yeo_frenchie
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Its my first posting, and I'm a girl who knows little about cars, so be gentle with me please!
I have a 2002 RHD Disco which I bought last year from fellow English living in France. The previous owners had put brand new tyres on, had just had brakes done, had had a suspension problem fixed twice by Landrover France (at huge expense), and had seemed to generally look after the car well.
Within weeks though it had started sagging on its suspension when left overnight, but would rise up again once I got going. - It now does it every time I stop, and you can hear a very loud hiss and watch it sink within minutes of switching off the engine. Is this typical of a leaking airbag problem mentioned so often here?
The other problem is, that although we have done less than 10,000kms, our rear tyres are both completely bald, shredded even, on the inside. The car has also developed an awful shudder at 120kms/hour (75 mph) which gets worse when you take your foot off the accelerator. - I'm assuming that's something to do with the tyres being so bald.
We tow an Ivor Williams sheep trailer a couple of times a week for short distances, and also drive short distances on dirt roads a couple of times a week. Other than that, its mainly on the road.
Can any of you point me in the right direction on what has caused this tyre wear please? - Our local mechanic knows nothing about Landrovers other than to charge us a lot of money when we come through the door.
The current tyres are Pirelli 235/70 R17. Can I replace them with any other size? (preferably cheaper)
Thank you!
I have a 2002 RHD Disco which I bought last year from fellow English living in France. The previous owners had put brand new tyres on, had just had brakes done, had had a suspension problem fixed twice by Landrover France (at huge expense), and had seemed to generally look after the car well.
Within weeks though it had started sagging on its suspension when left overnight, but would rise up again once I got going. - It now does it every time I stop, and you can hear a very loud hiss and watch it sink within minutes of switching off the engine. Is this typical of a leaking airbag problem mentioned so often here?
The other problem is, that although we have done less than 10,000kms, our rear tyres are both completely bald, shredded even, on the inside. The car has also developed an awful shudder at 120kms/hour (75 mph) which gets worse when you take your foot off the accelerator. - I'm assuming that's something to do with the tyres being so bald.
We tow an Ivor Williams sheep trailer a couple of times a week for short distances, and also drive short distances on dirt roads a couple of times a week. Other than that, its mainly on the road.
Can any of you point me in the right direction on what has caused this tyre wear please? - Our local mechanic knows nothing about Landrovers other than to charge us a lot of money when we come through the door.
The current tyres are Pirelli 235/70 R17. Can I replace them with any other size? (preferably cheaper)
Thank you!
