Polite "no, thank you" and you walking out...

tyres are cheap but they will find something that urgently needs doing. watch out

Good price

tyres are cheap but they will find something that urgently needs doing. watch out

Most places will have a speculative chance of the up sell. It depends on how you as a person respond to it. As Pavel76 has said, you can always say "No Thank You". If they continue...take your business elsewhere.

I know I've asked before... But please can you source some amazing prices for 215/55/16 tyres? Preferably before April when my MOT is due!

Truly awful tyres. These things shouldn't be allowed. There are much cheaper budget tyres out there that are better than these. Avon, khumo, hankook and falken are all probably cheaper and definitely better than these.

I booked my car in with F1 to have tyres fitted. We agreed a decent price and confirmed they had the tyres I wanted in stock, then before I was due to take my car in they phoned to say sorry they didn't actually have those tyres but they did have some others - a brand which I most certainly did not want and at a price that certainly was not decent. I told them to stuff it and they lost any chance of me ever being their customer in future.

On Pirelli P7 Cinturatos, well I have them on my current car and I can't wait until they wear out enough to justify changing them for Uniroyal Rainsport 3s like I had on my previous car. I've only had Pirellis twice. P6s a few years back that scared the hell out of me, and P7s that came on my latest car when I got it. They are not as bad as the P6s but I don't feel at all confident on them - particularly when it's cold and slightly damp. People seem to like Pirellis but I certainly do not.

what would be good for 235/45/18 for a Ford SMAX ?

want to ensure they are good but good price.

would winter tyres be better then summer ones?

I'm not sure he wants to go that cheap E/C/73!
If he is going real cheap the pick of the bunch is SV308's by Goodride.
But I'd probably go with Nexen N'Blue HDPlus.

Can vouch for them. Have them (exact size) on front of the car. Nice and quiet and very progressive turn in (unlike the rainsport 3 on the front of bros car)

as opposed to partially fitted ?

Terrible company. Used them for 4 new tyres and asked them to sort the tracking as the steering wheel was out of line and car came out with steering wheel even MORE out of line. Reluctantly left as had already paid before realising but wouldn't recommend this company

Ummm. Not sure what to make of your rather insulting tone, you seem to assume that I'm somehow too stupid to have worked that out for myself? I have looked and looked for cheap tyres for the 2 cars that I've had with this size tyres and found nothing decent - hence my request that if someone else spots any, sharing would be appreciated.

​That's a bit out of order. That's the whole point of this site. You don't want to help out...don't!!

I've got these on my Audi A3 and really like them. 20k miles in and front set are down to 4mm. Each to their own but I'll be getting the same again next time round

I've found Costco to be perfectly reasonable with tyres. Had a similar Michelin tyre fitted for £58.

Hot, will check locally........

I am bit confused as my previous VW Touran had same size tyres but on new one they are 93V instead of 91V. I have two tyres in my garage bought for old car and don't know if they will be ok or I should get 93V. The car has mostly me or another two passengers normally.I would appreciate if someone can advise.

I would love to know who bought these tyres as most cars are now at least 93 rating
as cars get heavier. Good deal for small cars but no good for my avensis.

be careful with f1, you'll book in and they will tell you they need to order in the tyres and give you "equivalents"

Thanks for the information. I had previous Touran for 4 years and it came with 91 V rated and I replaced two front with same and never felt anything wrong with grip or handling, may be due to being empty most of time.I think I will go for high load tyres this time as manufacturers have put on 94 V this time.

Most defiantly would of been down to the car being empty,you will feel a huge difference with a stiffer tyre wall (94)
even with nobody but you in it,The ride feels more solid and corners feel more controlled.

As someone said on here, Costco sell tyres and they're a michelin specialist, and they're normally pretty cheap.

Keep a look out on Amazon too. They are doing Michelin Pilot 205 55 16 91W for my A4 for around the £50. Just need to add on £10 for a local garage to fit.

What is everyone doing with their cars? are you racing them?

If not just buy budget tyres.........

Just one of the reasons yes and they are endless....
I think sticking to the speed limits not txting not tailgating all help not contributing to the many accidents on UK roads....

1. Too many unexpected situations on the roads - you cannot predict everything, longer braking distance with budget tyres might result with you and your family beeing killed - is it really worth it ?!
2. Tyre wear - usually awful within budget tyres. You have to buy new tyres much often - resulting in no savings or even more spendings vs branded tyres... False economy !

quote from michelin site

On the road you encounter different meteorological conditions and risky situations that can lead to accidents. Tyres are the crucial factor in 44% of car accidents with injuries. Choosing the right tyre is therefore absolutely essential for your safety and that of your loved ones.

Heat. Hopefully the offer is still on end of Jan when I'll be buying.

2.62% topcashback too, nothing to shout about but it's something.

TCB link:

http://www.topcashback.co.uk/formula-one-autocentres/?ref=tb

​yes from experience ...in fact the only time I made the mistake of using them. I changed 2 tyres for a very decent price. they said alignment was out... it wasn't but they adjusted and charged but I manged to get them tk price match kwikfit which was about 30 quid cheaper at 20 quid odd. they did a free summer test where they spotted a light bulb was out only for me to tell them, the supposed experts, that it was a dummy on that side of the car as the other side was a fog light ... needless to say they were embarrassed. next it was the break pads which had half the material still available and the MOT had no issues with it. I said no to that... then it was other small things like engine oil to service required to air con recharge. .. any thing they can. as people has posted you have to say thank you but no. one guy there who was waiting to get royally shafted kept saying these guys are good but he didn't realise they were making him pay for unnecessary work...