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Tyre prices - Ben - 19-04-2014
Really pisses me off that 205/45/16 parada spec 2's are over double the price of 195/50/15.
Very tempted to go back to 15's. Just look a tad too small
RE: Tyre prices - Connor - 19-04-2014
Try 195/45, they will be cheaper
RE: Tyre prices - welshpug - 19-04-2014
or 205 40.
RE: Tyre prices - Niall - 19-04-2014
(19-04-2014, 06:35 PM)Connor Wrote: Try 195/45, they will be cheaper
thats what i use and they are marginally cheaper.
Tyre sizing and pricing is just odd!
RE: Tyre prices - 7057sam - 19-04-2014
(19-04-2014, 07:34 PM)Niall Wrote:(19-04-2014, 06:35 PM)Connor Wrote: Try 195/45, they will be cheaper
thats what i use and they are marginally cheaper.
Tyre sizing and pricing is just odd!
Yep going down to 195 45 will save you 50 a corner
RE: Tyre prices - swampy - 19-04-2014
I wish I could get tyres for under £100 a corner
Try 235/40/18 in a decent quality
Luckily at the mo I have a good supply of them as part worns coming off at the jag dealership at work !!
They warn the owner when they get to 4.5mm
And most change at that point!!
RE: Tyre prices - Dum-Dum - 19-04-2014
Its cos 205/45R16 is a standard Subaru size so your paying Subaru tax effectively
195/45R16 is what came on the Fiesta Zetec S so is alot cheaper
RE: Tyre prices - welshpug - 19-04-2014
shame a 195 leaves a 7" rim a bit exposed and makes the sidewalls a bit tight.
RE: Tyre prices - Ben - 20-04-2014
Unfortunately I don't think you can get the Parada's in those sizes. I'll try and find other tyres which might be similar but cant think of any off the top of my head in that price bracket.
RE: Tyre prices - Ruan - 20-04-2014
Wait until you have to buy 205/50/R17XL for my car
£110 a corner for anything that isn't going to throw you off the road into a ditch - painful amounts of money, last set of Continentals lasted me 16k which I didn't think was bad, seen as no matter what car it is, I'm going to drive it like an arsehole.
RE: Tyre prices - Ben - 20-04-2014
(20-04-2014, 10:26 AM)Ruan Wrote: Wait until you have to buy 205/50/R17XL for my car
£110 a corner for anything that isn't going to throw you off the road into a ditch - painful amounts of money, last set of Continentals lasted me 16k which I didn't think was bad, seen as no matter what car it is, I'm going to drive it like an arsehole.
That's not too different to be honest, I've paid over 100 a corner (195/45/16 and 205/45/16) the last couple of times I've bought tyres.
RE: Tyre prices - aaronshort - 20-04-2014
Cant you get rainsport 3s from camskill?
Theyre silly cheap in pretty much any size atm
RE: Tyre prices - Ben - 20-04-2014
Cheers ill have a look. Can't imagine they are as good in the dry as the parada's though.. that's what I want really just a good tyre for summer.
RE: Tyre prices - welshpug - 20-04-2014
a mere handful of days then
I'd not touch paradas tbh, way too soft sidewalls and really crap on slippery roads, I go michelin whenever I can, or continental, or something like falken if I can't stretch.
RE: Tyre prices - Tom - 20-04-2014
Key phrase then was "in the dry" how often do we get that in this country?
No point buying your rubber based on the 3 dry weeks we have a year, unless thats the only time your car comes out to play. Much rather have something brand name with a B rated wet grip.
RE: Tyre prices - Toms306 - 20-04-2014
Only B wet grip? RS3s are A.
I cant fault the RS3s tbh, I do use the correct profile which costs a bit more, but their wet grip is epic, and haven't had any problems in the dry either. Sidewalls are still a bit soft, but nowhere near as bad as the RS2s imo.
RE: Tyre prices - Sian - 23-04-2014
I've bought a set of toyo proxies on ebay £149.99 195/50/15 the company do all sizes though at good prices there 195/45/15s are £196.80
RE: Tyre prices - bigcheez2k3 - 23-04-2014
(23-04-2014, 05:31 PM)Sian Wrote: I've bought a set of toyo proxies on ebay £149.99 195/50/15 the company do all sizes though at good prices there 195/45/15s are £196.80
Link?
He'll be wanting 16's anyway.
RE: Tyre prices - Niall - 23-04-2014
(20-04-2014, 10:26 AM)Ruan Wrote: Wait until you have to buy 205/50/R17XL for my car
£110 a corner for anything that isn't going to throw you off the road into a ditch - painful amounts of money, last set of Continentals lasted me 16k which I didn't think was bad, seen as no matter what car it is, I'm going to drive it like an arsehole.
16k!? I thought i did well destroying the tyres on the Kia in 24k!
RE: Tyre prices - C.A.R. - 23-04-2014
I had 195/45s on my Superleggera alloys and they were fine, just buy a tyre with a 'rim protector' on it, no more or less exposed than they would be on a 205/45.
They were the epic Goodyear Eagle F1s back in the day though, set me back about £65 a piece and that was 5 years ago...
RE: Tyre prices - Ruan - 24-04-2014
(23-04-2014, 06:56 PM)Niall Wrote:(20-04-2014, 10:26 AM)Ruan Wrote: Wait until you have to buy 205/50/R17XL for my car
£110 a corner for anything that isn't going to throw you off the road into a ditch - painful amounts of money, last set of Continentals lasted me 16k which I didn't think was bad, seen as no matter what car it is, I'm going to drive it like an arsehole.
16k!? I thought i did well destroying the tyres on the Kia in 24k!
24k miles is insane for a set!?!
Even my dad thought 16k wasn't bad for a set of fronts on it, he reckoned on about 18k usually. Those Contis were especially sticky in the summer in honesty, and I really drove like an arsehole, just ask Vaughan about the cross country trips to Leafield!
RE: Tyre prices - vlj - 24-04-2014
Most of the remaining tread on the tyres disappeared on that trip.
RE: Tyre prices - Niall - 24-04-2014
Yeah must admit these were eco Maxxis tyres so probably hard as anything!
RE: Tyre prices - bashbarnard - 24-04-2014
Cheap Hard tyres are good for two things. Finding ditches and burnouts
RE: Tyre prices - RetroPug - 24-04-2014
RS3s are extremely good for what they are, which is inexpensive.
Uniroyal are also owned by continental for those who like the continental brand.
RE: Tyre prices - silverzx - 24-04-2014
It's all about the Nexuns.
£33 a tyre (to me) for 195/55/15
Review from best tyres 2012:
Position Make Overall rating
1 Goodyear 100%
2 Vredestein 99.5%
3 Nexen 99.4%
4= Dunlop 99.3%
4= Nokian 99.3%
6 Continental 99.0%
7 Bridgestone 98.3%
8 Michelin 98.2%