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[waspy]

Had a new tyre fitted yest, they said "branded or budget?" I said "how much for a bugdet" "£54.99" "how much for your cheapest branded?"
"£90.00 & that's an Avon"  
I had the budget  
Tyre size 225/55WR16
How does this compare with your experiences :question

[Marie]

Bl00dy expensive, in my eyes. but then your tyres are larger then mine.
you should hae gone to here they are great i use them and most the lads i work with wont go anywhere else.

the best thing about this company is you dont have to go anywhere they come to you!!!!!

http://www.etyres.co.uk/

i normally have the mid range budget. they have been on the car now coming up two years with no snags.

[Bacon Butty Man]

theres a guy in blackpool  who gets the mutts in part worn  £20 quid what ever size

[Marks DTM Calib]

Had a new tyre fitted yest, they said "branded or budget?" I said "how much for a bugdet" "£54.99" "how much for your cheapest branded?"
"£90.00 & that's an Avon"  
I had the budget  
Tyre size 225/55WR16
How does this compare with your experiences :question

Thats expensive for an Avon......

[Darth Loo-knee]

That is dear mate

[Martin_1962]

Had a new tyre fitted yest, they said "branded or budget?" I said "how much for a bugdet" "£54.99" "how much for your cheapest branded?"
"£90.00 & that's an Avon"  
I had the budget  
Tyre size 225/55WR16
How does this compare with your experiences :question

Thats expensive for an Avon......

Not even the same UK company anymore either, nor are the boats

[tunnie]

i paid £66 per corner fitted for Dunlops on the Senny when i had it. (mid 2007)

[waspy]

Bl00dy expensive, in my eyes. but then your tyres are larger then mine.
you should hae gone to here they are great i use them and most the lads i work with wont go anywhere else.

the best thing about this company is you dont have to go anywhere they come to you!!!!!

http://www.etyres.co.uk/

i normally have the mid range budget. they have been on the car now coming up two years with no snags.

Hi Marie.
Just had a look on your supplier's site, £71.80 for budget & £88.60 for Avon in my size, so i guess not that bad after all  

[Chopsdad]

Had a new tyre fitted yest, they said "branded or budget?" I said "how much for a bugdet" "£54.99" "how much for your cheapest branded?"
"£90.00 & that's an Avon"  
I had the budget  
Tyre size 225/55WR16
How does this compare with your experiences :question

Same size as mine and I get them fitted and balanced for £75 - pirelli P7's

[Marie]

Bl00dy expensive, in my eyes. but then your tyres are larger then mine.
you should hae gone to here they are great i use them and most the lads i work with wont go anywhere else.

the best thing about this company is you dont have to go anywhere they come to you!!!!!

http://www.etyres.co.uk/

i normally have the mid range budget. they have been on the car now coming up two years with no snags.

Hi Marie.
Just had a look on your supplier's site, £71.80 for budget & £88.60 for Avon in my size, so i guess not that bad after all  

atleast you know know of them for next time.

[TheBoy]

The Elite 225/55/16 is not a very common size, hence a premium.

I think the Avon ZZ3s on the back of the tractor are rubbish.  Fortunately, they are nearly bald now (after 4k ), so I can change soon...

[Andy B]

i paid £66 per corner fitted for Dunlops on the Senny when i had it. (mid 2007)

Presumably not in the correct Z rating then!   :-/

[dippydave]

I bought Dunlop SP9000s for £80 a tyre (fitted) in November '06. (225/55/ZR16) That was by far the best deal I could find.!All the others were £100-£180!  (Continentals, Avons, Michelins...)   My first Elite had £180 Michelins on and I replaced them with Avon ZV3s which actually did the business, despite many reports to the contrary!

Round here, Tyre R Us http://www.tyresrus.co.uk/home.htm do seem by far to have the best deals! Better than etyres.co.uk and blackcircles.com. Although not so good if you're not a midlander!

I remember 'back in the day' paying only £40 for premium tyres for my little two litre tho. Think they were Goodyear Eagles and Aquatreads!  

[dippydave]

Just had a look on which.co.uk at their tyre report. Often helpful I find! Steered me away from avons for the Corsa - well rubbish! https://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/cars/reports/running_a_car/accessories/Tyres/Tyres_essential_product_574_70980.jsp

It all depends on what you want for a tyre as well as cost. Some (like Pirelli) are grippier but won't last as long. Others are quieter, Scary thing is some will brake many metres earlier than other! Some are more fuel efficient, other better in the wet etc etc.

They've only tested 205/55/16 and 225/45/17 and unless you're a member you can't see the best buys. which i'll summarise as:

205 16s
Vredestein Sportrac3, Uniroyal Rallye 550, Pirelli P7 (all £70-80), Michelin Primacy HP (£86)

225 17s
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 £116, Bridgestone Potenza £120, Continental SportCOntact3 £109, BF Goodrich G-Force Profiler £101 and Pirelli P-Zero Nero £119

then it all depends on what you can get hold of!
have fun with your rubber  

[humbucker]

Bl00dy expensive, in my eyes. but then your tyres are larger then mine.
you should hae gone to here they are great i use them and most the lads i work with wont go anywhere else.

the best thing about this company is you dont have to go anywhere they come to you!!!!!

http://www.etyres.co.uk/

i normally have the mid range budget. they have been on the car now coming up two years with no snags.

ive recently been involved with their website redevelopment, although sadly i dont think this entitles me to any form of discount!  

which is a shame cos ive had p6000s and p7s on my car ever since ive owned it and now 'times is tight' ive got to downgrade. even with etyres p7s dont seem to be very well priced:

225/55/R/16/W  PIRELLI - P7
£113.60 inc VAT each
Fully fitted price, no hidden extras.

unless i'm mistaken they don't do balancing either.

Same size as mine and I get them fitted and balanced for £75 - pirelli P7's

!!! what's your secret?!