Tyre replacement
Discussion
I've just needed to get a new front tyre on my 981 due to some sidewall damage. As we all know, Porsche likes to have specific tyres with the letters "NO" after the tyre size indication.
Price from Mr Porsche, fully fitted? £250
Price from Black Circles, fully fitted? £151
Happily my local favoured indy garage is a Black Circles fitting agent. It was amazingly simple to get organised and only one person to deal with - Black Circles. So if anything isn't right you won't get caught in an argument about who was to blame. Condition of the alloy wheel was inspected and signed-off by both parties before and after the job.
Price from Mr Porsche, fully fitted? £250
Price from Black Circles, fully fitted? £151
Happily my local favoured indy garage is a Black Circles fitting agent. It was amazingly simple to get organised and only one person to deal with - Black Circles. So if anything isn't right you won't get caught in an argument about who was to blame. Condition of the alloy wheel was inspected and signed-off by both parties before and after the job.
Ozzie Osmond said:
I've just needed to get a new front tyre on my 981 due to some sidewall damage. As we all know, Porsche likes to have specific tyres with the letters "NO" after the tyre size indication.
Price from Mr Porsche, fully fitted? £250
Price from Black Circles, fully fitted? £151
Happily my local favoured indy garage is a Black Circles fitting agent. It was amazingly simple to get organised and only one person to deal with - Black Circles. So if anything isn't right you won't get caught in an argument about who was to blame. Condition of the alloy wheel was inspected and signed-off by both parties before and after the job.
Did you ask Porsche to price match?Price from Mr Porsche, fully fitted? £250
Price from Black Circles, fully fitted? £151
Happily my local favoured indy garage is a Black Circles fitting agent. It was amazingly simple to get organised and only one person to deal with - Black Circles. So if anything isn't right you won't get caught in an argument about who was to blame. Condition of the alloy wheel was inspected and signed-off by both parties before and after the job.
Ozzie Osmond said:
No.
Would they do it? What would be the advantage? In my case the indy is closer than OPC anyway.
In my experience they won't match exactly but they will often get pretty close. If the car is already going to be at the dealers (e.g. for a service or warranty work) or if the car has special features that you'd prefer only the OPC to touch (e.g. Centre-lock wheels or PCCBs) then a small extra cost might be worth it, for less hassle!Would they do it? What would be the advantage? In my case the indy is closer than OPC anyway.
If those reasons don't apply then you're right, why bother?!
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