Ditchfinder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ditchfinder is a noun meaning (UK, automotive, slang) A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.
Meaning
(UK, automotive, slang) A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.
Example Sentences
Sure, mismatching isn't ideal, but I'd much rather have mismatched decent tyres than matched AliBaba-brand-it-yourself ditchfinders.
My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did.
The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.
Word Forms
- ditchfinders
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