Autofit Blog
First Bite
Posted on 30th September 2009 by Ingrid Ward
Well here I am, L plates on the keyboard and ready to learn.
I am not sure yet where I am going with this space but at the moment I am hoping for a relaxed environment in which to open up the mysterious and oftening frightening environment of your local garage!
Let me introduce myself and my workplace.
I am Ingrid and my workplace is Autofit in Britannia Rd, Ipswich. Autofit is a very busy local motorist centre where we do all the usual garage stuff of tyres, servicing, Mots and so on. My other half, Kevan and I started Autofit when I was very pregnant with my third son. We had given up all security in the job market to start our own adventure, determined to make a success of our dream. Our vision had been to run a garage based on honesty and approachability. 23 years later and we are still here and I am looking to pushing us into the 21 century via the internet and social networking. However, I will have to learn as I go on since this is all a very new concept to me. Please forgive me all the errors on my way but feel free to help develop any ideas for the format of this blog. Also pass the word around that I am here; where you can ask any car related questions you wish and need never feel stupid. If I do not know the answer I will either try to find out or direct you in the right direction.Interesting fact to follow......
When you buy your tyres have you ever wondered what all the numbers involved in the tyre size mean ? e.g 205/55R16 87V 205 is the size in millimetres across the tread of the tyre. (If you were a bird it would be the size of the top of the tyre you could see!) 55 is the size of the side wall of the tyre, as a percentage of the first figure. i.e. 55% of 205 in our example. This is how fat or thin the tyre looks from the roadside, the lower this figure is the thinner and sportier the tyre looks (and also the bumpier ride) R stands for radial and all modern tyres are constructed in this format, vintage cars often run on a crossply construction. 16 is the size of your wheel and is in inches!! (this is the hole in the tyre) 87 is the load bearing index and there is a table of weights it refers to. V this is the speed rating and there is a table for this too. So, time to sign out. Please feel free to add a comment or question. Humour is always good so please share with us any funny moments with your car, or garage.......Leave a Reply
The opinions expressed herein are the personal opinion of the author and are not intended as statements of fact and do not represent the view of Autofit (Ipswich) Ltd. in any way
