It's only a hunch, but a tyre fitter?

I had Rain Expert 3s on my last car and really liked them, very secure grip in all conditions. In the wet they were remarkably good. The only negatives I can think of is they tended to pick up stones and the car seemed to get dirtier quicker. The general consensus also is that they do tend to wear slightly quicker than some other tires, but I didn't think the wear was shockingly bad and was more than offset by the performance and low price compared to rival brands. I'm looking to get another set when the Pirelli P7s on my current car wear enough to justify it.

Edit: I just realised I had Rainsport 3s not Rain Experts, so most of my comment above is irrelevant. Doh!

how much do you guys pay for fitting ?

Cheers I'm up to two cars so far a Golf MK6 and a Mitsubishi FTO, the FTO cost me £800 and I've spent about £2k on it lol. It's not awesome fast but for £800 it was the fastest thing I could find at the time. The fastest car I've ever been in is a Ferrari 360 with Pirelli P Zero tyres (see I'm keeping on topic : ) and to be honest that scared the crap out of me. An Atom would give me a heart attack I think!

Hi Fishmaster ..it's an S3...only about 3 S4's were ever made a good friend of mine Jane owned one for a while she sold it and kept her S3 and another S3 owner Richard owned an Atom for a while but again sold it (it frightened him too much :smiley: and kept his S3)

The S4 and particularly the Atom both out perform an S3 but the 0-60 time of 5 secs for my 19 year old s3 is plenty quick enough for me :smiley:

I uploaded a clip from our 2014 Eurotrip to youtube where we came across some atoms....the aforementioned Jane is on clip in blue S3 and Richard in his blue with white stripe S3 K40 ...misty beginning is Richards cam...stay tuned for clearer bit from mine ..here is the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs75sKsvv-o

Sorry to op for this reply off subject but had to answer question.....heat given Tyres are ace.

Sorry for been newbie here.
As has been mentioned in many comments above, since we are not supposed to fit the tyres ourselves and the garages don't like to fit them for us, what do you do after you get those tyres?

I need to buy myself a set of 225/45/R17s! I have no idea on what type to buy!? Any advice and where to buy from please???

what car uses 185/65/15?

I can't ever remember any of my cars being fitted with anything under 195 or 205 but even then only a 195/50. I am just curious..

Okay thanks

When fitting new tyres, you need them balanced, so as well as the cost of fitting, you have to pay for balancing and some charge you for new valve. Plus you have to take you tyres to the fitter. Far easier to buy your tyres from a place that does all that than mail order to your self.

In the good old days of crossply and radials it is illegal to mix and match. It is nonsense to say you should not mix makes of tyres if they are all radials and the correct size. It is more important that all your tyres have plenty of tread on them.

If you are on a budget then places that fit part worn tyres , including balancing and new valve for anywhere £10 to £15 to £25 each depending on the size . I find I am more likely to have to replace a tyre due to a puncture well before they wear out.

Might rub on the arches full lock, wouldn't chance it.

uniroyals do provide good grip but they wear terribly and create quite a lot of road noise. Pirelli p zeros or Bridgestone potenzas for me all day long. In my opinion. Fitted to a Lexus.

I usually find tyre leader one of the cheapest

Wifes Corsa 1.3 CDTI uses this size

Only 4K on a set of Rainsports does seem rather extreme. I had them on my heavy 250+ bhp, 360+ N-m car for about 4K miles and though I didn't measure it, by eye I reckon they were less than a quarter worn when I part-exchanged it. I was hoping to get about 15-20K. 15K would have felt slightly disappointing and 20K pretty good.

Rainsports are known for awful wear but they should definitely last longer than 4k... I agree with you that best possible grip is more important than other ratings

Just taken a pair of these off the front of my Leon, the wear rate was shocking, I will be lucky if I got 4k miles out of them and that's just daily commuting 12 miles each way. The hankook ventus evo 2 I had on before lasted a lot longer and performed just as well.

I'm not - but I'm equating the fitting of mismatched tyres (as implied in the message i was responding to) to other pieces of blatantly stupid and dangerous driving we all see every day. If the cap fits......................

My bad, they were rainsports not experts. When I had them fitted the tyre fitter warned me that they do not last very long
And very confused at those saying they get 30k out of a set of front tyres, I guess the cheaper makes are a harder compound but Id rather get the best grip I can for the very small contact patch a tyre has with the road. I guess you would get far more of motorway driving, my commute is a lot of roundabouts

used Camskill a lot and had 4 recent sets of Uniroyals (large family). Always found both good. Very easy to fit - proper tyre lube is the answer - so much cheaper than you may think! Heat added

I fitted a pair of Uniroyals (though they were Rainsport 3) to the front of my Grinnall Scorpion (see profile pic) last year after doing a lot of research.

The car always handles like its on rails anyway but now feels much nicer than it did with the previous Bridgestone Potenzas ..the grip is fantastic wet and dry.

Would definitely use Uniroyals again.

Could fit them yourself if you have a jack and know how to do it safely, then take to a garage to get balanced/tracking.

How much roughly it will cost to get fitted?

Cheers.

Hahaha. Usually most places don't fit tyres unless they are supplied by themselves.

That's what I meant :smiley:

http://f1tyres.co.uk/ these guys will fit them for £5 or £7.50 per tyre.

I think over 17" are £7.50. I had 2 17" fitted for £15.

Hope all of you don't bombard the shop and they put up the prices!!!

Mine is a 1.6 Picasso hdi I wouldn't class that as a small car.

I know!! I'm a little hurt!

To the best performance you should fit the same 4 tyres.

Yep they wheel spin awfully and I don't feel confident with them at all when it's cold and damp - eg most of the time in the UK. I don't drive aggressively, more swiftly and cautiously within the limits, but I didn't think much of the P7s in the summer and now it's cold I'm finding I have to tiptoe everywhere.

I had Rainsports on my previous car between the end of February until August last year, when I part exchanged it, and I couldn't fault them at any time for grip and stability. I'm longing to get a set for my current car but still can't justify it because the P7s are just not worn enough. You could say slow wear is the Pirelli's saving grace - but for me it's not because I'm keen to get shot of them :smiley:

Sound advice, but how can you tell badgerrules' driving behaviours from their post?!

NEVER fit odd tyres across an axle, ideally not at all, even all radials. It may not be illegal but they are not going to perform equally and you put yourself at much greater risk of a spin if you have to brake hard. Still, I guess such messages mean nothing to people who won't even turn their lights on in the dark, put a seatbelt on or GET OFF THE PHONE!

Have a set of these on my MX5 and brilliant tyres.

I had a set of the Rain Expert 2's fitted on my daughters Punto 18 months ago for no other reason than they were on special offer. They have been excellent, and I can't say that I've noticed any appreciable increase in wear. Encouraged by this I had the Expert 3's fitted on my wifes car 6 months ago and they're even better, given the amount of rain we're getting in NW England at the moment I've just ordered a set for my Astra. Thanks to OP

Don't forget that some garages and tyre places in this country will only fit what they supply and others can and do charge quite a bit more for fitting tyres they don't supply. So that has to be factored in before buying abroad.

Put 30000 miles on a pair of softer compound winter Uniroyals in 15 months on a Mini, just had them rotated front to back, should be good for 45000 miles in total, impressed with their comfort and grip, will buy again.

It's only a hunch, but a tyre fitter?

Do you find you can easily wheelspin your car with the P7s? My car has ESP, but it makes no difference if you have P7s on your car, you might as well drive on an ice rink. Also they seem to have a complete lack of grip in the wet. I should have researched it better, the P7s are hopeless.

These look good, have to be better than the pirelli cinturato p7 I have on my Golf now, they curiously seem to have been designed to be frictionless which I generally thought is a bad idea in a tyre. The single worst tyres I've ever had on a car ever.

Quality tyres at budget price. Heat from me.

Got some but in size 225 40 18 from camskill and they feel smooth quiet and grippy i wouldnt hesitate in buying another set. Tried to get blackcircles to price match and they wouldnt or couldnt

Forget my wittering i got the rain sport 2 not these ones

These are outstanding tyres....I've run Rainexperts on my cars for years & the wet grip is amazing.....they do wear a little quicker than some but they are bound to given the grip levels.....the wear rates are nearer the H tyres I have run in the past than T's so possibly a slightly softer compound....effectively a premium tyre at a budget price....HOT

Fine, you win :man:
I presumed the p&p was the same however many tyres you ordered.

Wont fit my Reliant Robin

Not...
3 delivered tyres: £104.52 at camskill
£102.27 at tyreleader
4 delivered tyres: £139.36 at camskill
£136.36 at tyreleader

£34.09 delivered
https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/uniroyal/rainexpert-3/185-65-r15-88t-79919

Thank you! Great timing just what i needed :smile:

I had Rain Expert 3s on my last car and really liked them, very secure grip in all conditions. In the wet they were remarkably good. The only negatives I can think of is they tended to pick up stones and the car seemed to get dirtier quicker. The general consensus also is that they do tend to wear slightly quicker than some other tires, but I didn't think the wear was shockingly bad and was more than offset by the performance and low price compared to rival brands. I'm looking to get another set when the Pirelli P7s on my current car wear enough to justify it.

Edit: I just realised I had Rainsport 3s not Rain Experts, so most of my comment above is irrelevant. Doh!

If you just need the one then mytyres have them for £36.40 delivered here so works out cheaper for one but more expensive if you need more.