where are people getting there tyres from nowadays

where are people getting there tyres from nowadays

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robmw750

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133 posts

210 months

Friday 12th April 2019
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I used to use Camskil but for my smart they are no longer stacking the sizes

Drew106

1,568 posts

159 months

Friday 12th April 2019
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Blackcircles.com.

mmm-five

11,706 posts

298 months

Friday 12th April 2019
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http://bfy.tw/NCPE

...and I'm not being sarcastic with that, but I find the prices change so frequently that what was best-buy one month, is not the following month. So I go through about 10 different ones to see what their prices/availability is.

sparkyhx

4,200 posts

218 months

Tuesday 16th April 2019
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sorry local to me, but every time I get tyres they are roughly the same and sometimes cheaper than the online people. If they dont stock items then they get them next day. And their service is brilliant. I really can't fault them. At the moment they are the only place near me that I have found apart from dealers who can re-gas my wifes aircon as its the 'new stuff' and they are less than half the price of the dealer.

https://www.pellonautocentre.com

Liamjrhodes

301 posts

155 months

Tuesday 16th April 2019
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I have used a mix of camskill, black circles and tyre leader over the last couple of years. I don't think there is ever one go to source as prices seem to fluctuate all the time with offers too

lee44

37 posts

175 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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I’ve found buying online with the high street suppliers has been the cheapest recently. They seem to have caught up with the online suppliers and, as they fit themselves, they can often under cut them. I’ve used Halfords and F1 auto centres recently but it’s worth shopping around, prices fluctuate massively, even on a day to day basis.

Geffg

1,287 posts

119 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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I needed new tyres and searched everywhere. Previously bought from camskills but this time found the cheapest place was Kwik Fit online. Price included fitting at home on a Sunday. It was cheaper to buy from them online and fitted than buy off other online tyre company’s and then pay another local company to fit.
Never thought I’d ever use kf but I couldn’t get them cheaper anywhere else. Think I saved about £50 and also the hassle of getting tyres delivered then taking them to be fitted.
Btw these were for the 19” run flats on a bmw so not exactly cheap anyway. But definitely worth checking.

Flumpo

4,024 posts

87 months

Sunday 21st April 2019
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I used to use black circles then Around 2 years ago i noticed kwick fit were much cheaper for the same tyres.

Saving about £150 on a set of 4 conti prem 6 compared to black circles, only downside is kwick fit have logged my reg and bombard me with your mot is due texts every year.

shaunandelly

4 posts

74 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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I was told but from memory blackcircles is actually owned by a tyre company anyway. retailers are moaning about competing directly with their own suppliers.

mmm-five

11,706 posts

298 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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shaunandelly said:
I was told but from memory blackcircles is actually owned by a tyre company anyway. retailers are moaning about competing directly with their own suppliers.
They're now owned by Michelin - so maybe their Michelin prices will be more competitive than they have been in the past?

kambites

69,379 posts

235 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Last tyres for the Lotus came from Pneus Online because they were one of very few places to still stock Yokohama AD07s.

Last tyres for the Skoda (Michelin Crossclimate+) came from Asda tyres, of all places.

Pica-Pica

15,150 posts

98 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Fabia: I used a local trusted garage. 195/55 R15s are pretty cheap anyway. I am changing from Conti PC2 to Vredestein Quatrac.
BMW: I used the selling dealer, they were within a smidgen of Blackcircles for Pzero 225/40 R19

valiant

12,204 posts

174 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Used National last time.

They do regular promo codes and we’re virtually the cheapest anyway for what I wanted so went with them.

Always a bit dubious when using fast fit places but they were as good as gold.

ScoobyChris

1,960 posts

216 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Don’t buy tyres as often as I used to, but been using Event Tyres for years and prices seem competitive with the convenience of having them fitted on the drive.

Chris

Cupramax

10,771 posts

266 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Camskill were by far the cheapest for the huge 265 30 20 clod hoppers on mine.

ecotec

415 posts

143 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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i used black circles the last couple of times - best price I could find for the Goodyears I wanted

Fun Bus

17,911 posts

232 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Asda tyres. National a close second when bought online.

dartissimus

948 posts

188 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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My BMW dealer quoted me £247 each, fitted for winter tyres.

I bought higher spec ones from Oponeo for £111 each and paid my tyre man £50 to fit all 4.

They arrived in 2 days from Poland or Germany or somewhere abroad

Not much else to say

Jos Notstoppen

502 posts

155 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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kwikfit,

walked in thy beat the online price for same tyre.

fitted there and then, left car there for 2hr while mrs shopping so saved parking as well !

Cambs_Stuart

3,279 posts

98 months

Saturday 27th April 2019
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Last time I shopped aroud Halfords autocenter was cheapest for Goodyear eagle asymmetric's. But there was only about £5 per tyre difference between them, black circles and KF.