The case for D.I.Y.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:37 am

I can't see how a new set of tyres should require a tracking reset anyway.

It's standard to offer a tracking CHECK. The problem is that if they don't have a clue, a car with good tracking is described as needing the tracking reset

Post by **Mogwai** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:56 am

There is the Automotive Technician Accreditation scheme its not foolproof but at least the person working on your car would have had at least a basic competency test or higher.
http://www.automotivetechnician.org.uk/

Post by dp » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:16 am

linearaudio wrote: I ended up speaking to a Mr Tom Farmer, Managing Director, in Scotland.

How long ago was this? Tom Farmer was the founder of KF (and a good bloke as it happens) but the company was sold to Ford in the '90s.

Post by **Dean** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:12 am

I think Ford sold it back to Tom at a hugely discounted price when Ford hit troubled times around 2002 ?

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:12 pm

dp wrote:
linearaudio wrote: I ended up speaking to a Mr Tom Farmer, Managing Director, in Scotland.

How long ago was this? Tom Farmer was the founder of KF (and a good bloke as it happens) but the company was sold to Ford in the '90s.

this was the nineties! I had no problem with him, it was the minions

Since then I have fitted my own tyres, as they were available to me through a trade link.

About six months ago I entered a well known chain to have a pair of decent tyres fitted to the wifes Xantia, which has a set of those Peugeot wheeltrims with the moulded chromed pretend wheel nuts as an integral part. Very realistic too, the lad did comment that 22mm was an unusual nut size, I didn't twig what he meant until he tried to undo them with an impact wrench (they shear off taking a portion of the wheeltrim with them, by the way)

I'm sticking with DIY