base was not prepared correctly (most likely), a faulty surface (less likely) or because of a previous repair in that area (quite likely).

If required take them to the small claims court, cost is minimal and they will often make a payout.

I picked up a payout of $1140 for tiny chip on the edge of a GTI alloy and some tar last year. Took a while and the department of incompetence (main roads) were useless and tried to say they're not responsible because they contract out the work however I was going to file my small claims against them not the contractor if the contractor didn't pay up.

Cheque

[Blitzen]

Nice work...I might get on their bum again about this...Just for the record, there was no signage at the pothole when the damage occured...Anyway, better move on...

[noone]

Sounds like a lot of work...

Guess if I have to replace it I'll be more interested in getting my own back...

[noone]

was a spit in the section where the tyre meets the wheel, hard to find at first.

Tyre replaced with cheap Kuhmo, don't think I've got the patience to go up against North Sydney council to get my money back...