CRAZY!!!!! :bang:
Well what can i say to all this?
Ermmm....
Congratulations to you all for contributing to the discussion. Even as far to the old Estelle!. Well at least good memories are uncovered if nothing else.
Well as far as the load rating goes i did initially take advice about load rating but its never loaded! AT ALL! i have extremely bright alloys in summer and even when pulled its never been an issue and they have not got the load ratings. nor the seats in the back (with child in child seat) (tax saying LGV etc) just the tyre depth they concentrate on, some nugget who does not really care unless he/she getting something....i never give no grief so they continue every time no harm... (i once talked myself out of speeding ticket though and still to this day i don't understand i what exactly happened at Junction 32). when its on its butt plugs on the back axle i know its loaded then! it never even gets close! (only on cornering! :slayer: ) that surely keeps your ticker going!
anyway as this is about these tyres, heres the info,
when on tarmac/road very noisy!!! seems to getting less as the tyres wear! (these wont last long she is going to eat them up although after 2500 miles urban and motorway they are wearing fine! just lost the top 1-2m the indent for studs has gone. but hole still there!
so off road - AMAZING! never got stuck once. even went as far as covering the entire van in mud, (when i find picture il post it) only thing can be seen is windscreen and mirrors) well i enjoyed that 3hours i must say. i have a well loved route that can only be done once and a passenger is needed for gates!! quite fun! 4 times in two years so far!!!
snow - had one spot where it was about 4-5 inch and i had to drive 2hrs for it!!! well worth it, not an issue again, usual snow driving techniques and the courage of a lion.! porr dobbin, she does me proud, although one night i did have to wrap her engine up real tight to stop the frost as the morning before was a little rough. only for the cold weather to go and the glow plug light start flashing. GREAT!
so she had some new glow plugs fitted, had her egr valve cleaned.(mpg was getting low) and manifold and K&N air filter steamed cleaned and re oiled. also she had a new oil and filter fitted..also just added some forte diesel cleaner in too on a full tank! she is now running sweet (apart form the flywheel judder) but thats on another thread.) i got 72.3 mpg on a 93mile journey. (from my dads to mine which is 22.1 mile i can get it 99.9mpg, no LIE! video evidence for that soon! when it comes from the wonderful eBay. sick of been abused sometimes on the road and really expect something to happen, if i have an 8 camera system fitted do you think i will be covered? (as long as i am in the sweet and Mary!)
anyways enough rambling, i have got utter dedication which i fear nobody else has when it comes to the doblo (mk1 2003) plus i am the only owner of mine! except my girlfriend 2 years ago for insurance's purposes! well if anybodys got this far i was looking over receipts and labour costs and everything else (except fuel and oil) including the 5.300k i payed for van back in 04 i have just over 18k in this vehicle.NO ****! i am currently logging it on into a simple reading list and i will also post this soon. its a serious list of parts. well it is a fiat doblo, they must think that people buy them to put in the front rooms or something?
over and out, picture of them on van soon when i can find camera!!!! i have 2year old girl who keeps getting hold of things and hiding them!!! little bugger! :slayer: