#9679026 - 11/11/19 10:09 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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furball
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re: Tires23 Markham ...
Always had a good experience with them, until this last time ... So, be wary. - They're moved to new location, minutes away from old, and can now install (not just sell.) - I needed a new tire, 1 ... They, not only ordered the wrong one, but took off the old tire, then put it back on - I had to drive back, and get the new tire mounted. My fault for not looking at the tire AGAIN, but yeah, it's a mismatch. I couldn't be bothered, so said fuck it.
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#9679036 - 11/11/19 10:18 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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JEFFOS
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I believe I have blizzaks from Tires23 Mississauga
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#9679338 - 11/11/19 03:37 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Raocorp
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i bought a new set of winters last year from the RFD Simply Tire thread/deal. Great deal if I remember correctly. I legit forget which ones I got but went with a brand name this time as I've had bad luck with uber cheap tires lately. I have michelin's x-ice I think.
Were new last winter but I think I put like 20-25k on them cuz I was commuting to St. Catharines daily last winter. Should balance out this winter tho cuz only commuting to the subway station now. They still look like they have good tread so should be able to get at least this winter+next out of them.
Heated steering wheel ftw.....legit, I love it. The pinnacle of first world problems but I don't care lol.
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#9679396 - 11/11/19 04:32 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Senor Eduardo_82
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Heated steering is the worst feature my car has. All I want to do is rage when I have to touch any other part of the car that isn't heated.
WHY ISN'T THE SHIFTER HEATED? WHY ISN'T THE HVAC CONTROL HEATED? WHY AREN'T THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS HEATED?
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#9679538 - 11/11/19 08:42 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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The Postman
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Blizzaks on both, heated steeering/seats on both, autostart on both. I'll never get another car in the future that doesnt have these options.
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#9679661 - 11/12/19 06:18 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Senor Eduardo_82
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Coworker paid a dude to come to his house and do the tire swap for him. Cordless impact, hand-torqued, pressures set.... $45.
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#9679669 - 11/12/19 07:07 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Senor Eduardo_82
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#9679997 - 11/12/19 02:03 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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TheRealCSnapper
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Coworker paid a dude to come to his house and do the tire swap for him. Cordless impact, hand-torqued, pressures set.... $45. who is this person.... He says it's a friend-of-a-friend. Dude schedules a bunch of jobs in the same area and knocks them off in a day... 12-15 cars usually, including multiple cars at some houses. $45 is so cheap, but if done that way I can see how the low price works in his favor.
smart i think that's the best way to do it. do in bulk.
i store my tires at my buddies and they have two cars, if they're looking for work over the next week or two in the Port Credit/Lorne Park area, DM me!
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#9680011 - 11/12/19 02:18 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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titty sprinkles
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Coworker paid a dude to come to his house and do the tire swap for him. Cordless impact, hand-torqued, pressures set.... $45. who is this person.... He says it's a friend-of-a-friend. Dude schedules a bunch of jobs in the same area and knocks them off in a day... 12-15 cars usually, including multiple cars at some houses. $45 is so cheap, but if done that way I can see how the low price works in his favor.
good side gig. walk with a jack, torque wrench and cordless impact and you're good to go.
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#9680145 - 11/12/19 04:55 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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titty sprinkles
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#9680305 - 11/12/19 08:07 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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hyper-s2k
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https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/dva6qs/tyre_inflation_didnt_go_according_to_plan/
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#9680513 - 11/13/19 10:27 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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LNXGUY
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Vas swapping his tires again.
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#9680588 - 11/13/19 11:51 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Risky Business
Provides a Great Work Environment. he/him
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Not too far from reality a decade and a half ago
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#9681068 - 11/13/19 07:33 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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Lafora
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Coworker paid a dude to come to his house and do the tire swap for him. Cordless impact, hand-torqued, pressures set.... $45. who is this person.... He says it's a friend-of-a-friend. Dude schedules a bunch of jobs in the same area and knocks them off in a day... 12-15 cars usually, including multiple cars at some houses. $45 is so cheap, but if done that way I can see how the low price works in his favor. good side gig. walk with a jack, torque wrench and cordless impact and you're good to go.
forgot the airpig. a bit hard to set the pressures w/o that.
but yup, that's a pretty good side gig even just for around your own neighbourhood. if the wheels aren't seized on it's probably 15 mins a car if that.
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#9681095 - 11/13/19 08:46 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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LNXGUY
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Yup, all you really need is a sledge and a piece of wood if you get some trouble wheels. I've never had a sledge not work after a few wacks. A decent gun that works on a low CFM compressor (My cheap IG comes to mind) and some impact sockets. You could clean up on a Saturday.
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#9682195 - 11/14/19 10:15 PM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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A2B-Lexus
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RDX on Contientials….2nd seasons, no issues. IS250....Altimax, feels like they were better on the Civic. They are 4 years old, will probably get a higher price tire next.
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#9682286 - 11/15/19 07:44 AM
Re: How's your winter tire situation?
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furball
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Tried my Ryobi 18V cordless impact gun ... Nope ...
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