4 new tyres for the cage - eek!

Originally Posted by Bri w

They're Conti's, from National Tyres.

Thankfully its a Company car and I don't pay

Ah thats not too bad then. Where's shopping around helps too, bloody kwik fit wanted an extra 44 quid!

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I've not boughty own car Tyres for 5 years or so. But when I look for Kerry F1 Tyres are alway the be and will beat any other local price.

She has a MINI cooper D and I've heard the dealer is very very cheap on Tyres so I will have to give them a go next time.

Originally Posted by Bri w

They're Conti's, from National Tyres.

Thankfully its a Company car and I don't pay

That's OK then. I'd have had kittens if somebody quoted me that for four tyres for an A3.

I think the tyre dealers do rip off the company car owners, though large lease companies usually have it wrapped up with a tyre choice and price agreed for each vehicle in advance with one of the large tyre fitting chains, and they are getting better prices than you or I could get. Means the driver doesn't get a choice over what tyres go on his car though.

My Vectra SRI is low profile and I bought it because it had some toys that the base model didn't have, and dark tinted glass which I prefer for security. Over the lifetime of the car I'd probably have been better paying £500 more for the luxury model rather than the sporty model, which has all the same interior toys and the tinted glass, but the tyres are half the price.

I have always found valuetyres.co.uk are a pretty good place to find out what you should be paying.

Conti Sport Contacts 225/45 R17 Y on there are £104 each

I don't buy them there though as the Vectra is really sensitive to tyre imbalance, so I have to get them from somewhere that has a Hunter GSP9700 tyre balancer and knows how to use it. They price match with value tyres though!

Thank god for a bog standard Honda Accord and a friend in the trade.

Before Bri put this up I have been asked to find out about new tyres for my neighbours BMW Sportline which I have garaged for her while she is in Australia[Comes home on the 2nd Dec]------
Different size front and rears and got quoted silly money but I am waiting to see if Costco can come up with a better price as they have a deal on at the moment if you buy four. I have checked and they don't need to be the same size,just buy four.

I find Costco very competitive on tyre prices for standard sizes or van tyres and often have promotions for a reputable brand

lol i went into ATS today to get my wheel fixed my alloy has the powder coating cracking on the inside of the wheel so the tyre isnt sealing correctly and keeps going down they grinded all the old paint off the inside and re fitted the tyre so hopefully job sorted while there i got a price on 4 michelin tyres £960!!!!!! FFS!!!!!
anyhow i dont travel as many miles these days so for now my tyres will do just fine

[andrewsmith]

WTF is that for!!!

are we playing the worlds most expensive tire fitter

2 x 255/35/18 and 2 x 225/40/18

[andrewsmith]

standard hot 3 series size car rubber

That seems alot

ATS aint cheap, i aint shopped around because i aint in the market for buying just yet. at the mo i'm only doing about 50 miles a week to get my fixes so tyres are expected to last ages

Getting 2 new rears on mine tomorrow.

Quoted £250 a piece from my local...luckily a friend in the trade is getting me 2 for £214, plus another mate to fit for a score

Runflats are evil.