seriesdriver

I thought as you did re tyres but when you look in to it best tyres to the rear is correct. The simplest way to explain it is front wheel under steer controllable easily by most semi competent drivers, the back end breaking away leading to rear wheel over steer not so much.

Tensioners fail as often as belts, as said pds are harder on cam belts apparently. At 8 years you are double the normal time for a change may be pushing it a bit. Can I ask what sort of price bracket the car you may be buying is in ? Is it private or from a dealer if from a dealer could you get a cambelt change thrown in as part of the deal? If you intent to keep the car for any length of time I would certainly be getting it done unless the car didnt owe you very much and it was being run under bangernomics.

I clipped one two weeks ago luckily only doing 45 in a line of traffic when one ran out from the treeline directly in front of me it was moving quickly so I just kissed it with the front divers side only evidence was a few hairs stuck to edge of wing. I believe it would have been fine and had a good war story to tell its mates.