What should I do with these new wheels/tyres?
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I'm not canvassing a sale here but just want some advice on what these are worth.
I bought a new car recently and changed the alloys from the special edition 16" Storm Grey ones to a set of silver 17" optioned ones, they were never used on the car apart from moving it from the workshop to the showroom by the main dealer.
They have brand new Michelin ENERGY SAVER 205/55 R16 91V tyres and are currently fitted to the brand new 16" STORM GREY 5x114 et35 Alloys - this size fits nearly anything Japanese.
The tyres alone are £77 each from MyTyres or Blackcircles. The wheels were around £105 each from the manufacturer.
Since they are not used and are only 3 days old, they are of course perfect and as new.
What do you think they are worth?
Should I split the tyres and sell them on their own?
I have popped them up on here at £385, is that too much, too little? Looking at other second hand wheels with kerbing, part worn tyres etc being advertised for more (considerably more in some cases and some smaller in size too) mine might look too cheap?
Here are a couple of photos:-
I bought a new car recently and changed the alloys from the special edition 16" Storm Grey ones to a set of silver 17" optioned ones, they were never used on the car apart from moving it from the workshop to the showroom by the main dealer.
They have brand new Michelin ENERGY SAVER 205/55 R16 91V tyres and are currently fitted to the brand new 16" STORM GREY 5x114 et35 Alloys - this size fits nearly anything Japanese.
The tyres alone are £77 each from MyTyres or Blackcircles. The wheels were around £105 each from the manufacturer.
Since they are not used and are only 3 days old, they are of course perfect and as new.
What do you think they are worth?
Should I split the tyres and sell them on their own?
I have popped them up on here at £385, is that too much, too little? Looking at other second hand wheels with kerbing, part worn tyres etc being advertised for more (considerably more in some cases and some smaller in size too) mine might look too cheap?
Here are a couple of photos:-
Edited by Kentish on Tuesday 10th August 09:15
Liquid Knight said:
My local scrappy's paying up to £10 per wheel. 
Maybe I'll keep them as winter wheels 
Seriously though, is ebay my best option to sell them on?
Should I go with no reserve and a low start price and hope they don't sell for £40
Or, should I set a starting price of around £250 or so?
I did this recently for a car roof worth around £400 but only got the starting price of £185 and had to sell at that of course. I'm a bit uncertain about doing that now as a high starting price puts people off but start low and you can lose out big time!
Munter said:
Get down to a tyre place. And swap the tyres for a set of winters. Then put the winters on in November and take them off at the end of March.
Not a bad idea, might even get a few pennies for the tyres I guess at some places.I was surprised that they are £77 each new but they are these new "green" low resistance, low noise pollution Michelin tyres. Wonder what they are worth if I sell them on privately?
either keep them as a set of winter, OR try putting them on kit car forums, Locost Builders would be a good start - personally I think your price is pretty much spot on. You could also try a Buy It Now auction on ebay, which will only set you back the listing fee if it doesn't shift them. Add in a "make an offer" button too
Kentish said:
Munter said:
Get down to a tyre place. And swap the tyres for a set of winters. Then put the winters on in November and take them off at the end of March.
Not a bad idea, might even get a few pennies for the tyres I guess at some places.I was surprised that they are £77 each new but they are these new "green" low resistance, low noise pollution Michelin tyres. Wonder what they are worth if I sell them on privately?
rottie102 said:
Kentish said:
Munter said:
Get down to a tyre place. And swap the tyres for a set of winters. Then put the winters on in November and take them off at the end of March.
Not a bad idea, might even get a few pennies for the tyres I guess at some places.I was surprised that they are £77 each new but they are these new "green" low resistance, low noise pollution Michelin tyres. Wonder what they are worth if I sell them on privately?
rottie; would you like to PM me to discuss - I'm in Kent but can get a courier quite cheaply.
Superhoop said:
Keeping them as winter wheels will definitely save your shiny new 17's from being attacked by the winter salt fest
Shocking that a car manufacturer can't fit tyres properly though - Th eorange dot should be aligned with the tyre valve
The orange dot should be aligned with the corresponding yellow dot on the wheel, which it was until I removed the yellow dot sticker from the wheel Shocking that a car manufacturer can't fit tyres properly though - Th eorange dot should be aligned with the tyre valve
If I owned my sister's i20, I'd buy them and shove them on that.
But I don't.
If you sell them on eBay, I really don't think you'll get much for them- eBayers are as tight as they come if you are working in a saturated market. If you give them to a tyre dealer, then they'd probably not give you a great price for them... they want to make money from you.
Keep them and use them in winter.
But I don't.
If you sell them on eBay, I really don't think you'll get much for them- eBayers are as tight as they come if you are working in a saturated market. If you give them to a tyre dealer, then they'd probably not give you a great price for them... they want to make money from you.
Keep them and use them in winter.
Kentish said:
crackedfinger said:
You know Kia is Korean right?
And?Are you a racist then?
Would love a Pro_cee'd. You've got a lovely car, designed by the same guy who designed the Audi A3 nonetheless.
sc4589 said:
If I owned my sister's i20, I'd buy them and shove them on that.
But I don't.
If you sell them on eBay, I really don't think you'll get much for them- eBayers are as tight as they come if you are working in a saturated market. If you give them to a tyre dealer, then they'd probably not give you a great price for them... they want to make money from you.
Keep them and use them in winter.
Yes, they'd look nice on an i20 But I don't.
If you sell them on eBay, I really don't think you'll get much for them- eBayers are as tight as they come if you are working in a saturated market. If you give them to a tyre dealer, then they'd probably not give you a great price for them... they want to make money from you.
Keep them and use them in winter.
I may split tyres and sell as they are brand new, should get at least £30 each surely (less than half price)?
Wheels will probably go for scrap which seems such a waste
sc4589 said:
Kentish said:
crackedfinger said:
You know Kia is Korean right?
And?Are you a racist then?
Would love a Pro_cee'd. You've got a lovely car, designed by the same guy who designed the Audi A3 nonetheless.
(my last car) 
I specced mine up with nice leather interior too so it really does feel rather nice and classy.
I strongly agree with your sentiments, I'm so impressed with the car and the dealer.
sc4589 said:
Kentish said:
crackedfinger said:
You know Kia is Korean right?
And?Are you a racist then?
Would love a Pro_cee'd. You've got a lovely car, designed by the same guy who designed the Audi A3 nonetheless.
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