Prices Will Rise or Maybe They Don't
Discussion
I had two new tyres fitted to the rear of my 911 this week.
As I have a huge file of receipts etc passed on from my predecessors I checked & saw that in 2011 a pair of Continental Sport Contact 3's were fitted which at the time cost £436, (At a local tyre depot in Sussex not an OPC) that indexes to about £540 or so at 2020 prices.
The new tyres are Conti Sport Contact 5's, so comparable to the older ones and they cost me £440.00.
Is this unusual or peculiar to tyres or have prices really remained static for a decade ?
Any other examples ?
As I have a huge file of receipts etc passed on from my predecessors I checked & saw that in 2011 a pair of Continental Sport Contact 3's were fitted which at the time cost £436, (At a local tyre depot in Sussex not an OPC) that indexes to about £540 or so at 2020 prices.
The new tyres are Conti Sport Contact 5's, so comparable to the older ones and they cost me £440.00.
Is this unusual or peculiar to tyres or have prices really remained static for a decade ?
Any other examples ?
What dates on the tyres you bought?
How do you know the purchaser at the time didn't get fleeced? The spread in tyres is HUGE. And not just main dealer to Kwik Fit either. Always shop around aggressively.
There'll be plenty of individual items that are cheaper now than they were for plenty of reasons. Inflation indices choose consistent "baskets" as much as they can for a reason
How do you know the purchaser at the time didn't get fleeced? The spread in tyres is HUGE. And not just main dealer to Kwik Fit either. Always shop around aggressively.
There'll be plenty of individual items that are cheaper now than they were for plenty of reasons. Inflation indices choose consistent "baskets" as much as they can for a reason
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