My 1993 Xantia had tyres from 2004 and 2007 on it when I bought it. First garage visit that I made was to get four new tyres. Love how people react to Peggy! My Xantia is still a bit too modern for that.
Lovely video Alex - great to see Peggy with new boots on! My daughter's first car was a P reg RAV4 (now my wife's ... 18 mpg and a boyfriend 30 miles away didn't work well!). Registered in Jan 97, but obviously built before, the spare tyre date code indicated 1996. Loads of tread, but a bit too much cracking to be comfortable to use!
If Peggy’s wheel studs are anything like MG Midget ones of the same period, it’s running an increased risk of the studs snapping if the torque is increased above the factory setting.
Hi alex. I bought myself a 1 owner. 29,000 mile rover 114 sli. In April this year. It still had its original tyres on it from 1997.. the first thing I did was get a full set of new ones. I drove it about locally before I realised how old they were. Drove like a different car once I got the new tyres
@troygoodacre2718 I'm glad you did change the tyres. Apparently when tyres are just THREE years old, they are only 65% as strong as they were when new. This is due to the ultra violet in daylight. Caravanners etc... cover the tyres when not in use, but car owners don't tend to.
I felt like I was back in the seventies when you were driving us in the Allegro (Peggy) and a Capri came round the corner. If the new Blockley tyres are larger in circumference because of the increase in depth, does this alter the accuracy of the speedometer? When I bought a second hand Vauxhall Vectra rim, as a spare for my Vauxhall Zafira, I had to look up the correct tyre sizes to make sure the speedometer was ok. The Vectra rim was 16 inches and the Zafira had 18 inch rims, with fairly low profile tyres. I Googled the problem and a chart was found showing the dimensions of combination sizes to equalise things. P.S. If you use a sat nav in your car, you will be able to check that the speedo is accurate enough. As the sat nav gets its speed info from satellites, it is very accurate. Speedo's are a bit out generally (under) because manufacturers don't want you to get fined for speeding. They aren't allowed by law to over read but they can under read.
Hello Alex. The tyres look good but what a strange business model where they don't remove customers wheels, very strange. I am sure that if they did remove and fit customers wheels the business would develop further. Unusual video Alex but enjoyable as always, that looks an interesting place to have a sniff around and Peggy does look cool.
I feel most people who shop here don't "use" their clasics.... They do lots of mail order and collections are by appointment only. I did find it strange they fit to wheels, but not to cars. But i guess they would need a different insurance?
One of the main sellers of Blockley Tyres is MWS (Motor Wheel Service) at Langley, near Slough, Berkshire. They have all the tyre fitting equipment on-site. They also manufacture and restore wire wheels. I think the operation at Blockley is there just to receive the tyres (from Indonesia) and distribute them to UK and worldwide sellers.
It’s to do with the steering and suspension geometry, in particular, the scrub radius. With the tyre closer in relative to the suspension ball joints, it reduces the tendency of front wheel drive cars like the Allegro to torque steer. (More of a problem with the bigger engined 1500/1750 Allegros)
A tyre dealer that doesn't remove wheels? I've never seen that anywhere ever. Are these tyres some weird impossible to get size or something that only oddball specialty places can get?
This is a classic car tyre specialist. Not your normal "tyre dealer" . This is a small company started by an enthusiast who wanted good looking and preforming tyres for his classics. He does many hard to find sizes for all sorts of classic and vintage cars x
@@Alexsassets We have boutique and vintage tyre specialists here in Au too but this is a new concept to me. It obviously works but maybe just an English thing.
He mostly does mail order. But you can collect the tyres from him if you wish. I did think it was strange they fit them to wheels and not to car. But i guess they would need a certain insurance to do so.
They're not a tyre dealer, but a tyre manufacturer (although the tyres are actually made in Indonesia to Blockley's specifications). The dealers that sell Blockley Tyres balance and fit them for you.
