However on looking at the spare the offset looked slightly different so I asked the tyre fitters if they would check this for me. This met with blank expressions so I explained what I meant and he said 'yeah I'll do that before we fit the tyres'...
I left the spare and the punctured wheel with them for the day as the tyres would arrive later that day and I should be able to collect both wheels at lunchtime. Lunchtime came and went so I phoned in the middle afternoon to enquire what was happening. I was informed that they were doing it and the wheels would be ready shortly. Another hour passed and the phone rang. The spare wheel is different but he couldn't remember which one was which as the tyres aren't on either rim!
I then had to go down to the tyre fitter and show him which wheel was which and wait for him to refit that tyre to bring home to refit to the 412 in order to drive the 412 down there to have the tyre swapped from the OS wheel (which is now on the spare rim).
This is where it gets worse. I asked them to check the tracking, he started to say he hasn't got the specs to do such an old car car but I had the manual with the settings so... Next was the excuse the machine won't fit the car as the rear wheels sit a bit up into the arches and the other machine that would fit takes ages to set up! This was at 4pm and they didn't shut till 6.30pm!!!
On the way home it also became evident the balancing wasn't done correctly as there is a vibration starting to come through the steering at 45mph that wasn't there on the old set of tyres...arghhhhhhhh!!!!! I should really go back there and give them the chance to rectify it but I'm not sure I want too. Is that cutting off my nose to spite my face??
In short I won't be going back there in a hurry.
(Ihave different size front to the backs)
