2 Questions Good LPG Mech in Alice and Tyres Brigestone D694
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Member - Tom (NT)
I was after some info if anyone knows of a good LPG general mechanic in
Alice Springs. Another question on brigestone D694 Tyres anyone have them and what do they think I currently have Mitchelen ltx m/s on my 80 and they have been brilliant but are not made anymore I have been told any other suggestions would be fantastic.
Cheers
Tom
Reply By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 14:42
Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 14:42
Just buoght the 694's a couple of weeks ago, they've done a trip to Frazer but otherwise not much work. The tread pattern and compound are totally different to the 693 - they look more aggresive (a little more noise). Think I will need a bit more time with them to form a meaningful opinion but felt that the compound seemed slippery at first, mind you the car carries a fair bit of weight. By the time we were heading
home from Frazer these tyres had settled in and drove a lot better than just out of the tyre dealership.
Kind regards
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Reply By: The Bog Eye Lizard. - Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 21:44
Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 21:44
MAAATEEE.
I have been turning over tyre issues very recently as one of my Wimpy Dunlops on my T/D Prado 120 copped a side wall spike when cutting some wood in the scrub. Got all the poop on the D694 and looks and sound like a great tyre. We in Kalgoorlie are a conservative lot however. Everyone I am speaking to just keeps saying Coopers,Coopers,Coopers. No I don't work for Coopers.
Mining and exploration dudes are lazy guy's who like me want to drive rather than frig around with tyres .Some guys who use their vehicles every day over sometimes outrageous obsticles in the mining Industry have told me "yeah Coopers just get em".
I'm Sold some tosser who drives on the
gibb river road once every 2 years can have an opinion but some of the guys 4Wdriving every day have given the Coopers the nod. You can draw your own conclusions. I'm getting a ATR Cooper next week and will change the lot over when the Dunlops flog out ...if they last that log.
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