cheap michelin at Kwik-fit? too good?

xyz123

ok i know kwik-fit are not great, but i need 2 new tyres.

i was thinking of going for michelin and saw them on kwik-fit website for around £61 each fitted. (175/70T14). blackcircle have these for almost £78 each.

can i get any feedback on using these tyres or using kwik-fit for tyres only? other options are Dunlop SP Sport 1 or Continental Eco Contact 3.

i have had a lot of look online but everyone seems to be saying something different. so i want to go for safer option and go for a branded tyre...

if it matters, i drive honda civic, 1.4, 5 door, 02 reg. I do about 7000 miles a year. i dont have membership of costco and live in central london so not too many cheap indy garages around me...

daveyjp

Conti Eco Contact 3s are made of licorice - our low mileage Aygo has gone through a set of four, which have been rotated, in 12,000 miles. Without rotating the fronts would have done about 8,000 miles.

xyz123

daveyjp wrote: »

Conti Eco Contact 3s are made of licorice - our low mileage Aygo has gone through a set of four, which have been rotated, in 12,000 miles. Without rotating the fronts would have done about 8,000 miles.

sorry but is that good or bad? and which tyres wear more- front or rear?

molerat

You do realise that there is a £9.50 fitting charge per tyre, although that is still a fair price.

xyz123

molerat wrote: »

You do realise that there is a £9.50 fitting charge per tyre, although that is still a fair price.

yeah i know(plus £2/3 for disposal as well)

gilbert_and_sullivan

That's a fair price for fitted Michelins.

You could search around and get equally good and arguably better alternatives....Vredestein, Uniroyal etc from internet (Camskills, Mytyres etc) but you'd need a tame fitter to make any saving worth the messing about.

Locknut

If you only do 7000 PA i would go for a mid range tyre only if you do lots of milage or lots of motorway miles would a top end tyre like a michelin be worth the extra.

xyz123

Locknut wrote: »

If you only do 7000 PA i would go for a mid range tyre only if you do lots of milage or lots of motorway miles would a top end tyre like a michelin be worth the extra.

any suggestions as to brand?

xyz123

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

That's a fair price for fitted Michelins.

You could search around and get equally good and arguably better alternatives....Vredestein, Uniroyal etc from internet (Camskills, Mytyres etc) but you'd need a tame fitter to make any saving worth the messing about.

are uniroyal / vredestein better than michelin?

forgotmyname

£71.45 each on kwikfit website if you book and pay online.

£69.11 on blackcircles website.

Etyres are a bit dearer.

xyz123

forgotmyname wrote: »

£71.45 each on kwikfit website if you book and pay online.

£69.11 on blackcircles website.

Etyres are a bit dearer.

which ones?