muikabochi 208 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 I didn't take a nap btw Chriselle Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 how much does that cost Muika? Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think round here it's about 800 yen a tyre. So 3200 yen. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Obviously, if you owned a Robin Reliant, you would make a saving of 800 yen and only need to cough up 2400 yen! Taking into account that you need to switch back again after winter, that's a whopping saving of 1600 yen a year! Definitely worth considering when in the market for a new car in Snow Country. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 cheap! yep, I'd do exactly the same then! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think round here it's about 800 yen a tyre. So 3200 yen. That's about the same price I pay. The gas station dudes are not at all happy to see the LandCruiser pull in for tire changes. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hmmm, that's about 15 cans of Aki Aji Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 NOT..... If you choose to go the Reliant way. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Yes I think it was about 800 yen here too. I paid a bit extra for them to do some balancing adjustment or something. Don't know exactly what they did but the car feels great with them on. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 balancing.....like this? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 I splashed out on a car with 4 wheels though. 豪華ね Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Anyone ever driven one of them things? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 No, but......I used to have a 3 wheel ATV. Dangerous toy that was. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 How did that idea become a reality anyway?! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Probably the same guy who came up with the flying car and the amphibious car. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Ready...set... go! Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Got my tyres changed this morning, before the big rush. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 There was a queue at the local stand today, I think they were for tyres. Wonder why all at once... was it announced on the tv or something? Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 How did that idea become a reality anyway?! If I remember the Top Gear episode that had a Robin Relaint on it, the idea came about because you didn't need a full car licence to drive one. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 There was a queue at the local stand today, I think they were for tyres. Wonder why all at once... was it announced on the tv or something? I think once it becomes warm for a few days in spring most think winter is surely over and rush to change their tyres! I will change my tyres/wheels this weekend! No mad rush for me as I change them myself! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I asked and yes it recommended people to change tyres on the local news. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 A question for the experts (hi Chriselle! ): So, both my summer tires and winter tires have reached the end of their service lives this year. The summer tires suffered belt-separation (or something like that, not sure of the proper term) in November, prompting an early switch to winter tires, and the winter tires are old enough (about 5 years?) that they have become hardened, and I have been warned not to use them next season. I have been using my winter tires through the summer so far. The thing that strikes me is that both sets of tires basically aged to death, with plenty of tread remaining. So.... I am thinking of just buying winter tires this Fall, and using them year-round. Figuring that the treads will probably last about as long as the rubber does, so this saves the twice-yearly tire-changing cost. Issues I see with this approach: 1) Fuel consumption. This would be worse than necessary in summer (shoganai in winter), but I do most of my long-distance driving in the winter (for, you know, skiing), and I don't think the fuel economy gets bad enough to overcome the cost of changing tires twice a year, from what I can tell, so this seems a wash. Unless I am fooling myself? 2) Safety. Is there any serious safety issue with using winter tires in the summer? Opinions? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 You can do it. ..... but. Three years is around the max for winter tires so why don't you try that cycle. Three years of switching then using the spent winter tires the rest of that year. That's what I'm doing although I get a few more years out of my summer knobby offroad tires. No worries on the safety front. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 How much is fuel economy changed by the type of tyre? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thanks Chriselle. If the rubber is only good for three years, then it seems like a waste of money to even buy summer tires at all if there is no safety issue. (I don't do summer off-roading. I also don't have a spare set of rims, so the cost of changing tires twice a year is rather high.) Link to post Share on other sites
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