Good price, looks like they use Halfords Autocentres, also Black Circles have them for £51.80 as an alternative.
Smartguy1
19 May 16#15
I have bought from cartyres.com, asdatyres and tyresavings. They all use Halfords and service for me in my home town is excellent. These are the standard size for my car and if you have a heavy diesel you will be better off buying the 94 rated extra load tyres. These have really soft sidewalls and give quite an amount of oversteer or should that be understeer. If you have a Focus or Astra then they are maybe ok but no good for a Mazda 6 for body roll. They do however have excellent wet grip. Finally bit the bullet though and decided to put the brand new 17" Mazda wheels I have had sat in my garage for a couple of years. At last 215's and 225\s have come down in price. I don't run my cars on budget brands and just bought a set of Avon ZV7's at 225/45/17 extra load for £61.00 each. 69dB and A wet grip. Let's see how the old oil burner handles now.
Russonf
22 May 163#16
Summer was the other week
Jizzmeister
22 May 16#17
I think I got two of these fitted (205/55 16R) at Halfords for £101.98 a couple of weeks back.
gaz_marshall
22 May 16#19
camskill is always decent for tyres online
montana78
22 May 16#20
Any offers of 245/45/18?
spannerzone
22 May 16#21
Soft, cheese like sidewalls..... wasn't overly impressed with mine, grip wasn't great on wet surfaces and ok on dry and glad to have replaced them both, although a pothole damaging the sidewall of one and a nail in the other kind of made that happen :smile:
mitchx121
22 May 16#22
Not really much of a saving when buying from halfords direct a saving of 6 quid. Cold
mccririck
22 May 16#23
Try Dunlop Sport Bluresponse.
Taz1529
22 May 16#24
Can people stop with these deals on the same tyres at the same price they've been for months. Where are the deals on smaller tyres?
Taz1529
22 May 16#25
Got them on front of my car and efficient grip on rear. Rides soggy now but handles great.
mccririck
22 May 16#26
So you think the Dunlops are better for handling?
NotMyRealName to mccririck
22 May 16#29
Was thinking the same based on reviews I've seen on tyreshopper and a review site I can't remember. Not a massive difference in price either.
rosstheboss1972
22 May 16#27
dunlops are great handling tyre especially in the wet. do wear out quick though...
Taz1529
22 May 16#28
Well I did my fastest run of my local roads today. They're brilliant. I've stupidly gone from ZR tyres to R but as the car doesn't weigh too much, it hasn't been detrimental to the handling, but they're more confidence inspiring than the tyres I had on before.
Goodyears on the back have never let go since fitting them in August, so I think both are good tyres
Smartguy1
22 May 16#30
I have tried both the Dunlop and Goodyear. Dunlop give better grip and handling in the dry. Both excellent grip in the wet. Goodyears seem to have very soft sidewalls and give more body roll but last longer. Just got a set of Avons ZV7 extra load for £62.00 to put on the 17" wheels I have so will see how they fair.
jimmy2007
23 May 16#31
Confirm the very soft side walls.
My passat estate bounces like on a trampoline, but they grip very well in wet and dry.
Not good for heavy, estate cars
rooney10
24 May 16#32
my old (56 plate) Passat estate was the 2.0 tfsi 205bhp model , I found the Hankook Ventus evo 2 k120 to be a very good tyre with plenty of grip and longevity , that said it was the sport variant with sports suspension so maybe that helped ? . I did suffer badly from wheel spinning but that was partly down to me having the ecu upgraded to 250bhp and of course the fact that it was front wheel drive and my right foot is made of lead !
bellboys
30 Jun 16#33
6% Quidco as well. Of course using the code may invalidate the cashback but what's to lose?
Smartguy1
30 Jun 16#34
Finally ditched these soft-sided 16" for some 225x45x17 extra load tyres for Mazda 6. A big improvement to body roll / tyre flex. Was sweating a little after having the 225's fitted if they went on but they are fine without spacers. £58.00 each for Avon ZV7's.
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- Width: 205, Profile: 55, Rim: 16
- Speed: W, Load: 91
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Good price, looks like they use Halfords Autocentres, also Black Circles have them for £51.80 as an alternative.
Goodyears on the back have never let go since fitting them in August, so I think both are good tyres
My passat estate bounces like on a trampoline, but they grip very well in wet and dry.
Not good for heavy, estate cars