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From: Adrian on 29 Apr 2010 11:52 "John" <none(a)inuse.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> 52-plate Nissan Maxima QX 3.0 V6 SE Plus Auto (sort of a "luxury" >>> saloon if you're wondering) >>> >>> Tyres currently on there are Michelin Pilot Premacy 215/55 R16 93V. >>> They were already on the car when I bought it two years and 26,000 >>> miles ago, and I've had no reason to complain about them. All the >>> tyres seem to have worn reasonably equally so I think I'm going to >>> have to replace all four at one go. >>> >>> Seems that to replace them with Primacys again is about £130 a corner, >>> not an inconsiderable sum. So, before I go ahead, anyone got any >>> thoughts or recommendations? >> Costco is a popular place for buying Michelin tyres. The savings could >> pay for a year's membership. > True, but as my nearest Costco is about 40 miles away I would rarely go > there. I can't find out how much the tyres would be there in order to > find out if it's a viable option - but thanks anyway Tim :o) A quick look at BlackCircles suggests that's a decent price. They have Mich Primacy HPs at £133 each, fitted, or Conti PremiumContact 2 at £117. If you're really after saving money, there's not a lot at savings that look hugely worthwhile, but I'd probably lean towards Toyo CF1 at £98. I'd probably go for the Michs.
From: Vernon on 29 Apr 2010 12:52 On 29/04/2010 16:15, John wrote: > Tim Downie wrote: >> John wrote: >>> 52-plate Nissan Maxima QX 3.0 V6 SE Plus Auto (sort of a "luxury" >>> saloon if you're wondering) >>> >>> Tyres currently on there are Michelin Pilot Premacy 215/55 R16 93V. >>> They were already on the car when I bought it two years and 26,000 >>> miles ago, and I've had no reason to complain about them. All the >>> tyres seem to have worn reasonably equally so I think I'm going to >>> have to replace all four at one go. >>> >>> Seems that to replace them with Primacys again is about �130 a >>> corner, not an inconsiderable sum. So, before I go ahead, anyone got >>> any thoughts or recommendations? >> >> Costco is a popular place for buying Michelin tyres. The savings >> could pay for a year's membership. >> >> Tim > > True, but as my nearest Costco is about 40 miles away I would rarely go > there. I can't find out how much the tyres would be there in order to find > out if it's a viable option - but thanks anyway Tim :o) > > Last time I got 205/55 16 and they were �80 or so each at Costco. We do not have one close, but find there is a significant saving....
From: Andrew Morton on 30 Apr 2010 04:08 You could try etyres.co.uk - it seems to be some sort of franchise operation. The two gentlemen who replaced the tyres on my car were friendly and polite and seemed to take care over the operation, even putting copper grease on to make it easier to remove the wheels in future. Supplying them with iced water on a blazing hot day might have helped :-) Also, a tenner a corner cheaper than anywhere else I looked. -- Andrew
From: Doctor D on 30 Apr 2010 06:48 "Andrew Morton" <akm(a)in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message news:83vhfeFrnbU1(a)mid.individual.net... > You could try etyres.co.uk - it seems to be some sort of franchise > operation. The two gentlemen who replaced the tyres on my car were > friendly and polite and seemed to take care over the operation, even > putting copper grease on to make it easier to remove the wheels in future. > Supplying them with iced water on a blazing hot day might have helped :-) > Also, a tenner a corner cheaper than anywhere else I looked. > > -- > Andrew Have used E Tyres in the past and found them very good (Birmingham area where wife works) although recently they seem to have become dearer than BlackCircles and much dearer than my local independent.
From: Gordon H on 30 Apr 2010 07:11
In message <83vhfeFrnbU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Andrew Morton <akm(a)in-press.co.uk.invalid> writes >You could try etyres.co.uk - it seems to be some sort of franchise >operation. The two gentlemen who replaced the tyres on my car were friendly >and polite and seemed to take care over the operation, even putting copper >grease on to make it easier to remove the wheels in future. Supplying them >with iced water on a blazing hot day might have helped :-) Also, a tenner a >corner cheaper than anywhere else I looked. > They sent one gentleman in my case, who fought through snow and ice to get here on the promised day. Four P6000s for �284.80, not a brand recommendation, (time will tell), but I'm not unhappy with them. I was pleased with the service. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |