13 hours ago, mumphie said:

see even hot wheels are getting in on the xtreme act.

1 hour ago, JohnnyType2 said:

see even hot wheels are getting in on the xtreme act.

 

15 hours ago, mumphie said:

 

Rallye Green too. Impeccable taste 

On 21/12/2018 at 15:06, Auric Goldfinger said:

The filler cap tyre pressure chart on my 230 is  "  19" Rims, normal loading is 39 PSi or 2.7 bar " 

 

 

 

 

Today set all 4 at 3 bar. They were all over the place (nice one Dealer!!). Prob a bit high, but a good starting point to test & see what I prefer. 

On 01/01/2019 at 21:05, evtilsley said:

 

Today set all 4 at 3 bar. They were all over the place (nice one Dealer!!). Prob a bit high, but a good starting point to test & see what I prefer. 

45PSI instead of 39 is licence-losing high at 3 points per tyre.

4 hours ago, KenONeill said:

45PSI instead of 39 is licence-losing high at 3 points per tyre.

 

on 19s it will also rattle the fillings out of your teeth

6 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

on 19s it will also rattle the fillings out of your teeth

 

I'll be glad to see the back of the 19" wheels and go back to the 18" ones on the new one, I've never really liked the ride with them. 

14 hours ago, KenONeill said:

45PSI instead of 39 is licence-losing high at 3 points per tyre.

I run my PS4S's at 3 bar, very little sidewall flex & the rims are safe from potholes.

 

10 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

on 19s it will also rattle the fillings out of your teeth

No problems & I've got dentures ok, ok I've got DCC too but, they feel great through the corners, no turn-in-lag whatsoever

Edited 2 January, 20197 yr by themanwithnoaim

10 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

on 19s it will also rattle the fillings out of your teeth

 

Not compared to the Fabia I'm selling

For years I've had a (badish) habit of over inflating by a few psi, knowing that it might be a long stretch til I get the chance to check again. Must stop doing that.

On 02/01/2019 at 11:56, themanwithnoaim said:

I run my PS4S's at 3 bar, very little sidewall flex & the rims are safe from potholes.

And 15% above the "book figure", which is 4 x 3 point endorsable offences.

37 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

And 15% above the "book figure", which is 4 x 3 point endorsable offences.

@KenONeill the book figure goes up to 3.2 bar

@themanwithnoaim If and only if the Police officer writing the ticket accepts your argument, and your car is fully loaded, and even then only for the rear tyres.

10 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

@themanwithnoaim If and only if the Police officer writing the ticket accepts your argument, and your car is fully loaded, and even then only for the rear tyres.

Interesting, I've often wondered about this and thought 3 bar in this case seems to be "eco" pressures for normal use and so would be ok and so basically anything between 2.7 and 3 is alright. Agree if you had the fully laden pressures and an empty car then that might be a problem and also I know from experience makes the car drive terribly when nipping to the shop on a weekend away with the car emptied out, can get very bouncy on B roads! Be interested to get others thoughts on this

3 hours ago, KenONeill said:

@themanwithnoaim If and only if the Police officer writing the ticket accepts your argument, and your car is fully loaded, and even then only for the rear tyres.

Don't you think you're being pedantic? 

Edited 2 January, 20197 yr by themanwithnoaim

On 02/01/2019 at 13:52, themanwithnoaim said:

Don't you think you're be pedantic? 

And you'd rather deal with a pedantic polis on the subject?

"Hi officer, yes my tyres are at 3 bar, the recommended 'eco' setting from the manufacturer." 

 

What exactly are they going to pull you up on? 

On 02/01/2019 at 14:28, Kenai said:

"Hi officer, yes my tyres are at 3 bar, the recommended 'eco' setting from the manufacturer." 

 

What exactly are they going to pull you up on? 

"My book says they should be at 40PSI; you are running at 46."

5 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

"My book says they should be at 40PSI; you are running at 46."

"Well firstly officer, they're not at 46, they're at 3 bar, which is 43.5psi and if you'd care to phone Skoda UK I'm sure they'll happily confirm for you that the sticker on my car which says 3 bar is not a lie" 

 

Pretty sure they can't dish out endorsements based on fictional pressure limits. 

@Kenai "Congratulations sir, you win a full roadside MoT while you wait."

3 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

@Kenai "Congratulations sir, you win a full roadside MoT while you wait."

So now we're just into abuse of power because apparently our police officer is upset at being told 3 bar isn't over inflated on a car that recommends 3 bar inflation on the filler cap for economic driving? 

 

What utter nonsense. 

 

The simple fact is this - 3 bar is NOT over inflated on 19 inch wheels on the Octavia. This is in fact literally one of Skodas recommended pressures. Your original point that this is 15% 'over book' is just wrong.

Edited 2 January, 20197 yr by Kenai

On 02/01/2019 at 15:39, Kenai said:

So now we're just into abuse of power because apparently our police officer is upset at being told 3 bar isn't over inflated on a car that recommends 3 bar inflation on the filler cap for economic driving? 

 

What utter nonsense. 

Apparently you think that anyone will respond well to what they perceive as cheek on your part. I'm going to stop wasting bandwidth on you now.

Just now, KenONeill said:

Apparently you think that anyone will respond well to what they perceive as cheek on your part. I'm going to stop wasting bandwidth on you now.

Sometimes it's better to just admit when you're wrong, like claiming 3 bar is over inflated. 

Aren’t tyre pressures supposed to be set when the tyres are cold?  So just how long will this policeman need to detain you at the roadside to check your tyre pressures with his calibrated pressure gauge???