I shouldn't be allowed out in public let alone on a public forum. So what's new!!
at the show new game-wake the pikey and run
at the show new game-wake the pikey and run
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
at the show new game-wake the pikey and run
Indian Squaw will be there, And she's worst than me :bolt:
Anyone that writes that sort of abusive commentary towards another member deserves no-one's respect.
Anyone that supports that sort of trolling/bullying, should just be removed. Immediately.
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
Anyone who joins a forum and doen't bother to get a feel for it. Before posting. and then spits his dummy because he isn't happy with the reception he gets. Is a F**king Moron..
You appear to be suffering a sense of humour bypass, but fear not there are other forums such as difflock or LRO that may cater to your tastes better.
245's are not standard fitment on the 18" rims, thus should an incident occur and an investigation shows non-standard tyres on rims designed for 255/55 you may find yourself on a sticky wicket.....Just because they fit, doesn't mean they should be used....
Ease up on the 'tudeWhen someone advises a search, it is because they know the answer is there for the taking....usually because they themselves wrote the answer so know it is there if looked for....
Admittedly, the search function is a bit hit and miss, but with paitience the answers arise from the fog.....
There is no harm asking questions, but when the answer is fairly obvious - look in the owners manual as that will tell you the fitments that are endorsed for those rims....some do get a tad knarked with repeating themselves....
Don't be put off by our ways, have thick skin and be willing to be bawled down occasionally, but you will get the answers you seek, if you are willing to deal with the rough as well as the smooth....
Ease up on the 'tudeWhen someone advises a search, it is because they know the answer is there for the taking....usually because they themselves wrote the answer so know it is there if looked for....
Admittedly, the search function is a bit hit and miss, but with paitience the answers arise from the fog.....
There is no harm asking questions, but when the answer is fairly obvious - look in the owners manual as that will tell you the fitments that are endorsed for those rims....some do get a tad knarked with repeating themselves....
Don't be put off by our ways, have thick skin and be willing to be bawled down occasionally, but you will get the answers you seek, if you are willing to deal with the rough as well as the smooth....
jt_armstrong
Well-Known Member
It might help folks here if you shared your reason for asking this question. Have you been given a set 245 for free or something? Sure 245 will fit but whether they come off the rim going around bends is anyone's guess.
A reputable tyre fitter would advise on acceptability of fit. Personally I've altered aspect ratio much more than this 245 change without issue on other motor's I've had. But Data hinted at a change in the law so worth checking.
Stu
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Fit what tyres you like, your speedo reading will be inaccurate and if you are involved in an accident you may well find you have no insurance.
Sorry Saint - but I cannot agree. Being called a C**K and a FU**ING MORON - is unacceptable bullying / trolling - the behaviour of an inadequate ne'erdowell with too much time on their hands.
The whole point of a forum is to ask for help, and hope that someone will post a helpful reply. It is not to receive abuse from an illiterate idiot.
If you don't know the answer or don't want to help - move on and say or do nothing. If you're going to post something, it should at least attempt to help or answer.
I simply cannot believe that there are several other posters on this forum that approve of this kind of behaviour, and are stupid enough to lay blame for being abused at my door for being outrageous in asking such a banal question, and as if their long-term tenancy on the forum appoints them to behave however they please.
Sadly, there really are a couple of loathsome bullies on here. However, thank you Saint for being reaosnable and pleasant - you certainly aren't one of them, along with Stu who has also tried to help.
Ironically it is often the case that the they are the ones who know Land Rovers back to front
Stu
Funnily enough - I'd rather pay a main dealer an extortionate hourly labour rate, than deal with people like this to get the information I need! (and that's saying something!)...
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
And end up with a clueless YTS working on your car!
Not always - the two leading independent Land Rover specialists in the Canterbury area - were, until relatively recently, Main Dealer mechanics at Barretts in Canterbury. There is experience and knowledge in there, but appreciate that there are some YTS type newbies too.... Still, if they didn't pass on the knowledge, all the main dealers would be completely screwed when the old sages left!
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
Ahh but do they actually pass on the knowledge? I'd question whether many of the youngsters today have actually got the ability to absorb it. Modern day reliability means that teens today "bling" their cars rather than strip them down to every nut and bolt and rebuild them - like we used to have to do out of necessity. "Knowledge" amongst main dealers these days (of all types) seems to be swapping bits at great expense until the problem goes away. Old mechanics (rather than fitters) understand the cars. I was rebuilding engines aged 14, you'll be surprised how many "mechanics" these days barely know the fundamentals of how an engine works! If you've got a good enthusiastic independent near you then great. The number of "mechanics" I see these days starting a car up after a fluid service and then revving the tits off it - they obviously have no mechanical sympathy (or understanding) whatsoever to put an engine through that!
It's the same in the bike world - after doing a recall on my bike, the chief workshop tech spotted the power commander and then sat there smugly explaining how my Hayabusa's fuel injection will compensate for my after-market exhaust system and that I've wasted my money. I asked him how it would compensate being that it is a statically mapped FI system with no airflow sensing components, and only a percent or so of automatic biasing for for coolant and ambient air temperature plus atmospheric pressure - the blank look told me all I need to know - and is why I so all my own spannering - two and four wheels - unless an emergency precludes it!
It's the same in the bike world - after doing a recall on my bike, the chief workshop tech spotted the power commander and then sat there smugly explaining how my Hayabusa's fuel injection will compensate for my after-market exhaust system and that I've wasted my money. I asked him how it would compensate being that it is a statically mapped FI system with no airflow sensing components, and only a percent or so of automatic biasing for for coolant and ambient air temperature plus atmospheric pressure - the blank look told me all I need to know - and is why I so all my own spannering - two and four wheels - unless an emergency precludes it!
Plenty of people on here willing to help out before you need to resort to $$$, experts or novices like us.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Aint that the truth? When the atmospheric pressure sensor failed on my VFR 800 causing it to run like a dog in the mountains, I actually had to buy a workshop manual and show the jerk in the workshop what it was and where it was loacated. It was under warranty or I'd have done it myself
Generally, I'd agree with you - particularly in respect of a number of younger mechanics failing to absorb the really crucial fundamental information - but they're not all bad!
I'd expect this sort of YTS idiot in most marques garages, but I tend to find that Land Rover (very broadly speaking) tends to attract a slightly different class of mechanic - speaking only for my local MD, the majority of guys that you see are in their 40's or 50's - been working with the motors for a long time, and know their motors pretty well. Agree, that the grunts that do the labour are most likely spotty 22 year olds that just do as they are told/trained and are more akin to fitters than mechanics, but the talent is there in the dealers for diagnosing issues with their own cars - the labour rate is still F A R too high! (by a long way).
