Buying new car tyres

loulou41

Need to buy two need tyres. Local Ford quoted £76+ for Michelin premium for Ford Fiesta. I can get Goodyear efficient grip compact at £54 approx at kwitfit or blackcircles. Any advice whether to buy online or get them fitted at the local Thanks

loskie

find a local independent tyre fitter (maybe the one used by blackcircles) and buy directly from them. Why pay a middle man?
My local tyre place easily beats black circle quotes.

tacpot12

Check the price at the nearest Formula 1 Autocentre. I find they are the cheapest.

onomatopoeia99

loskie wrote: »

find a local independent tyre fitter (maybe the one used by blackcircles) and buy directly from them. Why pay a middle man?
My local tyre place easily beats black circle quotes.

My local tyre place is way more expensive the blackcircles and rarely has the tyres I want in the sizes (plural, different size front and rear on my car) I require.

oldagetraveller

If you opt for one of those mobile tyre fitting services for home, work, etc., do not use TyresOnTheDrive.
Their tyre fitter in conjunction with the remove/install machine damaged a brand new, never been on a car, alloy wheel last Wednesday.:mad:

Arklight

I have been converted to part worns. Local place does them and you wouldn't know they weren't new. £25 a tyre including fitting.

n217970

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

My local tyre place is way more expensive the blackcircles and rarely has the tyres I want in the sizes (plural, different size front and rear on my car) I require.

The local indy on the estate at work fit black circles, last time I got some the conversatation went something like this

Indy - "you should have come direct to me for tyres, would have been cheaper"
Me - "Ok, what would the price have been?"
Indy - "£65 for brand X"
Me - "ok, but what about brand Y like I bought?"
Indy - "£75"
Me "Black circles were £70"
Indy - "oh"

molerat

Similar here, my local cannot (or will not !) come anywhere close to on line prices.