Ouch. When did tyres get so expensive?

[jamieduff1981]

Vladimir said:

jamieduff1981 said:

I just paid £139/corner (I think) for 245/40R18 Michelin Pilot Super Sports online.

What sizes of tyre are you looking for where mid-range tyres exceed that?

Bargain! Where from?

My fronts are wearing rather fast on my BM. Same type. Uh oh...

Here you go

http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Michelin-Pilot-Super-Spo...

[daemon]

g3org3y said:

dme123 said:

When 19" wheels started seeming like a sensible thing to have on a 4 banger diesel family saloon?

This.

+1

[Jasandjules]

Looks like I can get them for my workhorse for about £60 a corner...

[daemon]

Jasandjules said:

Looks like I can get them for my workhorse for about £60 a corner...

Same here. I'll be gutted if i'm paying more than that.

Son was quoted circa £200 a corner for his BMW though and wifie pays £260 ish a corner on her z4.

[davepoth]

Happened to someone I know - £180 a corner or something on her diesel hatchback, and then she got a nail through it (that wasn't repairable) 50 miles later. She was not best pleased.

The same thing happened to me a week later. But with 215/55 R16s on the daily, I wasn't so upset at £75 a corner and was smiling quite smugly when I realised that the manufacturer of the mid-rangers I fitted (Nexen) offer a lifetime warranty on damage - so the replacement tyre was free.

Since I buy at the "shed" end of the market, the smallest wheels available on whatever car I'm buying are an absolute must.

[HertsBiker]

daemon said:

g3org3y said:

dme123 said:

When 19" wheels started seeming like a sensible thing to have on a 4 banger diesel family saloon?

This.

+1

My mondeo has had 18s since 2007... So quite a while. Just I never owned it back then hence the shock.

[98elise]

g3org3y said:

dme123 said:

When 19" wheels started seeming like a sensible thing to have on a 4 banger diesel family saloon?

This.

Agreed. A 1980's countach was running on 15inch wheels....why in 2014 does a family hatchback "need" 19inch wheels.

[strudel]

veevee said:

HertsBiker said:

No wonder people opt for budget, even though it's potentially false economy, when mid range stuff can be £120 to £150 per corner... Had me looking at the cheapies as well. Maybe two premium on the back and two budgets up front is ok?

Doesn't sound like a good idea, I'd rather have decent part-worn tyres all round.

Isn't that false economy, seeing as they won't last as long as a brand new set of tyres? You may as well splash out more and less often for the good stuff in the first place.

[Vladimir]

jamieduff1981 said:

Here you go

http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Michelin-Pilot-Super-Spo...

Cheers!

[bakerstreet]

I use blackcircles.com for all my tyre purchases. Club card points and the local fitting centre are pretty good.

I put four new tyres on my CTR in Feb. 225/40/R18s for £86 a corner with Kumho tyres. Pretty happy with that. I put budget brands on my Saab for £55 a corner and they were 225/45/R17s. Bargain

[meggysaurus]

try tyretraders.com
just checked the price for mine, a full set of 205/50/r17 93w (full fitting) and it came back with:

ALTENZO 205/50R17 93W SPORTS COMFORTER+ ~ Fuel Efficiency:C Wet Grip:E Noise dB:71 Noise Class:2


Cart Total (Ex Vat & Shipping) :

£204.00

Shipping & Handling (Ex Vat) :

£0.00

Total Vat Due :

£40.80

Cart Total (Inc Vat & Shipping) :

£244.80

Edited by meggysaurus on Monday 21st April 18:27

[HertsBiker]

Yes but they are budgets.......

[jamieduff1981]

Wet Grip: E

Seriously - someone would actually *choose* those for road use?

[P I Staker]

Lowtimer said:

Yet another great reason to be on 16" wheels.

I'm rollin 14s.

Can get semi slicks for cheaper then you guys budgets.

[Bigbox]

jamieduff1981 said:

I just paid £139/corner (I think) for 245/40R18 Michelin Pilot Super Sports online.

What sizes of tyre are you looking for where mid-range tyres exceed that?

[Sargeant Orange]

Prices certainly seemed to have hardened over the past few months, back in January I was looking at £130 a corner but I've just paid £150 this past week. My local who is usually good for a 10-15% discount if you have two couldn't budge on the continentals I was after (245/35/18)

[Northernchimp]

215/45/R16 on a small hatchback - used to cry whenever one needed replacing.

Mytyres now sell Vreds for <£100 though which isn't too bad.

[Lawbags]

£400 for a set of 888's on my car is fairly reasonable I thought. The joys of running small wheels!

[Barchettaman]

Undertyre, people.
15" for the win.

[anonymous-user]

I have to admit I do find it very amusing when I am at the tyre place and someone turns up in a flash 4x4 with wheels the size of dustbin lids and then finds out it will cost them north of £250 a corner for new tyres.

Mine has 18" wheels but they are needed to cover the huge brakes because of the huge engine it has..