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The Alfa Went To Ireland
Zathras wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:43:24 GMT, Catman > > wrote: > >> Zathras wrote: >>> On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:52:52 GMT, Catman >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Torroidal tank in the spare wheel well. I hardly ever carry much in the >>>> boot of any use, anyway. >>> + run-flats and pressure mon..job done! >>> >> <g> >> >> Gloop is what you need. > > LOL..don't some tyre companies refuse to repair punctures if you've > glooped em (due to the mess IIRC)? > Oh, has it been glooped? Mus have been the PO, mate.... Seriously, yes they complain but WTF are they going to do? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:58:19 GMT, Catman
> wrote: >Oh, has it been glooped? Mus have been the PO, mate.... ;-) >Seriously, yes they complain but WTF are they going to do? Tell you you need a new tyre (as usual!). -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:58:19 GMT, Catman > > wrote: > >> Oh, has it been glooped? Mus have been the PO, mate.... > > ;-) > >> Seriously, yes they complain but WTF are they going to do? > > Tell you you need a new tyre (as usual!). > Oh I see *repair*. No, the point about gloop is that you never need to repair punctures. You throw the tyre away if the thing is so badly damaged or the tread has gone. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
"Zathras" > wrote in message ... > Just back from a 10 day overseas trip to Donegal in the Alfa - which > is a rare breed there! > > Out on the western coast there were a few roads that were no-go for > the Alfa due (in the main) to adverse camber though settlement was > also an issue on the peat bogs. The Garmin satnav was absolutely > amazing - it appears to have *every* road and track in Donegal mapped. > It sometimes took us on *shortcuts* that a normal car would not have > blinked at but, in the Alfa, things were often a lot more exciting > and, frankly, tiring! Interesting, I'm off to the Midlands next week.... which Garmin do you have? |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:48:47 +0100, " cupra"
> wrote: > > >"Zathras" > wrote in message .. . >> Just back from a 10 day overseas trip to Donegal in the Alfa - which >> is a rare breed there! >> >> Out on the western coast there were a few roads that were no-go for >> the Alfa due (in the main) to adverse camber though settlement was >> also an issue on the peat bogs. The Garmin satnav was absolutely >> amazing - it appears to have *every* road and track in Donegal mapped. >> It sometimes took us on *shortcuts* that a normal car would not have >> blinked at but, in the Alfa, things were often a lot more exciting >> and, frankly, tiring! > >Interesting, I'm off to the Midlands next week.... which Garmin do you have? Nuvi 660 - the one with the ability to receive traffic information and dynamically re-route (usually to the surprise of the driver!). Also has a rather handy speed camera indication system. It's an excellent device. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:50:16 GMT, Catman
> wrote: >Zathras wrote: >> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:58:19 GMT, Catman >> > wrote: >> >>> Oh, has it been glooped? Mus have been the PO, mate.... >> >> ;-) >> >>> Seriously, yes they complain but WTF are they going to do? >> >> Tell you you need a new tyre (as usual!). >> > >Oh I see *repair*. Doh! Glasses time? :-( >No, the point about gloop is that you never need to >repair punctures. Is that what it says on the tin? A mate of mine smashed up the rear of his car fairly spectacularly when, two weeks after glooping, his nearside rear tyre completely let go while going round a roundabout. It had been perfect until then! -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:50:16 GMT, Catman > > wrote: > >> Zathras wrote: >>> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:58:19 GMT, Catman >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, has it been glooped? Mus have been the PO, mate.... >>> ;-) >>> >>>> Seriously, yes they complain but WTF are they going to do? >>> Tell you you need a new tyre (as usual!). >>> >> Oh I see *repair*. > > Doh! Glasses time? :-( Almost certainly > >> No, the point about gloop is that you never need to >> repair punctures. > > Is that what it says on the tin? A mate of mine smashed up the rear of > his car fairly spectacularly when, two weeks after glooping, his > nearside rear tyre completely let go while going round a roundabout. > It had been perfect until then! > I had a major puncture in my old Speed Triple read after about 1500 miles. Held good until the tyre was utterly useless. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:15:24 GMT, Catman
> wrote: >I had a major puncture in my old Speed Triple read after about 1500 >miles. Held good until the tyre was utterly useless. A good test indeed. Maybe the formulation has been improved since my mate smashed his car up a few years ago. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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The Alfa Went To Ireland
"Zathras" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:48:47 +0100, " cupra" > > wrote: > >> >> >>"Zathras" > wrote in message . .. >>> Just back from a 10 day overseas trip to Donegal in the Alfa - which >>> is a rare breed there! >>> >>> Out on the western coast there were a few roads that were no-go for >>> the Alfa due (in the main) to adverse camber though settlement was >>> also an issue on the peat bogs. The Garmin satnav was absolutely >>> amazing - it appears to have *every* road and track in Donegal mapped. >>> It sometimes took us on *shortcuts* that a normal car would not have >>> blinked at but, in the Alfa, things were often a lot more exciting >>> and, frankly, tiring! >> >>Interesting, I'm off to the Midlands next week.... which Garmin do you >>have? > > Nuvi 660 - the one with the ability to receive traffic information and > dynamically re-route (usually to the surprise of the driver!). Also > has a rather handy speed camera indication system. It's an excellent > device. > Nice one - let's hope the roads are kind to the 147! |
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