Tyreleader or Oponeo

[PositronicRay]

Both have the wheel and tyre package I want. Tyreleader are slightly cheaper but don't have a call centre.
Any experience of these companies?

[PositronicRay]

Thanks chaps. Looks like Tyreleader then.

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Hmmmmmmmmmm no negative for Oponeo, an extra £10 a wheel but might be worth it.
I've emailed Tyreleader with a fitment query I'll see how long it takes for them to respond.

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I had an email back from Tyreleader, it wasn't very clear not really answering anything. So I've ordered from Oponeo, the guy on the phone answered my questions ok and I like being able to phone people if I need to.

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Potatoes said:

Interesting reading... my experience with Tyreleader was great as I said before but may be giving Oponeo a go next time!!

The difference between good and bad isn't just about the experience it's about how problems are resolved

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selym said:

I bought a couple of Kumho KU36 from promotyres.co.uk. Don't be fooled by the .co.uk part; the site is registered to Germany/Bulgaria.

They were miles cheaper than elsewhere, about £56 a corner for 225/45 17, and arrived within 3 days.

They are cheap aren't they. Plus a contact number.

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I'm impressed so far with Oponeo. Tyres arrived today and all okay.
I'm still waiting for the wheels but emails answered promptly in good English and call centre seems okay.

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gareth_r said:

rambo19 said:

I go to my local tyre shop.
Last tyre I bought was about £10 dearer from them, but saves all the aggro with online stuff.

I've always found very little difference between the price at the local tyre place and online. Unless there's a huge saving I prefer to support the locals and avoid the potential hassles.

The only time I've bought online I needed a less common size. At the time they seemed to be available only from Hankook, and the local guy couldn't order them.

I think you're right to an extent. However I wanted some wheels so ordered the tyres from the same place. The wheels alone were £250 cheaper, with tyres I reckon the whole bill was around £300 cheaper.

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Well tyres have been delivered, but no-one has any idea where the wheels are (ordered at the same time)

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cplmadison said:

PositronicRay said:

Well tyres have been delivered, but no-one has any idea where the wheels are (ordered at the same time)

Did you pay on credit card? If so I would phone them and get a refund on the wheels and buy locally, if you check your oponeo tracking you might find out the same problem as me, tyres were dispatched and promptly disappeared with no further tracking info on carriers site

remember to quote the 48 hour delivery advertised on the oponeo website, your cc will give you an immediate refund

The wheels arrived today so all complete.
I sent an email on Tuesday, not sure what the mix up was but looks like the wheels hadn't been dispatched (no tracking info)
All in all I'm quite pleased, emails answered and dealt with in a few hours and problem resolved.
I paid by paypal which probably was daft because I didn't get the credit card protection.

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The Mad Monk said:

PositronicRay said:

The wheels arrived today so all complete.
I sent an email on Tuesday, not sure what the mix up was but looks like the wheels hadn't been dispatched (no tracking info)
All in all I'm quite pleased, emails answered and dealt with in a few hours and problem resolved.
I paid by paypal which probably was daft because I didn't get the credit card protection.

Was it really worth all the trouble?

Would you have been better off - emotionally - if not financially, shopping around somewhere within say, a ten mile radius of home for a company that could supply and fit?

I saved around £250 all in. The wheels were the biggest saving (£200), just buying tyres I would have sourced them locally.

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Local garage charges £12 per wheel, other places about £15.

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whoami said:

Leptons said:

Appreciate this is an old thread but Ordered two Rainsport 3's from Tyreleader last night and it said payment declined. Logged onto my CC account and it says the payment is pending!

Can't speak to the fkwits because I have to open a 'ticket' and it won't let me open one because I have no orders?!!

ing fk

They are a hopeless bunch of tossers.

Quite happy to lie when questioned, too.

One of the reasons I used Oponeo, they have a phone number.