I'm glad you've found tyres that suit you better, though i expect the tyres and the car itself are bigger and heaver than your grannie (superb cars) whilst having no more room inside..:-)

On the subject of timing chains versus belts, i think on balance i'd rather go with the timing belt thanks, seeing how many modern cars now suffer with repeated timing chain problems...i haven't a clue how Ford fares in this by the way.

Belts don't need to be so problematic, nor as complicated or expensive to replace as they are on some makes, but then most cars are designed to be made cheaply and easily for maximum quick profit and to hell with future (after warranty) servicing and durability.

It's cheap build design to drive the water pump (the weak link) via the cambelt, on my Toyota the belt only drives the two camshaft pulleys (they in turn driving 4 cams) from the crank via a tensioner and two idlers, that's it.

Edited by gordonbennet on 24/05/2015 at 23:12