Mr Cull

Thanks for the wave! You're Sups looking good !!

Was following in a colleagues car as my Sups currently being repaired [sAD][/sAD] Silver Sup had a custom bumper and was looking good!!

Was parked right where I used to see a silver one parked about 1 year a go. Same owner I’m assuming?

I’ve just seen this thread and will try and make it along to whenever its re-scheduled for.

Saw you just as I came out the tunnel. Had to overtake someone down that road to catch you up. Flashed you and sat behind you at the roundabout but don’t know if you saw me?? You’re Supe was looking great!

Saw you on my way back from Tamworth. Was fun driving together. You’re Supe look stunning! Thanks for the wave. Mark

Was just about managing to keep up with you - the limiter kicking in didn’t help Cheers for the flashes and wave. Sup was looking great!

Just saw a quick glimps of you heading north as i was going in the other direction. Didnt get chance to look for any distinguishing marks.

Saw you very briefly as I was driving home from work Friday approx 16:45. You were coming from Copt Oak heading Whitwich/Coalville way.

Saw it parked up in the student part of town. Didn’t get a good view but looked stock JSpec from what I could tell.

Always the highlight of my day to see another Supe Hope your pleased with it!

Looked JSpec with ‘Supra’ down the side. Pulled along side you. Cheers for the wave and flash. Supe was looking great!

Just checked your pics and it wasnt you yesterday. I saw a black stock looking Supe at the main town cross roads a while back so that could have been you

Not sure which Body kit. Looking very nice. Seen near Snibston Discovery ParK as I was leaving work

Nice to meet you too mate. It was good to finally get to chat to another owner Your Soop looked absolutely stunning! Did you see me almost crash driving away lol. Damn Tesco car park layout! I’ll try and get to an event soon and hope to see you there Mark

Thanks Geo, Yesterday I took it to a wheel specialist and they said that they would be able to remove the tyre and grind and re-paint the inside of the rim for about £20. I have just picked it up and they said that they didn’t need to do that and all they think was wrong with it was a loose core in the valve which they tightened for free. So fingers crossed there will be no more deflating. Needless to say I’ll be checking tyre pressure before and after every journey for a while.

Thanks Rob. I'll give that a go.

I think that this must be my problem. I went back to the garage and paid for a new tyre. They are sending the old one back for inspection. Now I have just noticed that my new tyre is deflating. Thanks for your posts i dont think i would have been able to work this out myself. I guess its back to the garage again.

Geo thank you for your post. Today I finally managed to show the tyre to a friend of mine who is generally very knowledgeable with all things car related. After inspecting the tyre he says he is quite sure that the tyre is NOT a remould. He explained that the missing logo and writing that can be seen was more then likely caused by heat. This heat would have come from me inadvertently driving for a while on a semi inflated tyre. He says that a very similar thing happened to him some years back. As I have already said my knowledge of remoulds is very limited - and also my knowledge of tyres in general is not great. So I think I am going to have to take my friends word for it as he knows a lot more than me and has inspected the tyre in person. Basically I think I’m going to have to accept that the combination of my lack of knowledge and frustration of only getting 5 days out of a new tyre lead me to jump to a incorrect conclusion. So my pervious comment “it's clrealy two tyres stuck together” may have been a bit rash. I did report this issue to trading standards and have since withdrawn that complaint. The cause of the initial deflation still remains unknown though as no puncture around the tread can be seen. For the tyres I paid £120 each which included vat and fitting. Other quotes I got ranged form £125 - £170 so these did not seem suspiciously cheap. My plan was to storm into the garage on sat (tomorrow) and demand a new tyre and a full refund after claiming it was a remould – I am glad I found out that it isn’t (well I don’t know for sure) because I would have looked like a right tit! I am still a little frustrated at only getting 5 days out of a new £120 tyre, remould or not. But hey I guess these things sometimes happen.. Thanks again for peoples comments.

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I can tell it's a re-mould because it's clrealy two tyres stuck together! i'll try and get some picks up soon. Thanks for the comments so far

Any help on the following would be most appreciated. If this is posted in the wrong section then please move to the one most appropriate. On Wednesday (5 days a go) a bought a new set of back tyres for my Sup. I got Goodyear F1 GSD3 (and that is what it says on the receipt) Driving home tonight I realised I had a flat. After putting the spare on and inspecting the tyre back at home I’ve found that it’s a remould. It hasn’t got a puncture, its split right down side where the old base has been moulded to the new tread! Basically the tyre was completely not fit for purpose. The other tyre they put on the back is not a remould and seems fine. At the garage they didn’t tell me they had put a remould on and I certainly didn’t ask or pay for a remould. If I had known I would not have let them put one on! Now I don’t have a great deal of knowledge about remoulds. I assume that remoulds have to be up to a certain standard and the one they put one clearly wasn’t as it only lasted 5 days. Does any one know if a garage is allowed to put a remould on without your knowledge? Does anyone know my consumer rights or have any advice? I wont be able to get to that garage again till the weekend so I think I may get another garage near my work to put a new one on tomorrow and then go to the original garage on the weekend and demand a full refund on what I paid for the set. From now on I will always check the tyres that a garage has put on before handing over any money!

My Supra meets these stock requirements. I've had it about 4 months now. By far the best purchase I have ever made!!

Yeah I'm propper chuffed i love it. The car i drove before this was a crappy Rover 216 so this is a completely new experience driving a car like this! I really like the colour aswell. The pictures on pistonheads don’t do show the colour too well it looks almost black and the wheels appear really bright. This is a picture I have taken which shows the colours more accurate. Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Two weeks a go I brought this: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/140826.htm Supra for £4800 – which I think was a fair price (?) So far I found this site extremely useful! - First The mkiv Supra Owners Club - What to check when buying a Supra.pdf came in handy as my knowledge of Supras and cars in general is a little limited. - Secondly I needed to know where the fuse box was so I searched the forum and easily found the information I was looking for. - Lastly I am swapping my insurance to Sky as they are not only cheaper but cover me knowing about the mods. When I tried www.confused.com and put in the mods not one insurer would quote me. I must say I am surprised and delighted with the amount of information and friendly helpful people on this site. I am sure this will come in extremely useful in the future. This site is a credit to its creator and members. I live in Loughborough – Leicestershire: So anyone in the area may see me driving around from time to time and a may pop along to one of the local meets some time in the future.