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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 15:56:44

Title: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 15:56:44

Don't worry its not one of those threads  ;D

Chap I work with has 61 Plate 530 GT, with chav-me 21" BMW wheels  :o

He just had a quote, from an independant, to replace all 4 tyres... he just told me the price!

So all in, fitting + sensors, how much do we think?  :y

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: henryd on 03 May 2013, 16:00:27

£1250 ???

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: omegod on 03 May 2013, 16:01:19

1499

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: aaronjb on 03 May 2013, 16:03:05

Lots.. I paid £900 for the 19" tyres on the M3, so well over that..

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: omega3000 on 03 May 2013, 16:03:11

Standard tyres will cost £2060 balanced  :P

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 16:13:39

£1,850  :o :o :o :o :o

I did not get a polite response when I told him I paid £100 for 4 tyres, with alloys that were practically brand new, including alloys  ::)  ;D

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 May 2013, 16:21:46

It's an expensive business, being a chav, you know. ;D

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 16:27:23

Can't find an exact picture, but its this, with bigger black wheels:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/110012224158/wcf-review-the-bmw-530d-gran-turismo (http://www.worldcarfans.com/110012224158/wcf-review-the-bmw-530d-gran-turismo)

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: aaronjb on 03 May 2013, 16:34:45

Possibly the ugliest 5 series ever made..  :o

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 May 2013, 16:44:22

(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/SPAD_BMW5GT.jpg)

 ;D

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: pauls on 03 May 2013, 18:12:11

Quote from: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 16:13:39

£1,850  :o :o :o :o :o

I did not get a polite response when I told him I paid £100 for 4 tyres, with alloys that were practically brand new, including alloys  ::)  ;D

Tunnie you forgot your change ;D

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Andy B on 03 May 2013, 22:59:53

Quote from: aaronjb on 03 May 2013, 16:34:45

Possibly the ugliest 5 series ever made..  :o

I'm not a fan either  ;) ;)

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Webby the Bear on 03 May 2013, 23:03:10

I was expecting a lot more bling. They look quite conservative to me  :-\

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Webby the Bear on 03 May 2013, 23:04:28

...and yeah, that car is minging  :'(

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: Andy B on 03 May 2013, 23:09:29

Quote from: tunnie on 03 May 2013, 16:13:39

£1,850  :o :o :o :o :o.....

It makes the two I put on my Merc seem quite cheap then  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 03 May 2013, 23:17:24

Makes £86 per corner seem quite reasonable 8)

Title: Re: Speaking of car tyres....
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 03 May 2013, 23:48:07

i like the 5 GT  :-[ :-[  :o