Winter tyres - in April

[k-ink]

So I am planning on buying a spare set of winter tyres this summer. Not to use them now of course! But ideally secure some for a better price than if I waited until winter.

Which places are selling these online? Or even abroad in Europe? I wanted to get some quotes before I just ask my local tyre fitters to order some.

Thanks all

[Censorious]

Try:-

MyTyres & Camskill

[k-ink]

Thanks I'll check them out. Any other links appreciated...

[Podie]

www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/

[jon-]

http://lovetyres.com is another one, but it's very unlikely you'll find proper online retailers offloading winters now. All the stock would have been fresh last year, some bought with a return to manufacturer option.

Given the margins most of these guys make is less than a tenner a tyre, they'd rather sit on them until next year.

A smarter place would be ebay, to find some nearly new winters someone has taken off but doesn't want to store.

[NORTS]

Just taken my winters off and was glad to! Def get a set but wait until temps are constantly below 10 degrees. Was on a PH run recently and temps were about 15 degrees, understeer was terrible!! Now back to fun driving with summers on!

[k-ink]

Thanks for the links guys.

Of course I will be storing them for winter use. I have brand new Pirelli summers on right now. The Pirelli Sottozeros I want will be put on around November.

So what month do you think would be best to purchase from a retailer?

[BritishRacinGrin]

Is the saving really worth having to store them 7 months? Just buy them a short while before the rush...

[k-ink]

Storage is no issue. I have a large empty corner in a totally unused garage.

[jon-]

k-ink said:

Storage is no issue. I have a large empty corner in a totally unused garage.

Then really you should be buying another car...

[NPI]

Podie said:

www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/

I used them for my Winter's and it all worked fine.

Don't know anything about them but I saw http://www.tyreleader.co.uk on another forum recently and they looked cheap on a couple of sizes I tried.

[PlayersNo6]

NPI said:

Don't know anything about them but I saw http://www.tyreleader.co.uk on another forum recently and they looked cheap on a couple of sizes I tried.

Bought two sets of winters from them. Good price.

[Dannbodge]

I bought a set of Part worns on eBay. They were Michelin Alpins and had 6mm on all four. I paid a fraction of the new price (£200 for a set instead of £165 ea)

[k-ink]

jon- said:

k-ink said:

Storage is no issue. I have a large empty corner in a totally unused garage.

Then really you should be buying another car...

There will be another toy / project at some point

[Krikkit]

Dannbodge said:

I bought a set of Part worns on eBay. They were Michelin Alpins and had 6mm on all four. I paid a fraction of the new price (£200 for a set instead of £165 ea)

+1 on this. April time everyone is pulling the winters off and sticking them on eBay.