Citations:kick the tyres


 * 1996 — "Messing with Murdoch", New Statesman, 15 November 1996:
 * So we would like our Members of Parliament to kick the tyres of this statutory instrument with their hardest toecaps.
 * 2008 — David Shand, "Tesco Slams Critics Over US Expansion", The Daily Express, 31 March 2008:
 * “So we've given ourselves a little bit of time to kick the tyres, smooth out any wrinkles, and make some improvements that customers have asked for.”
 * 2008 — Steve Creedy, "Qantas, BA deal a tough sell and always in doubt", The Australian, 19 December 2008:
 * Meanwhile, it can continue to "kick the tyres" of potential partners and see if it can find a better match.
 * 2011 — Harry Wilson, "Stress tests are a chance for market to kick the tyres of Europe's banks", The Telegraph, 15 July 2011:
 * The tests give the market the chance to kick the tyres of some of Europe's weaker financial institutions, so you might expect the City to be enthusiastic about them.
 * 2011 — Nigel Robert, "Voting system under the microscope", The Marlborough Express, 15 October 2011:
 * Three-and-a-half years ago, John Key – then leader of the Opposition – argued that New Zealanders should have "a chance to kick the tyres on MMP".