I hope you are successful selling your tires, but IMO you may have to rethink your price. In the Chicago area, there are dozens of sets of "new/like new" OEM tires on Craigs list, most asking around 50% of new even with almost no miles on them. Like driving a car off the lot, once they're installed, they're no longer new.

Conti RF tires (and any OEM tires) won't be covered by the manufacturers warranty once they're removed from the original vehicle and reinstalled on another. I had this happen to me a number of years ago, when I tied to replace a Goodyear tire that had a bead failure. I bought the set of 4 used about 3 months earlier with >85% of tread life left...but couldn't get a replacement under warranty due to the removal and remount.

Anyway, I know like new tires can sell at the right price, so good luck.

 

Looks sharp! Naive question. But why did you opt for the Hellas vs the OEM lights? How do they compare.

 

Yeah I'm getting the feel it's high as well, I've never sold tires before so I though I'd take reasonable considerations... But what's reason in a world of blind consumption

I think it's really a shame that everyone is undervaluing the worth of those tires. In the long run it isn't helping anyone but the tire manufacturer. Even at the price I offered it would be a good deal for the buyer.

Those tire warranties are so seldom used anyway plus it's not that dismounting and remounting a tire does anything bad to it really (if done by the right professional). On my last wife's car we change winter to summer tires for maybe 8 years without ever not feeling confident.

But anyway thank a lot for your input, this actually helps. I'll probably take the price down a little initially and see where I can take this. I'd hate loosing too much money but no sale is a loss too... I should have look for like new winter tires I guess

 

I got the first coat of high build primer on my roof about 10 minutes ago.

 

I just completed a 1,900k trip from Cairns, to Brisbane. Spent a few nights sleeping in my swag in caravan parks along the way. Car handled beautifully, and hopefully I did not get any speeding tickets. Much different drive than my Land Rover Defender!! When I went to pass multiple cars, it just happened, and found myself exceeding the speed limit by several k's

Suspension is a bit stiff for some of the roads I travelled, but the trade off was cornering ability.

Cheers,

Ken

 

Leveled the new primer...

 

lol, I cleaned, + moisturized, the leather seats, and fully detailed the interior only to find out a little hidden compartment when cleaning the passenger dash plastic trim. That was a fun little discovery

 

oil change straight into the container! love my fumoto valve!

 

Mini of Manhattan? I got my GP2 there.

 

It sounds like I'm getting a new HPFP today. And I'm back in my Starlight blue paceman S for a loaner again.

 

Over the weekend.... replaced passanger motor mount with TSW, upper mount with new OEM+powerflex bushings, lower mount with BSH, new coil pack, new plug wires, new plugs, DDM CAI and all the usual detailing i do every other week or so. Cost me several hours, a pile of cash and some blood but saved a smaller pile of cash for my exhaust doing it myself .

Now i need to order some paint and redo my antenna delete with factory color for a flawless repair.

Gotta love the feeling not only of saving on labor but of getting dirty and working on my car with my own hands. My car feels like a total different, slightly rattlier, new car.

 

Yes that's where I got it very nice sales people

 

No ground clearance problems? I've had Fumoto valves on two previous vehicles, but both had their drain plugs on the side of the oil pan, rather than the bottom.

 

Ground clearance is not an issue. But because I have the GP2 engine shield I do have to get the MINI on jacks to get under and uninstall and while it's up, just slide the can under and just let it drain into that instead of into a pan.

Even though it's sticking straight down unlike other vehicles where it's on the side of the pan, the GP2 shield protects it once it's put back on. I love it!

 

Interesting valve... I would get some new tires as well. Are they bald? Or just the pic playing with my eyes?

 

They're not bald, but they are on the wear bars so they definitely need to be replaced. Just have been putting that on the backburner for a while.

 

also known as "racing tires" lol

Changed all the bulbs in the GP2 to LED's TY Pepboys!
Put CF handles, rear trunk handle and CF lower valence on coupe

 

lol. digging your MINI collection!

 

TY sir i am liking yours as well!

 

Really loving the red all around. I wanted that set up but couldn't pass on the GP2

 

We had a sunny day in Washington, DC, so I put my Roadster's top down, put on my shades, and motored home with a big smile.

 

Wrenched it.

Installed new pads and rotors last week. I was getting some uneven wear during break-in on left-front outside.

When I installed the pads, I discovered that my trusty, 30 year old USA made Craftsman wrenches were too wide to be used to hold the 13mm locking nut in place when tightening the 15mm caliper pin. I went to buy a cheapo thin wrench, but ended up buying a handsome set of Craftsman Evolv wrenches. Highly polished, thin, semi-lifetime guarantee*... and made in China. $12.00.

After removing the pads (EBC Greenstuff... I know), I found a wad of the break-in compound was lodged in the pad space. Never seen that before.



* not the same as the genuine Craftsman Replacement tool warranty.

 

I changed out my silver A/C controls, cd player, and radio for the black ones from a '12 Mini.

 

Received Stealth bulbs and de-yolked by front turn signals.........no yolk.

 

Put on my new magnaflow cat back