Author: Angelina Soul

  • Best Muscle Car Tires

    Own a ‘60s or ‘70s muscle car and wondering what are the best muscle car tires? Try the top 10 best muscle car tires list here. The tires in the list here are voted by muscle car and hot rod owners from around the world. Whether you are looking for the best performance tire or hot rod tires, this top 10 list will definitely guide you to find the best muscle car tires that suit your needs.

    Popular Car Tire Sizes for Muscle Car

    Since the first muscle car built, 15 inches is the common muscle car tire sizes for all classic muscle cars made between the ‘60s and early ‘80s. They are considered a performance wheel size now and not many tire makers manufacture them. Even the latest 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 comes with 19-inch sport wheels as standard. However, you can still get a few branded tires that fit a classic muscle car. For those who are wondering what is the best car tire sizes for muscle cars, here are the top 8 most popular muscle car tire sizes.

    • P235/60R15
    • P245/60R15
    • P215/70R15
    • P295/50R15
    • P255/60R15
    • P225/70R15
    • P275/60R15

    Top 10 Muscle Car Tires Brand

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    These are the top 10 muscle car tires brand available in the market today. They manufacture a few new high performance tires for ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s muscle cars. Some of the high performance tires are also cater for the new muscle cars.

    BFGoodrich

    The BFGoodrich Radial T/A tire is the one you should be considered. It is a common sight on old school muscle cars due to its lateral grip, high-speed capability and traction. The BFGoodrich Radial T/A comes in different sizes include P225/70R15 and P245/60R15. For other BFGoodrich muscle car tires, you may try BFGoodrich g-Force Sport COMP-2.

    Goodyear

    Goodyear Gatorback P225/60VR15 is recently a hit for muscle car owners. This tire fits any 15×7 wheels on a muscle car. The speed rating is 150 mph (VR) and it is definitely look cool on a Ford Mustang GT or a Chevrolet Corvette. Price wise, the Gatorback is not cheap. For other Goodyear muscle car tires, you may try Goodyear GT Radial (Customgard Flexten) 255/60R15, Goodyear Polysteel Radial 225/70R15 or the GT70/15 Goodyear Steelgard Raised White Letters. As for hotrod, you may try Goodyear Eagle RSA The Eagle F1 GS-D3.

    American Classic

    American Classic Redline 215/60R15 is a great option for any muscle cars in the Top 100 Muscle Cars list.

    Mickey Thompson

    The Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T Radial is a well-known performance tire designed for all types of American muscle cars. The T speed is rated at 118 mph. Raised white letter and stylized blackwall give your muscle car a wide low profile look with superb handling. Comes in various sizes from the smallest 235/60R15 to the widest 275/60R15.

    Firestone Muscle Car Tires

    Try the Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500 if you are looking for wide muscle car tires. This tire is inspired by racing and it features impressive handling in both wet and dry conditions.

    Other than the top 5 brands mentioned above, you may also try Kumho (the Kumho SPT 265/30ZR22 is great for pimped out cars), Michelin, Nitto, Hoosier, Dunlop and U.S. Royal. They are the very few top tire brands that manufacture new muscle car tires today. So, what is your favorite muscle car tire brand? Which one is good for you? See also:

  • Mini Cooper Events by Vintage Auto Services and Accessories

    Mini Cooper Events

    Sungai Petani: About 40 Mini Cooper cars are gathering at Bandar Amanjaya today to celebrate the grand opening of Vintage Auto Services and Accessories. Most of the Mini Cooper owners come from the northern region including Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Simpang Ampat and others. Vintage Auto Services and Accessories is also known as Mini Cars Bodyworks was previously located at Lagenda Heights, Sungai Petani Kedah. It is one of the best Mini workshops in Malaysia with A to Z parts you ever need for a Mini Cooper. (more…)

  • Drive to Thailand: Phang Nga to Phuket

    There are many piers on the way to Phuket from Phang Nga. These piers have boats to a few famous islands around such as James Bond island, Phi-Phi island and more. I continue my journey as my fuel level is getting low. I am really curious to know that how far a Mini Cooper can really go if it is filled up with 50 liters of RON 95 petrol.

    Drive a car to Phuket

    Driving through Thepkasattri Bridge (beside Sarasin Bridge) Phuket. Sarasin Bridge is the first bridge built that linked Phuket island to the mainland of Phang Nga province. Built in 1067 and this bridge is only 700 m long. Now, all cars have to go through Thepkasattri Bridge in order to go Phuket island.

    Welcome to Phuket…

    Welcome to Phuket

    A colorful hotel in Phuket that matches my Mini Cooper color – Holland Resort Phuket.

    Mini Cooper yellow

    Now that my mileage indicator shows 73,105 km. In Malaysia border, I filled up nearly 50 liter of RON 95 petrol and this tank of petrol traveled 601.5 km.

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    In order to track fuel mileage for my car, I drive to a PTT petrol station and fill up Gasohol 95. It costs 1400 baht for 47.72 liter. That’s about 2 liter of RON 95 left in my fuel tank. Perhaps this shows that my car uses about 48 liters of RON 95 fuel to travel 601.5 km. In conclusion, the fuel consumption is 12.53 km/l (29.47 mpg). According to Edmunds, a standard ’05 MINI Cooper gas mileage is 24 mpg city and 33 highway. As I drive around Hatyai, Trang, Krabi and Phang Nga town, I am considered getting a very good mileage. The latest 2015 MINI Cooper F56 fuel consumption is 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. Compared to that, I am still considered the Mini Cooper R50 a reliable car for long journey drive. What do you think? Now that I am still wondering how far can my Mini Cooper go with a mixture of 47.72 liter Gasohol 95 and 2 liter of RON 95. This tank of petrol will be used to drive in Phuket down town and let’s see how far it can go. Perhaps it can last for about 400 – 450 km. See the top 10 fuel saving tips if you would like to know how to save fuel for more mileage.

    petrol price in Thailand

    Hard Rock Café, Patong Beach Phuket, Thailand.

    Hard Rock Phuket

    Lastly, I have checked in another hotel in Phuket town, Shyne hotel. I’ve selected this hotel because it has a good car park for my car. My car has a great place to rest for another journey and it has a great buddy too, a red modified Nissan Juke with 19” sport wheels. This Nissan Juke belongs to a young lady who is also the daughter of the hotel owner.

    Nissan Juke and Mini Cooper

    Day 1: Drive to Thailand: In A MINI Cooper

    Day 2: Drive to Thailand: Hatyai to Trang to Krabi

    Day 3: Drive to Thailand: Krabi to Phang Nga

    Day 3: Drive to Thailand: Phang Nga to Phuket

  • Drive to Thailand: Krabi to Phang Nga

    Drive to Thailand

    The driving experience from Krabi to Phang Nga was the best compared to Dannok to Hatyai or Hatyai to Trang. The scenery is so beautiful and you see gorgeous moutains almost everywhere during the way to Phang Nga. There is an Elephant mountain because it looks exactly like an elephant standing there.

    Phang Nga Thailand

    The famous Elephant moutain in Phang Nga

    elephant moutain Phang Nga Thailand

    The Dairy Hut Farm in Phang Nga. It is a very special place before entering Phang Nga town. (more…)

  • Drive to Thailand: Hatyai to Trang to Krabi

    The “Drive to Thailand” journey continues from Hatyai to Trang. Trang is a very small town and I decided to drop by for delicious local food. I notice there is not much of petrol station in Thailand compared to Malaysia. Therefore, it is always recommended to fill up your fuel tank whenever you see a petrol station. In Thailand, there are a few different types of petrol. The RON 95 that is commonly used in Malaysia is considered as expensive petrol in Thailand and not every petrol station sell it. You can only find RON 05 (Benzin 95) in PTT, Esso, Chevron, PTG, Susco, and Pure. However, it is not easy to locate these petrol brands except PTT and Esso. In case you can’t find RON 95, there is an option to go for Gasohol 95. Gasohol 95 and Gasohol 91 is commonly used due to the fuel price in Thailand is expensive.

    This is what you need in your car – A reliable GPS system to bring you anywhere (see what is the best GPS system for cars).

    best car GPS

    I was supposed to travel to Trang through Phatthalung but somehow the GPS brought me to Tamot.

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    This is one kind of petrol station you will see during your way. Do you dare to pump fuel from this to your Ferrari, Hummer, Lamborghini or even MINI? Well, I have fill up to full tank at Malaysia border and the computer in my car shows that my fuel can still travel for 400 km so I bet that the MINI can arrive in Phuket without the need to pump any petrol.

    amazing petrol station

    Turn left to Trang… The weather is 35.5 Celsius (95.9 Fahrenheit) to the highest 37.5 Celsius (99.5 Fahrenheit).

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    Trang 41 km. It is getting closer.

    Trang Thailand

    And here is the iconic fountain in Trang + roundabout + a beautiful yellow MINI Cooper.

    drive to Thailand

    It’s about 150km from Hatyai to Trang and another 150 km from Trang to Krabi. The car is full but the driver is hungry, it is time to hunt for delicious food in Trang, Thailand.

    Trang Thailand

    Now the stomach is filled up. The journey continues from Trang to Krabi, one of the most famous places in Thailand. It took about 2 hours to arrive at Krabi. I decided to spend a night at this famous town and I have checked in Tairada hotel. Tairada hotel is a new hotel in Krabi. It doesn’t ranked good in Tripadvisor because of the location is bad for travelers without a transport but it is perfect for people who travel with cars.

    Day 1: Drive to Thailand: In A MINI Cooper

    Day 2: Drive to Thailand: Hatyai to Trang to Krabi

    Day 3: Drive to Thailand: Krabi to Phang Nga

    Day 3: Drive to Thailand: Phang Nga to Phuket