MOT ready

GrumpyDil

Bigwheels1111 said:

magpies79 said:

That’s what the advisories are for Mine rear ones cracked but treads are ok
 i found a garage that can do 2 rear tyres for £115 but someone mention on here it may be better do go a bit more premium rather then budget 

What size are they, and what area are you in.
I’ve used premium and budget tyres. 
They all crack nowadays I think it’s the eco oils used in production.
I think I will be changing to Landsail LS388 BBB rated.
Changing from 215/50/17v to 215/50/17w.
W makes them cheaper.
Found for £68 a corner at a small tyre fitting centre but getting ATS Euromaster to price match.

Why are you getting ATS to price match rather than using the, I assume, independant?

Just wondering because there is an independant near to me that I try use rather than one of the large chains. 

magpies79

Mine are 225/50/R17 

Bigwheels1111

GrumpyDil said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

magpies79 said:

That’s what the advisories are for Mine rear ones cracked but treads are ok
 i found a garage that can do 2 rear tyres for £115 but someone mention on here it may be better do go a bit more premium rather then budget 

What size are they, and what area are you in.
I’ve used premium and budget tyres. 
They all crack nowadays I think it’s the eco oils used in production.
I think I will be changing to Landsail LS388 BBB rated.
Changing from 215/50/17v to 215/50/17w.
W makes them cheaper.
Found for £68 a corner at a small tyre fitting centre but getting ATS Euromaster to price match.

Why are you getting ATS to price match rather than using the, I assume, independant?

Just wondering because there is an independant near to me that I try use rather than one of the large chains. 

My brother used the local one, they damaged one of his alloy wheels.
By dropping it after removing the tyre.
They refused to repair the wheel, denying they damaged it.
Even after the 4 people in the waiting area had watched the fitter drop it.

My little brother is a rather big boy with a bit of a temper.
A few words later, hospital visits etc.
The manager agreed to pay for the alloy to be refurbished.
So I will avoid them.

Bigwheels1111

magpies79 said:

Mine are 225/50/R17 

I found these, but without a location ie Sheffield, London its harder.

https://www.droylsdentyres.co.uk/tyresearch/results?width=225&profile=50&rim=17&speed=

https://speedyswheels.co.uk/product-category/fittedtyre/?swoof=1&pa_tyrewidth=225&pa_tyreprofile=50&pa_rimsize=r17&product_cat=fittedtyre

Only found these as I want the Landsail LS588

magpies79

Yeah that’s what I’ve found them for £57 each which didn’t think was to bad lot better then the wife’s £86 a corner lol

jimjames

If there was advisory work last year it's always good to get it done sooner rather than later. Worn pads could end up needing discs too if they wear down over that time and other things might be even more expensive - drive shaft boot that would be a few quid if replaced but needing new driveshaft if it wasn't fixed in time.

Not specifically motoring but building up an emergency fund that will cover exactly this sort of eventuality would be beneficial. Maybe have a look at the budgeting board to look at ways to budget the cost of the car/servicing over 12 months so you have the money there to cover repairs.