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As far as I am aware the front tyres should always be the newest - after all its the front that does all the work on a front wheel drive car (hence they always tend to wear the quickest). Though of course if you should always be careful with brand new tyres until they are run in.

Was it a main dealer you took your car to? Im surprised they would try and fit crap tyres to your car. If they really are rubbish swap them to the back - at least you will have some decent tyres on the front then.

Thanks managed to find a few on ebay on buy it nows (though £10 for two!). Not sure which smell to go for - i quite liked the vanilla (wasnt too keen on the other two that came with the car).

I would be interest to know too if different tyres have made any difference to peoples cars. Mine came out at 4mm front on my service so will probably need replacing soon (change them about 3mm is recommended i think) - not sure whether to go for the same again or something different.

Doesnt sound too bad. I've done 20,000 and dont need any just yet (though sure I will soon). Probably a combination of having a less powerful car and mainly motorway driving. Its always worth paying the extra for decent tyres - can make a big difference to the way your car handles/stops and could one day save your life. For that price I would go with the dealer. Watch out for some of the cheaper local garages. Last time I used a cheap garage he managed to stick them the wrong way round (despite the big sign on the side saying these tyres are directional) ;)

Anyone know where abouts I could get hold of some new air freshners for my C4. After a year the three that came with it have run out. I thought there were meant to be quite a few different ones but cant seem to find them anywhere (only the standard three that came with the car on ebay). Tried my local dealer but they only had mint and ginger which didnt sound too great

Don't know about French cars / service being rubbish. We purhcased our new Honda Civic Type S on 1st March and its been in the garage ever since. Have rejected the car and the dealer is getting us another one (though hasnt quite managed it yet). And the courtesy civic they have given us has a rattle. My C4's done 20,000 miles and apart from a few niggles (mainly noises and rattles) been fine. Dealers been pretty good too.

Booked it in with Barrets (its closer) - £181. Turns out the brake fluid change cost around £50 and didnt need to be done at one year. Thanks for the help

Same happens with my steering - not much you can do i dont think. The new Civic does it too (though not quite as much).

no point putting drinks in mine - no aircon :(

The gloveboxes are pretty shoddy on the C4 - got mine stuck the first day. Trick is if it gets stuck be very careful trying to get it back open or it just snaps off. Don't overfill it and should be okay. Rest of the car is fairly solid so dont know why the glovebox is so rubbish.

Thanks KFK - was wondering what the big difference was. Actually I think Hidsons took my reg number so probably could tell what i needed when they put it through the computer. I'm from Whitstable so obviously Canterbury is a bit closer so thats my preferred option. Will give them a call tommorrow and ask about how much it will be without the brake fluid.

Soz KFK your right - Hidsons in Gillingham. Think Dutton Forshaw wanted about £217. Originally purchased the car from Barretts in Canterbury but they want £235! Its a petrol 1.6 vtr (just coming up to a year old). Its the 20,000 mile service.

Just been phoning around my local dealers (Kent) and they all seem to want between £215 and £235 for a service. Only one was significantly cheaper - Dutton Forshaw in Gillingham - they wanted £181. Anyone know why the big difference? Anyone used Dutton Forshaw before?

Not sure when but I would say its almost certain there will be one seeing as PSA have already developed one and are using it in the 207.