Tyres

davidjwest

I need some new tyres (205/55/16/V) - does anyone know any deals at the moment or what the best websites are to use?

I'm being quoted around £500 for a set of Michelin Primacys, currently running those and been very happy with them, I may have to go for a mid-range set as I don't have much cash at the moment, Hankook get good reviews online, any recommendations?

Thanks.

alx33277

Have you thought about Pirelli P6's? The all year or 4 seasons should come in at about £350 supplied/fitted etc..

fivetide

Camskill knocking them out for just under £95 so room to haggle I think!

Trouble with Camskill is you need someone nice to fit them for you once they arrive.

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_205_55_16_205_55_R_16

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notbritishgas

Try blackcircles, they mostly come out cheapest.

They are doing Michelin Premacy for £98 ish and Hancook and Pirelli P6000 for just over £70.

www.blackcircles.com/order/tyres/search

Edit: these are fully fitted prices

Strider590

Find a local back street tyre dealer (the one's the Taxi firms use)

Trebor16

If you book and pay online with Kwikfit they are doing four Michelin Primacy's for a total of £358, including valves, balancing and disposal of the old tyres.

This price is only valid if you pay online.

sunshinetours

Also try etyres.co.uk. They do mobile fitting which I have previously used and was good

You could get a set of 4 Continental Sportcontact2's for under £400 fitted on there and loads of otehr choice from £70 upwards

Beware of going for complete unnamed budgets though

A._Badger

The advice to try Camskills works for me - and has done for several years (I've found they work out cheaper than Blackcircles for the sizes I buy). Fitting is no problem. Almost any garage can do it and I usually pay around £10 a corner.

rodenal

The Sport contact 2 is a good tyre, as are bridgestone potenza, or a little cheaper hankook evo, toyo proxes T1S / R, falken FK452 - but not the FK912 (average at best) are all excellent. Kumho KU or KH31's arent bad either

I found the pirelli P6000 to be a very average tyre at best, though others seem to disagree with that - may be a bit car specific

Black circles are doing either the FK452 or Toyo proxes T1S at around £73-76 each so £292-£304 fitted - that's where my money would be going if things are tight.

Otherwise they show eagle F1s (which I thought were discontinued) in your size at about £83 a corner so £332. I would find these very, very hard to resist only Pirelli P zeros or track tyres (if it was a track car) are better imo, all of which will cost twice as much

UncleZen

Quick fit are advertising on the radio at the moment, 50% off a set of 4, named brand, but cant remember which one.

Idiophreak

I'd just advise people not to let their poor cars anywhere near kwikfit...

I've used a bunch of different garages through black circles and never had any issues.