How To Compare Tyres While it can be tempting to save money and fit budget tyres, spending a little extra for quality tyres usually means improved performance and safety. Pricier tyres will also generally last longer than their cheaper counterparts, which can help to offset some of the additional cost. Car tyre prices start at...
Are Low Rolling Resistance Tyres Worth It? A tyre generates heat as it rotates over the road surface. Over distance this heat will build up and cause resistance. More energy is required to overcome this resistance and continue to rotate the tyre. In automotive applications this means that more fuel will be used to generate...
All-Season Passenger Tyres The hallmarks of all-season passenger tyres are a comfortable ride, year-round readiness and long tread life. They’re engineered to provide excellent performance on any paved surface and in all four seasons. Designed with traditional passenger vehicles in mind, these are the go-to tyre for coupes, sedans and crossovers. Within this style, there...
About Spare Tyres If one of your main tyres gets damaged, a lot depends upon your spare. So it pays to make sure your vehicle is equipped with the right option. Most people think a spare can only be a Compact Temporary Tyre that’s stored in the trunk of a car. Most people think a...
How To Tell The Age Of A Tyre There’s zero guesswork to finding the manufactured date to determine when to replace your tyres. Or any tyres for that matter. Simply look at the sidewall, and find the tyre identification number. It’ll begin with DOT. The Department of Transportation requires that all tyres bear an alpha-numeric serial number,...
How Long Do Tyres Last? There are probably more variables that determine tyre life than there are brands of tyres for sale in Australia. Start doing burnouts and donuts (heaven forbid) and a brand-new set of tyres might last a couple of minutes. Do the right thing by your tyres and you might get anything...
Driving in the Rain: How to Stay Safe “People are driving like they’ve never seen it rain before.” Perhaps you’ve heard that phrase before — or maybe even muttered it yourself, under your breath, as you were running late to a meeting while sitting in super-slow, weather-related traffic. You may have never been involved in...
Causes of Tyre Blowouts & Driving Through It These days, tyre quality is so good that you’re more likely to see a tyre blowout in a sitcom then you are to experience one in real life. But that may cause greater panic for anyone who gets one, since fewer people know how to handle it....
How to Repair a Punctured Tyre What Punctures Tyres? Let’s start with the obvious: Nails. They can really do some damage. Hit a nail that’s bent and it can cause a serious puncture. Screws can put a hole in a tyres and plug it at the same time. As you drive, the tyres rotates, which...
How To Change A Flat Tyre What do you need to change a tyre? Most modern vehicles come equipped with the items you’ll need, which can often be found in a recessed area of the boot. These items can include, but are not necessarily limited to: A spare tyre A jack A wheel brace Most...
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