Tyres
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if its a small commuting car just fit what u can afford on but put new tyres on steer axel and remoulds on rear axel. no piont putting pilot power sports on a bloody 106.
now i only fit F1 eagles to the scoob and at £130 a tyre they aint cheap but the work escort gets cheapos on, in fact i put 2 tyres on today for £15 each job done
now i only fit F1 eagles to the scoob and at £130 a tyre they aint cheap but the work escort gets cheapos on, in fact i put 2 tyres on today for £15 each job done
Ossywarrior,
firstly, school run cars IMHO carry much more valuable cargo than a bullion truck, you tell me you will happily scrimp where it comes to the safety of your children? plus the difference in cost between cheapo brands and decent tyres on small cars isn't so much, on stuff like yours and mine it becomes a much greater differential. e.g. I can get a full set for mine from 250 quid or I can pay 250 quid a tyre. thats a big difference.
Secondly, it is recommended to put new tyres on the rear of a front wheel drive car. the thinking and testing shows that the vast majority of people can deal with a front end starting to slide and will naturally ease off, however when the rear lets go it will generally spin the car. There are videos and tests done by many organisations ( IIRC 5th Gear did a big test on it)and if you ask a tyre fitter they will tell you they are recommended to put new on teh back too.
I personally would have agreed with you and for experienced drivers with experience of skid pans training etc maybe you can argue a case but general testing with general people suggests otherwise.
firstly, school run cars IMHO carry much more valuable cargo than a bullion truck, you tell me you will happily scrimp where it comes to the safety of your children? plus the difference in cost between cheapo brands and decent tyres on small cars isn't so much, on stuff like yours and mine it becomes a much greater differential. e.g. I can get a full set for mine from 250 quid or I can pay 250 quid a tyre. thats a big difference.
Secondly, it is recommended to put new tyres on the rear of a front wheel drive car. the thinking and testing shows that the vast majority of people can deal with a front end starting to slide and will naturally ease off, however when the rear lets go it will generally spin the car. There are videos and tests done by many organisations ( IIRC 5th Gear did a big test on it)and if you ask a tyre fitter they will tell you they are recommended to put new on teh back too.
I personally would have agreed with you and for experienced drivers with experience of skid pans training etc maybe you can argue a case but general testing with general people suggests otherwise.
Event mobile tyres (Tyres | Car tyres | Cheap tyres | 4x4 tyres | Run flat tyres) are doing the KUMHO KH16, 205/45R16 V rating, £51.40 fitted and balanced each.
I have used them several times both for my Coupe, Dunlop Sp sports and Jills Volvo, Continental Sport Contact 2's Never found a better deal anywhere.
As said, get the best you can afford.
I have used them several times both for my Coupe, Dunlop Sp sports and Jills Volvo, Continental Sport Contact 2's Never found a better deal anywhere.
As said, get the best you can afford.
I used Ossy Tyres over at Ossy Mills, part worn Mitch pilots fitted for £25.00 last time i was there.
Okay there part worn, but they are still a £155 tyre for £25.00.
I know a few people who use them and have never had a problem, i had them fitted to my Merc a few years back and they gripped perfectly.
When you get into the realms of £600 per tyre then its time to cry openly when you get a puncture!!.
Okay there part worn, but they are still a £155 tyre for £25.00.
I know a few people who use them and have never had a problem, i had them fitted to my Merc a few years back and they gripped perfectly.
When you get into the realms of £600 per tyre then its time to cry openly when you get a puncture!!.
That reccomendation came from the Michelin test track drivers a few years ago when I worked for them. If you fit 2 new tyres they should go on the back and the rear ones move to the front. That is of course if front and back are the same size.
I wass talking to someone about second hand tyres a while ago. He said he would never buy them.
I asked him "When you buy a second hand car do you instantly go out and buy 4 new tyres for it". He replied no, so I reminded him he had bought and used 4 second hand tyres when he got the car
I always go here
Ossy Tyres
Tel: 01254 879700| Unit 2e, Moscow Mill, Moscow Mill St, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 0EP
Great price , great services you can haggle a bit and go get a coffee in Ossy mills while you are waiting perfick and his budget tyres really last my last tyrews were £35 per corner cheap as chips
Ossy Tyres
Tel: 01254 879700| Unit 2e, Moscow Mill, Moscow Mill St, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 0EP
Great price , great services you can haggle a bit and go get a coffee in Ossy mills while you are waiting perfick and his budget tyres really last my last tyrews were £35 per corner cheap as chips
It amazes me that something as important as your tyre, the only thing you have connecting you to the road, people buy as cheap as possible.
Further to entwisi,
Volvo 850 T5 Estate, Jill's Car, Tyres Continental Sport Contact 2, Size 205/50ZR16 Price £403.86 last set of 4 I bought. Very good value for money, considering that the most precious person in the world to me, drives the car.
Would have likes the P Zero's but the Volvo Eats them. We get about 20,000 Miles out of the Conti's.
BMW 318is Coupe, my car, Tyres Dunlop SP Sport 2000E, Size 225/50ZR16 Price £407.97 Last set of 4 I bought. Original fit by BMW. Good tyre, lasts 30,000 Miles.
Cheap tyres, well for Jills the cheapest are around £60 each and mine the same, but I value our lives more than that.
There is a good site here about tyres. Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2
Further to entwisi,
Volvo 850 T5 Estate, Jill's Car, Tyres Continental Sport Contact 2, Size 205/50ZR16 Price £403.86 last set of 4 I bought. Very good value for money, considering that the most precious person in the world to me, drives the car.
Would have likes the P Zero's but the Volvo Eats them. We get about 20,000 Miles out of the Conti's.
BMW 318is Coupe, my car, Tyres Dunlop SP Sport 2000E, Size 225/50ZR16 Price £407.97 Last set of 4 I bought. Original fit by BMW. Good tyre, lasts 30,000 Miles.
Cheap tyres, well for Jills the cheapest are around £60 each and mine the same, but I value our lives more than that.
There is a good site here about tyres. Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2
Good point but as I drive a Citroen Berlingo any tyre have sufficient grip, it came with Michelin Energis which were great on this car but I didn't like those on my Mondeo. Horses for courses really but he has always given great value for money afaiac might be worth giving him a ring to get a quote to beat another supplier down at the very least. He only charges about 8 quid for a puncture which is really cheap.
sufficient grip?????
You can NEVER have too much when a kid runs out and you are hitting those brakes hoping you will stop in time...........................
One thing that Motorcycles have above cars is amazingly grippy tyres, the advances in tyres on bikes over teh last 10-15 years is amazing. OK, they don't last long ~ 6K is long for a front tyre, 4K for a rear but boy do they grip like the proverbial poo to a blanket.
You can NEVER have too much when a kid runs out and you are hitting those brakes hoping you will stop in time...........................
One thing that Motorcycles have above cars is amazingly grippy tyres, the advances in tyres on bikes over teh last 10-15 years is amazing. OK, they don't last long ~ 6K is long for a front tyre, 4K for a rear but boy do they grip like the proverbial poo to a blanket.