Time for new tyres!

mambo69

Hi all


having just had a tyre released turns out all 4 tyres are around 3mm tread so need to look at changing them

tyre size 225 70 R16 on a 4x4 (suzuki grand vitara) only 7 choices on black circles, fully fitted for all 4 between £380 and £450

However my choice is summer or all weather tyres? what woudl the panel suggest?

Also is it cheaper/more cost effective to buy 4 tyres from ebay etc and get them fitted seperately?

many thanks for any input

jadebee

I contacted black circles and got a quote but when I had them fitted the garage who fitted them on black circles behalf said he would undercut if I came to him directly next time.

Might be worth a little snooping what garage they're using, they may do you a bit of a deal.

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alfantastic

mambo69 wrote: »

However my choice is summer or all weather tyres? what woudl the panel suggest?

I would definitely recommend All Season tyres. A few years ago when we had a spell of heavy snow over the Xmas period, I had major problems getting stuck in my street on Summer tyres. Also, the traction control would flash like mad as the car struggled to get a proper grip on the slushy main roads. Changed to All Seasons and it was like night and day in the way the car drove in the slippery conditions.
I noticed a big difference in the wet as well, with the All Seasons providing much more confidence on greasy roundabouts and through standing water.
Some say that All Seasons wear quicker, but I haven't noticed any difference whatsoever in tread wear from Summer tyres.
Yeah, they might have slightly less grip during the warmer weather, but if you are not driving a performance car or like an idiot, then the overall peace of mind All Seasons give you is well worth it.
I haven't used Summer tyres for 3 years now.
Believe me, when the weather drops below 7 degrees, you will be thankful for the change

mambo69

I only do 6000 miles a year so maybe the wear issue only becomes relevant the more miles you do?

As i am changing all 4 all season is looking more likely

alfantastic

mambo69 wrote: »

Also is it cheaper/more cost effective to buy 4 tyres from ebay etc and get them fitted seperately?

My local garage charges £7.50 per tyre to fit and balance your own supplied tyres.
If you were to go for four of these on eBay, then I suppose you could save a few quid than going to the likes of Kwik-s**t or Blackcircles

225 70 R16 4x4 Tyres

Gloomendoom

All seasons are the way to go.

If you buy from ebay, ask the seller to tell you the date code before you buy.

daveyjp

jadebee wrote: »

I contacted black circles and got a quote but when I had them fitted the garage who fitted them on black circles behalf said he would undercut if I came to him directly next time.

Might be worth a little snooping what garage they're using, they may do you a bit of a deal.

Fitting company gets just £3 per tyre from Blackcircles. No element of profit from the tyres. Its why my local Blackcircles centre recently stopped doing the service.

FiremanDave

daveyjp wrote: »

Fitting company gets just £3 per tyre from Blackcircles. No element of profit from the tyres. Its why my local Blackcircles centre recently stopped doing the service.

One of mine has too. The other push the free tracking check like it's going out of style. I wonder how many never need adjustment

mambo69

I may ring up my normal garage, ask for 4 all weather tyres and tell them i want to pay around £380 and see what they say

Mr_Toad

mambo69 wrote: »

I may ring up my normal garage, ask for 4 all weather tyres and tell them i want to pay around £380 and see what they say

Don't tell them what you want to pay before they've quoted you as they may surprise you.

I put winter tyres on my SLK four years ago, it was basically undriveable in snow even without hills.

Winter tyres were a revelation, Once fitted I never got stuck once, in fact it was like driving a 4x4.

I'll never do another winter without them.