Recently, TyreZone Group’s BestDrive Durbanville Branch were chosen as the venue for an exciting television ad shoot. The new BestDrive Fitment Centre ad centred around the R400 coupon voucher and featured the hugely popular Suzelle DIY. If you haven’t seen the ad yet (and even if you have) watch it here.
Once again the issue of safety on the N2 in the Western Cape has been highlighted, when just recently, a woman was robbed after she had a puncture and was forced to stop on the N2. Three men ran to her car, smashed her window and grabbed her cell phone and hand bag. …and all this at 2pm on a Saturday afternoon. Fortunately she was not harmed!
There are various safety tips that one can take into account – although they are not 100% “hijack proof”:
5. Do not stop, if you can help it.
6. Fit Run Flat Tyres if you can – Run Flat tyres are specifically designed with re-inforced sidewalls, so that when you get a flat, you can still continue with your journey for up to 80 km at a speed of 80 km/h. Run Flat Tyres keep the tyre on the rim and support the weight of the car, even with a complete loss of air pressure.
However, only specific cars can be fitted with Run Flat Tyres. In order to use Run Flat tyres your car must be equipped with a tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), which warns the driver if a tyre has lost air pressure. Without a TPMS, a driver has no way of knowing when a Run Flat tyre has deflated, and could damage the tyre by driving for longer than recommended.
Check your vehicle’s manual or manufacturer’s website to see if your car has a TPMS system, and to ensure that your car’s manufacturer has approved the use of self-supporting tyres.
Tyrezone branches supply Goodyear Run on Flat Tyres at Hi-Q Brackenfell, Hi-Q Parow and Hi-Q Helderberg as well as the Continental Self Supporting Runflat (SSR) tyres at Tyrezone ContiPartner Durbanville
General Tyre – the specialist in 4×4 tyres:
Tyres for 4x4s and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are traditionally one of the focal points of the General Tyre brand, which celebrates its centenary this year (2015).
In recent years, the US company has overhauled its products and adapted them to meet the needs of vehicle owners worldwide. This has resulted in three product lines, all sharing the ‘Grabber’ product name.
‘Grabber’ also indicates the 4×4 link of these tyres:
What they all have in common is robustness and grip.
General Tyre has entered the second phase of its relaunch campaign in South Africa with the introduction of the Altimax passenger car tyre range to complement its existing line-up in the light commercial vehicle and 4×4 segments.
General Tyres are available at Tyrezone ContiPartner Durbanville: 021 975 3664
1) Check your liquids – brake fluid, oil & water
2) Check your tyres – spare tyre, tread, tyre pressure
3) Check your tools – jack, wheel brace, safety triangles, wheel chocks, torch
4) Other – it is always handy to have jumper leads and a tow rope in your car.
The staff of the Tyrezone Group would like to wish all their customers a Happy Easter and SAFE Driving.
Check Your Brakes – Its about peace of mind & safety
Brake Pads & Brake Discs
Like your tyres, your brakes are also subject to wear and tear and regular checks need to be carried out:
How do you know when to replace brake pads and brake discs?
Your brakes need to be checked and replaced when you experience the following: shuddering, shaking & grinding or when the brake disc has been subjected to uneven wear patterns including warping, scoring and cracking. Read more…
Every car needs a battery. A typical car battery is enclosed in plastic and contains lead plates submerged in reservoirs of water and sulphuric acid, which allows for electricity to be conducted.
The function of your battery:
Power your car’s engine and supplies electrical energy to your starter, lighting, heating, electric windows and sound system, among others. A battery also functions to stabilise and regulate power output to your vehicle, so energy is not wasted or dispersed unevenly.
Regular maintenance of your battery is very important to give it extra drive and increase battery life! If adequately maintained, a battery should last approximately 2 to 5 years.
When one considers that the tyre is the only contact that the vehicle has with the road, and that it has to provide the necessary grip with the road, it makes sense that they are in good condition, and that they are looked after properly. Read more…