Tyre pricing ( you are kidding! )

[Mr Bump]

At the end of the day spend on tyres what you think you need.
I buy basic Michelin eco for the citroen as I barely approach the speed limit such is my bordom and disinterest in cage driving.

however I do buy really good tyres for my bikes.

 

[steverob68]

This is exactly the situation smartphones were invented.

I've bought online for store pickup whilst standing in many retailers over the years.

 

[Cobra]

This is exactly the situation smartphones were invented.

As I said, I was passing, the car was there, I was there, if they can do it cheaper on line then they can do the same price face to face..
If they can't they lose a sale ( and they did) Not everyone owns or has need for a smart phone.

It's the price. People will always go for the cheapest even if it's just a few pounds

I'm pretty sure that KF are not the cheapest, ( far from it) certainly not here, anyway.

 

[Nod]

Nor here. Oddly, the best price I could get tyres for my car was through the main dealer (in town) but I've since found that the specialist who now does my servicing etc. can beat that price by close to £75 per corner.

 

[BenUK]

Same as Halfords for most of there stock, but they will price match there own website instore.

 

[DG Phototraining]

Last time I bought some tyres was for my Passat estate at £35 each fitted

I did wonder how long such budget tyres would last (on the front of a heavy FWD car) but 12,000 miles or so later I sold the car and there was still plenty of life in them making 'cheap' a no brainer for me from now on

Dave

 

[boogie man]

Last time I bought some tyres was for my Passat estate at £35 each fitted

I did wonder how long such budget tyres would last (on the front of a heavy FWD car) but 12,000 miles or so later I sold the car and there was still plenty of life in them making 'cheap' a no brainer for me from now on

Dave

I had a set of budget tyres fitted on my old Mk 1 Focus. They refused to wear out, it was like they were made of marble. Unfortunately they had the road grip of marble too.

 

[DG Phototraining]

I had a set of budget tyres fitted on my old Mk 1 Focus. They refused to wear out, it was like they were made of marble. Unfortunately they had the road grip of marble too.

PMSL - mine were fine - and they did take some cornering hammer too

Dave

 

[AHILL]

Anyone remember the Michelin ZX & XZX tyres?
they lasted that long that the side walls cracked & perished, considering they were typically fitted to 50 - 60 bhp cars & vans they were absolutely garbage at road holding too!
a bit of water had them aquaplaning every time you applied the brakes and cornering was like driving on ice.
I personally wouldn't trust any budget tyres on a car of mine.

 

[DG Phototraining]

I personally wouldn't trust any budget tyres on a car of mine.

And that's exactly why garages love people like you

Nothing wrong with that by the way, if it makes you feel safer that's great

I enjoy my driving and I drive my cars (and tyres) hard, and I've never had a problem with any of them; mind you I've only been driving 35 years so probably never seen one of the cars & vans you're referring to except in museums - 1960s those tyres weren't they?

Dave

 

[Cobra]

mind you I've only been driving 35 years so probably never seen one of the cars & vans you're referring to except in museum

A mere pup then
Cross ply tyres anyone?

Anyone remember the Michelin ZX & XZX tyres?

But when compared to the afore mentioned cross ply's they were "performance tyres"

 

[Box Brownie]

A mere pup then
Cross ply tyres anyone?


But when compared to the afore mentioned cross ply's they were "performance tyres"

Oh, yes on my old MG ZB Magnette...........the only tyres it would take on original rims. It handled extremely well and was good with the twin SU carbs but better once I fitted the Twin Choke Webber Carburator

PS this was driving in the early 70's................I have only been driving for nigh on 48 years (passed first time in 1971 after 13 off 30 bob lessons (NB to those who do not remember pre-decimal money this was £1 & 10 shillings per lesson)

 

[Cobra]

PS this was driving in the early 70's................I have only been driving for nigh on 48 years (passed first time in 1971 after 13 off 30 bob lessons (NB to those who do not remember pre-decimal money this was £1 & 10 shillings per lesson)

Seems we are very similar in that case IIRC I paid the same too

MG ZB Magnette

Ooo Sporty my first "car" was a hand-me-down A35 van.
Crap brakes crap road holding but it taught me a lot

 

[Box Brownie]

Seems we are very similar in that case IIRC I paid the same too


Ooo Sporty my first "car" was a hand-me-down A35 van.
Crap brakes crap road holding but it taught me a lot

I learned in a Hillman Hunter and took the test in my dad's Austen 1100........I even had the examiner's examiner in the back seat ~ I recall being that little bit extra nervous

The ZB was my first owned car cost me £100 did all my own servicing but spent a tidy sum on getting bodywork done. Held onto to it for a few years then sold it for £100 .my next car was an MG Midget.....that was great on Semperit tyres it cornered like it was on rails. Always made grin every time it ate the road so well.

 

[Nod]

A mere pup then
Cross ply tyres anyone?


But when compared to the afore mentioned cross ply's they were "performance tyres"

Ooo Sporty my first "car" was a hand-me-down A35 van.
Crap brakes crap road holding but it taught me a lot

One of my first cars was a Frogeye Sprite - basically an A35 with a few go faster bits. On crossplies, as intended! Stuck reasonably well until it wasn't, at which point it just went... Fortunately, limits were explored in an empty car park rather than on the road so I never came to grief in it other than late night pulls for speeding (which always ended up being a chat about the car once the copper [they were humans rather than cameras back then!] had advised me of the speed limit).

 

[Cobra]

I learned in a Hillman Hunter and took the test in my dad's Austen 1100........

I "officially" learned in a MK1 escort, but drove my dad's Morris Oxford at every opportunity
My second car was an Austin 1100, I had to wait a bit bit before I got my first and only "true" soft top sports car...
A long door TR2 heavy as hell, no power steering and the heaters were optional extra's on those too.
Sold it for about 50 quid ... if only we knew these every day bangers were going to become classics eh?

One of my first cars was a Frogeye Sprite - basically an A35

And that is where how / I started to learn the basics of tuning, polishing ports, adding carbs Ah it was so easy back then

 

[Nod]

Only discovered when I sold it (to a previous owner) that the head had been breathed on at some point - he'd raced it in the '60s! By the time I got it, it had been taken back to a pair of SUs (he'd raced it with a pair of Webers) and a slightly muffled exhaust to retain a little originality. Had to sell it since the clutch was dying and he was happy to take it back on despite the problem. Didn't lose anything on the deal, although 2 years later they were going for 2-3x what I got for it!