Good price as long as they don't use it as a loss leader in order to 'advise' of other 'defects' in order to get you to part with more cash!

Happy with Avon's :smiley: needed 2 new fronts to replace the Coopers I had on. No additional sales pitch from Halfords either :smiley:

£86.99 each for my car, Vauxhall Vectra :disappointed:

I searched for some 15" dunlops, and they have an offer where you get a £15 Amazon voucher or 2 cinema tickets for every pair of tyres:

"Two free cinema tickets OR £15 Amazon vouchers with every pair of Dunlop tyres"

15" dunlops are £43.99

They also have "goodyear efficientgrip performance" for £51 fitted.

got these on my scenic and Volvo. very long lasting and good all year tyres. these are decent for everyday motoring. if your thinking of throwing ba car round corners at speed then think high end sports or equivalent. these will do the average driver fine. I paid more than this last year so hot from me......especially when I have a discount card as well

Recently had new tyres fitted by Halfords but unhappy with balancing. When I returned a couple of days later to have them checked I was told that they didn't have the adaptor available to do centreless balancing. Waited a week to be contacted and ended up getting Costco to do them. Then emailed the receipt to Halfords customer services and got immediate refund. Also, they haven't got kit to do 4 wheel alignment.

Can't knock the price - good find & heat added.
Avon wouldn't be my 1st choice though.

every tyre will give diff mileage depending on car / driving style / journey types / tyre pressures find what works best for your driving. my zafira would go through front tyres every 6 months, but then I didnt buy hard wearing I wanted grip dry/wet as the priority followed by road noise

I was only giving my experience of Avon fitted to a 7 seater Galaxy. They're not up to the job (Dunlops too weren't great).
Fitted on my Astra though (I can't remember when the last ones were changed) would probably be fine.

I thought the same to be honest. But no point arguing. For you to get only 7000 miles with these tyres you must be doing doughnuts and hand-break turns to work everyday.

So you're saying a 500 mile journey at 70mph has less wear rate than a local weekly mileage of say less than 100 at 30mph ?

Erm, don't think so.

they are OK with tyre fittings etc, really cannot go wrong with anyone fitting tyres :smiley:, tracking is hit and miss with most tyre fitters, some are trained better than others and spend time getting it right. plus if your car is modded etc with suspension then a speacialist that understands this would be better, l;et you take car for a drive then come back and make minor adjustments if required

What are peoples overall experience of using HalfordsAutoCentres? I need 4 new tyres and some tracking done and they are cheapest i can see anywhere online.

gr8 price

Nice post. Thanks.

thanks

​the part where you say "500 miles a week on motorway" explains it then.. because motorway driving has less wear on tyres or any parts of a car. local driving is the killer for car parts

What's the difference between the ZV5 and the ZV7 apart from the £3.00 ?

Great find ...National are doing a deal on Dunlop.. was 110... 61 fully fitted

A branded 16" tyre fitted for £44 and people are complaining. Only on HUKD! :laughing:

Not used Avon for a good few years. Never seem to buy the same tyre twice as always find something I don't like. My last set (based on people's thoughts) were rainsport 3's. Seem pretty good in the rain and were a good price. Bad points the tyre movement is high (guessing due to soft sidewalls) but the main point is the horrible noise and feedback on turn in on dry roads. So on that note my search continues...

about time it's not one of those f1 centres which are miles away.

That's for 215/50/17 , I think there are different sizes for different models.

Nothing of the sort regarding cars, mine is a 2007 Mondeo ST220, I just drive it normally around town, brake normally, basically drive it responsibly & not like an idiot.

£41.64 each at cartyres.com check before you post, Freezing

This is a slightly strange thread. One of you might be driving a Skoda Citigo and the other a Toureg. One dropping kids off at school a mile away, one commuting a fair whack through country roads then dropping off half a rugby team at the club. Your mileage may vary, and needn't reflect your driving style.

Avon are fine, but you pay more, you get more miles. That plateaus after a point. So you make a value judgement. Replacing your car in a year? Then maybe the Avons are the way to go. Trying to run it into the ground? Shop around.

As stated previously, you must be intense in your driving then for that discrepancy.

Must be some intense driving you do :wink:

I have 4 ZV5's on my car. Done 25,000 mile son them now. Front 2 will need replaced in about 5000 miles. Back two in about 10000.

No idea why you got so little. I drive 500 miles a week on the motorway. Great tyres. Excellent in the wet as well.

Recommended.

17k with Michelin and only 9k on Avon (in about 14 months too!).
This has been my experience of Avon.

Seem to be some good prices on the Halfords site unusually... Went for Rainsport 3's @ £46.99 which seems pretty cheap compared to other online tyre sites.

What mileages then ?

best price on internet at the moment and good tyres. Nothing wrong with Avon, I have been using them for years.

​Low end is harsh, but they are mid range at best.

Not in the same league as Pirelli, Goodyear or Dunlop.

For the sake of 80-100 quid extra for all 4 (when they're on offer) every 15k miles, it's an absolute no brainer to get the best of the best as far as I'm concerned.

Michelins lasted twice as long as Avon and aren't twice the price. Nothing to do with how I drive.

I've had 2 sets & the last set lasted 17000 plus miles before selling the car with plenty of life left in them, I don't drive like an idiot though so tyres will last as long as your drive sensibly.

Bought 4 x ZZ5 on the Amazon tyre deals.

Last set lasted for 17000 odd miles, sold the car & there was still plenty of tread left.

Most informative - thanks :laughing:

link just takes u to website. can't find this deal on there

How many miles did they last?

Decent price for a low end tyre. My money is on Goodyear from now on though - the main things keeping you on the road after all.

Are Avon any good?

I got 18" Avon ZZ5 on mine and not had any issues. Done 20K on them and still good thread left.

So by that analogy any tyre will be crap on your Galaxy.

Nothing wrong with Avon tyres, depends on how you drive.

I used to think they were, but after twice fitting them to our Galaxy I won't be bitten a 3rd time.
They wore down very quickly (yes, I know the Galaxy eats tyres!).

Good price,

Just checked prices for my car.
£44 for Avon £57 for Michelin.
Sorry, there's no contest.
From experience, Michelin last me twice as long as Avon.

loads of deals in this size, hardly ever any in 195/50R16, boo! heat though.

Good price as long as they don't use it as a loss leader in order to 'advise' of other 'defects' in order to get you to part with more cash!

good price