Any recommendations on Glasgow-ish tyre places?
Any recommendations on Glasgow-ish tyre places?
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poprock

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1,987 posts

224 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I usually go with one of the online tyre suppliers (eTyres, or Black Circles) and a mobile fitter.

Just out of curiosity though, does anyone have any other recommendations before I get something ordered? Probably going for all four tyres on both my Porsche and my wife’s Mini at the same time.

samvia

1,635 posts

193 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I can't comment on their stock/prices for rubber, but for fitting I can't fault R D Tyres in Pinkston Road, Springburn. Usually use Gerry there for fitting tyres and he takes good care, never had a problem or a mark or anything on the rims and about £7.50 a wheel for fitting IIRC.

paulqv

3,124 posts

218 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I now use MGN tyres in motherwell for all my tyres. their prices are close to black circle and were a black circle fitter until they pulled out as they kept getting all the hard jobs to do which other ones couldnt or wouldnt do. I find them good and the staff are all old hands and know what they are doing and unlike mot places will happily listen to any concerns you have about jacking cars etc
01698 276306
can tell them i recommended you! that should scare them!! lol
Paul

OJ...

503 posts

206 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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My local KwikFit in Milngavie price-matched Black Circle which was a saving of £65 per tyre on their original published price. Always worth ringing around. smile

steelej

1,761 posts

230 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I've been using Jim Dickson in cumbernauld for years now, Always cheaper than black circles, patience required though, they're always mobbed so can sometimes take a while to get through on the phone, I recently got a full set of 4 for the ferrari for around 800 quid.

Number is 01236 720205

John.

cat220

2,762 posts

238 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I've been using Performance Tyres for years. They've always been good on price and are very careful with your wheels.

http://www.performancetyres.net/


peeves

390 posts

186 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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If you are looking for a roasting deal try Cosco. Their prices are disgusting!

cuprabob

18,114 posts

237 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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peeves said:
If you are looking for a roasting deal try Cosco. Their prices are disgusting!
20% off if you buy 4 Michelins up until 22nd Nov.

6C4GTS

5,186 posts

201 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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cuprabob said:
peeves said:
If you are looking for a roasting deal try Cosco. Their prices are disgusting!
20% off if you buy 4 Michelins up until 22nd Nov.
Can anyone get give me a price for Michelin PS2 N2 or N4 235/40/18 from costco to see how roasting adeal they do?
I have used Gordon Hazleton in Hillington for about the last 20 years - place doesn't look fancy but he's a good bloke and knows everything about wheels and tyres - in his absence see Chris.

peeves

390 posts

186 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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cuprabob said:
peeves said:
If you are looking for a roasting deal try Cosco. Their prices are disgusting!
20% off if you buy 4 Michelins up until 22nd Nov.
Tell me about it! Offered customers 4 Michelin 205/55 R16 for their Mondeo - £295. They phoned Cosco and got £264. Tried to explain they would need to take a day off to travel down to Glasgow, fuel, lunch, shopping with the kids etc. Cost them more in the long run. I could have gone lower but whats the point for 2 bob?


6C4GTS said:
cuprabob said:
peeves said:
If you are looking for a roasting deal try Cosco. Their prices are disgusting!
20% off if you buy 4 Michelins up until 22nd Nov.
Can anyone get give me a price for Michelin PS2 N2 or N4 235/40/18 from costco to see how roasting adeal they do?
I have used Gordon Hazleton in Hillington for about the last 20 years - place doesn't look fancy but he's a good bloke and knows everything about wheels and tyres - in his absence see Chris.
Give them a phone, they have caught me out on deals a few times.

Edited by peeves on Sunday 7th November 20:49

anonymous-user

77 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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+1 for performance tyres in Anniesland, used them recently, price was great and they were very, very careful with my car - old school technique, jack the car up with a trolley jack carefully placed, wheel nuts removed by hand with a spider, then retorqued by hand - not like costco who lift the whole car with all too speedily placed lifts and whipping the nuts off with an air gun without a care in the world for recesses in the wheels, costco may be cheap for michelins but if you value your car or wheels go elsewhere!

J.B.R.

108 posts

238 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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+1 for MGM in Motherwell as Paul said above. Been using them for around 7 or 8 years for all my cars. Competitive prices and decent down to earth blokes. Never had any trouble.

cammy71

356 posts

221 months

Monday 8th November 2010
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I've used Prestige Tyres in Busby for 10 years. Careful with car, quick service, seems to find tyres where dealers can't i.e. BWM had Michelin PS2s on backorder (and never got back to me), they got mine in 24hrs. Worth a call.

cammy71

356 posts

221 months

Monday 8th November 2010
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I've used Prestige Tyres in Busby for 10 years. Careful with car, quick service, seems to find tyres where dealers can't i.e. BWM had Michelin PS2s on backorder (and never got back to me), they got mine in 24hrs. Worth a call.

stussyman

92 posts

186 months

Monday 8th November 2010
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cammy71 said:
I've used Prestige Tyres in Busby for 10 years. Careful with car, quick service, seems to find tyres where dealers can't i.e. BWM had Michelin PS2s on backorder (and never got back to me), they got mine in 24hrs. Worth a call.
+1

They were very careful with my colour coded wheels on the Porker. Recommended them many times and everyone who has used them have had good prices and good service.

SB10

558 posts

189 months

Monday 8th November 2010
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steelej said:
I've been using Jim Dickson in cumbernauld for years now, Always cheaper than black circles, patience required though, they're always mobbed so can sometimes take a while to get through on the phone, I recently got a full set of 4 for the ferrari for around 800 quid.

Number is 01236 720205

John.
I'd always used Jim Dicksons and always recommended to friends etc untill a couple of months back.

They swapped over a set of tyres to a new set of alloys and one of the boys made an arse of the balancing. Went back in and he claimed my front tyres were bald and could not be ballanced (these are about half worn and no where near the wear blocks). Explained this, and the next claim was the new alloys were buckled... After much refusal to just reballance them, off i trotted. Into a local place, wheels all re-ballanced, absolutely perfect.


Guess i must have caught the boy in question on a bad day as his attitude was horrendous, but thats all it takes for them to lose out on return business.

DAZAMG

34 posts

203 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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Skidz in Falkirk been going to them for years

poprock

Original Poster:

1,987 posts

224 months

Monday 15th November 2010
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Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I think I managed to phone all of them when calling round for quotes.

A lot of places simply couldn’t get the tyres I wanted (fronts were no problem, but rears proved tricky) and in the end the cheapest all-in deal was eTyres, who I’ve used before. Their Glasgow chap is good and phoning him direct rather than going via the website results in very fast service.

He’s already been round to fit my fronts and is coming back this week to do the rears (they were taking longer to order in).