OK mid range tyres?

londonTiger

im going to go with avon zv5, they've got ok reviews on tyrereviews.co.uk and are cheap at £72 fitted per wheel.

The barum ones at this price range had far worse reviews.

londonTiger

just because a well renouned company makes a tyre through a different brand name at a much lower cost does not mean they're the same tyre. They realise there is a bigger demand for economy tyres espeically from far east so they make tyres using inferior compounds to their flagship brand.

Each tyre make needs to be counted on its own merit and not the parent company of the brand name does.

takman

I use Jinyu YU61 tyres on my car and they cost me £50 each fitted compared to a branded tyre which would cost £140 for my wheel size (215/50/17 if i remember correctly).
They are classed as a budget tyre but have good all round handling and ive had about 8 since ive owned the car all have lasted more than 20,000 miles.

AdrianC

takman wrote: »

I use Jinyu YU61 tyres on my car and they cost me £50 each fitted compared to a branded tyre which would cost £140 for my wheel size (215/50/17 if i remember correctly).

They saw you coming...

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s305p0

EdGasket

I use Marshall tyres; found them very good for price/performance trade off. They are korean.

Hintza

Kingsd316 wrote: »

Why would Bridgestone even be mentioned on their website (legal notice and privacy) and also have be the owner of the website if they do not have anything to do with them? (genuine question as I was told this information from Camskill when i ordered the tyres)

Domain Name: primewelltires.com
Registrant Name: Bridgestone Retail
Registrant Organization: Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
Registrant Street: 333 East Lake Street
Registrant City: Bloomingdale
Registrant State/Province: IL
Registrant Postal Code: 60108
Registrant Country: US

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC owns and operates a chain of auto care and tire stores in the United States. The company offers fleet care services, including maintenance, repair, and tire processing services for businesses. Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC was formerly known as BFS Retail & Commercial Operations, LLC and changed its name to Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC in 2009. The company was founded in 1900 and is based in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

londonTiger

AdrianC wrote: »

They saw you coming...

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s305p0

after paying a fitter to put these camskill tyres on do you end up with any savings at all?

most tyre places refuse to fit tyres bought from elsewhere, the ones that do will charge over the odds for fitting ranging froim £10-£15 a tyre which wipes out any savings.

If you buy a tyre from the same place as the one that fits it they make profit from the tyre so their fitting cost is much more reasonable.

When I did a comp[arison before camskill came up around £7 cheaper per tyre compared to black circles. But then if I had to pay for fitting it would wipe out any savings.

AdrianC

londonTiger wrote: »

after paying a fitter to put these camskill tyres on do you come across any savings at all?

Oh, about half to three quarters of the forty quid per tyre difference, easily.

Always assuming you can't get a fitter to match - or come closer to - that price.

EdGasket

Delivered tyres are too much hassle if there is a problem. You then get the fitter blaming the tyre and the tyre company saying there's nothing wrong. If I buy online, I get fitting included with it all dealt with at the tyre place. Formula 1 autocentres sometimes come out cheapest online and you can then just phone up the nearest one and they match the quote.

BeenThroughItAll

aaron.g wrote: »

Just get a pair of Yokohamas

For someone who knows so little about cars, suddenly your knowledge has improved.


A little bit like the pattern seen with another poster over the last year or so...