Tyre costs

[HPmuirt]

OK Folks, just had 4 new boots fitted and thought I would find out what is the preferred tyre and average cost.

I had 205x55x16 Continentals (ContiSports?) fitted, as the car came with those and they felt OK. In 13 months I have taken them from an average of 6mm tread to around 2mm so with the abuse I give the car, I figured that was a reasonable wear rate.

I know Yoko's would have lasted about 2 weeks and Michelin Pilots about 2 decades, but who wants to drive on either blue tack or concrete?

As for the price, I'll let you guess......answer given when someone is close.

Cheers n

Si

[Markarina]

Kwik fit on line quote £95 valve and balance is another £8.50 and tyre disposal charge of £1

[terrybullwon]

60 pounds a tyre, i have a friend that works for ATS

[Jon441cc]

www.mytyres.co.uk

[HPmuirt]

60 pounds a tyre, i have a friend that works for ATS

Close enough...I paid £57.50 each (£230 for all 4) compared to the £418 from Kwik rip-off That was all in, i.e. no charge for disposal, Valve and balance, tea & coffee, breathing their air etc.

Which brand does the forum favour? The cheapest I have found is LINGLONG L688 for £44.85...anyone willing to risk their lives with such an interesting brand?

FYI, the average fitted price on the web for Continentals is around 79 of your earth pounds, so Kwik rip-off are up to their usual tricks.

Cheers n

Si

[HPmuirt]

www.mytyres.co.uk

ha ha, they want £68.40 for brand new Continentals and £78 for Continental remoulds

Also, those prices are not fitted, just posted, so I am still happy

Cheers n

Si

[s2driveruk]

why anyone would buy anything from kwik-fit i'll never know, they are unbelievebly expensive, even for crappy cars and tiny tyre sizes.

As for preferred boots, for performance the toyo's are excellent and the Goodyear Eagle fi's a close second. For motorway miles and good feedback through the tyre wall, i'd say a Michelin Pilot MXM HX is a good buy...i had 35000 miles out of mine and they are still in the garage with 3 mm of tread on them.

Also, for cheap money but with good grip a Kuhmo Kh11 (i think) is good value but they won't last long...about 9 months and 20k miles on my a6 tdi but boy do they grip wet or dry.

[terrybullwon]

Close enough...I paid £57.50 each

DO i get a`blue peter badge?

[Fat Audi 80]

Toyo's for the last two years - they are soft but then its not my daily driver but a toy and I want to play

[Rusty]

Eagle F1 GS3s 225/50R16 £93 each fitted etc. Love them!

[AUDI9020V]

linglong are they from ting tong tyres from tooting
what are avon like

[MattS2]

I rate the Avon hedgefinders up there with the Nippon nongrips

Running on Toyo's myself - not bad at all.

[dan_b]

They named Avon after a river for a good reason, using their tyres is like trying to drive on one

GoodYear F1s for me, although I would definintely change to Toyos if I was changing all 4 at the same time.

[stevieyid]

Pirelli on my UR are good. Had kuhmo on my s2 when i bought and was not impressed to be honest. My s4 wheels have michelin pilots on and they grip a lot better.