puddleglum
6th July 2006, 06:43 PM
In trying to avoid a manic sportbikie leaning over the centre line, I shredded 2 tires on a ragged shoulder south of Kulnura, NSW.
No drama, but did learn a few lessons:
1. Optus mobile coverage sucks in the boondocks.
2. Small town dealers rock. Central Coast Holden in Gosford were incredibly helpful and courteous.
3. The OEM Goodyears for the CDXi are rare birds, with that weird 215/50 R17 size. There were only 2 available in the Holden suppliers inventory, fortunately both in Sydney.
4. At $340 a pop, there have to be better alternatives. (I can see paying that for good performance tires, but not these.)
Are there any Vectra CDXi owners on the forum with advice on non-standard tire fittings, i.e. alternate tire model & sizes that work particularly well with this car? I saw the thread on changing the speedometer settings when tire sizes are changed.
Thanks in advance.
No drama, but did learn a few lessons:
1. Optus mobile coverage sucks in the boondocks.
2. Small town dealers rock. Central Coast Holden in Gosford were incredibly helpful and courteous.
3. The OEM Goodyears for the CDXi are rare birds, with that weird 215/50 R17 size. There were only 2 available in the Holden suppliers inventory, fortunately both in Sydney.
4. At $340 a pop, there have to be better alternatives. (I can see paying that for good performance tires, but not these.)
Are there any Vectra CDXi owners on the forum with advice on non-standard tire fittings, i.e. alternate tire model & sizes that work particularly well with this car? I saw the thread on changing the speedometer settings when tire sizes are changed.
Thanks in advance.