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basically, the front half of the vehicle is on a different pair of shoes than the back half.
These are probably bad examples, but its like bowling, skiing, skating (or any other sport you can imagine) with different sets, sure they might both be good brands, but its definitely not optimal to wear different pairs.
With your car already being RWD, all 4 wheels aren't getting power. Your rear tires pushes the car forward, and the front tires only steers where it should go, and by having different brands, they are already not in perfect harmony/balance.
Once the front snapped...i think it was inevitable that the car would spin out...once again thank God you are ok!
These are probably bad examples, but its like bowling, skiing, skating (or any other sport you can imagine) with different sets, sure they might both be good brands, but its definitely not optimal to wear different pairs.
With your car already being RWD, all 4 wheels aren't getting power. Your rear tires pushes the car forward, and the front tires only steers where it should go, and by having different brands, they are already not in perfect harmony/balance.
Once the front snapped...i think it was inevitable that the car would spin out...once again thank God you are ok!
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who fitted them for you? From what I have seen most U.K. tyre suppliers would say new tyres should always goon the back and the more worn set on the front reason being if the front aqua planes it can be controlled more easily than if the back goes. If it was your Mercedes garage then I would be very unhappy as I am not sure they followed best practice especially with the car being a RWD model as opposed to FWD. No french ref came upon my google search but if it really is good practice based on science I would expect the same advice here.
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last time i asked them to rotate, but this time i forgot completely, (and they didn't offer)
the company is called Norauto. They also never told me anything about having 4 of the same tires ...
the company is called Norauto. They also never told me anything about having 4 of the same tires ...
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Egon, I love your posts, I love your Rolling Stones fanaticism, I love your part of France (and can't wait to go back!) and most of all, love that you're OK after your crash. I'm no expert but I recall being told over my lifetime that one should, if possible, have the same brand and model of tires on all 4 wheels as mentioned above. And I've been told that the newest tires should be on the front, as better traction for maneuvers relies on good traction for the wheels that tell the car which way to go. There are folks that know more than me who support or correct that information - can't get no satisfaction!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
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Egon, I love your posts, I love your Rolling Stones fanaticism, I love your part of France (and can't wait to go back!) and most of all, love that you're OK after your crash. I'm no expert but I recall being told over my lifetime that one should, if possible, have the same brand and model of tires on all 4 wheels as mentioned above. And I've been told that the newest tires should be on the front, as better traction for maneuvers relies on good traction for the wheels that tell the car which way to go. There are folks that know more than me who support or correct that information - can't get no satisfaction!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
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if googled the heck out of it, but there seems no doubt: new tires always on the rear - no matter if front or rear drive
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Egon, I love your posts, I love your Rolling Stones fanaticism, I love your part of France (and can't wait to go back!) and most of all, love that you're OK after your crash. I'm no expert but I recall being told over my lifetime that one should, if possible, have the same brand and model of tires on all 4 wheels as mentioned above. And I've been told that the newest tires should be on the front, as better traction for maneuvers relies on good traction for the wheels that tell the car which way to go. There are folks that know more than me who support or correct that information - can't get no satisfaction!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
Good luck on your new vehicle!
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Egon - perhaps you can contact your tire shop and ask them why they didn't rotate? also, explain your story and see what they think about it. if they dont have a good reason at least you can stop them from doing this to future customers.
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