Nissan Primera tyre choice?
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Topic: Nissan Primera tyre choice?
Posted By: sunny2god
Subject: Nissan Primera tyre choice?
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2008 at 12:37pm
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Hi all, i need new tyres for my P11 144. the size im after is 205/50/R16 87V. my budget is £160 and having searched online, i could find some budget tyres on sites like black circle. has anyone used that site or their budget tyres, or would recommend budget tyres ? My other alternatives from the site are Fateo AR550 or Nexen CP641 or shall i go for budget ones. javascript:fnShowProductModel%28?modelid=8681689&cid=912&productid=11407901%29; - |
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Posted By: FireStorm
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2008 at 1:16pm
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Very good company, very good site, and very cheap :)
is that budget for 4tyres?
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Posted By: GT_Andy
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2008 at 1:30pm
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Have a look here - http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html - http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html
In your size (and for £40.80 each), i'd go for the Nankang NS-2. Remember, fitting will be extra.
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2008 at 1:54pm
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FireStorm: yes £160 - £180 for 4 tyres, not 1 lol GT_Andy: Thanks, ill check it out. i can get it fitted from a local shop as black circle's fitters are charging £50 nearly for fitting etc |
Posted By: Jim
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2008 at 4:02pm
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Used Blackcircles before, paid £20 a tyre for budget tyres, which lasted me 20,000 miles - on the front, which is pretty impressive. Only just recently changed them over, and they still had a fair amount of tread.
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Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 1:40am
Yep good webby / good company / good rep
Also worth checking out eBay too. ------------- |
Posted By: Janner
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 3:18am
christ! i recently paid £300 for 4 Hankook tyres 195/55/16" V spec 
budgets were £240 for 4. Rapid fit - Vospers Plymouth ------------- |
Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 3:37am
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^^ Are you on crack Keith ^^?
What is it with everyone in here getting ripped off buying tyres!?!?!?! ------------- |
Posted By: Janner
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 3:42am
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Dunno matey, i did a bit o reasearch and any tyre size i put in for 195/55/16 V all came up the most expensive. anything over 205 or 215/45/17" V were hec of alot cheaper. ------------- |
Posted By: Lurch
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 4:45am
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all i would say is that as far as i'm concerned tyres are an investment...
only thing between you and the road...so all i suggest is reading up a little on some reviews for the tyres your buying... and after having a cheap old bastard tyre blow out on me at 90mph for no apparant reason...brought home to me quite rapidly why i pay that little bit extra for tyres... that being said i had some Nankang NS2's before and they were brill... ------------- 
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Posted By: raymond_p11
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 7:30am
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camskill.co.uk got me toyos off them 120 a pair free deliverage! not budget but cheapish compared to other places ------------- SR21 YO! no mistake im rollin 2.1 litres... |
Posted By: renrut
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 11:10am
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Got my front tyres from Blackcircles back in sept - v good price and sorted no worries.
On the subject of cheap tyres - not for me thanks, my car is worth a lot more than £180 if those tyres decide to let go. So I go for the mid range ones, but I wouldnt bother going for the £180 each Michelin Bendovers. 
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 1:19pm
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hmmm some mixed responses. so what i gather from the above is that the budget tyres from black circle are good and lasted long for those who used them, but ideally you should go for something mid range. i also need to look at my budget, so what do you guys suggest, shall i just use the budget ones or use Fateo AR550 or Nexen CP641 ?? i havent heard of these makes before though but they are an alternative for me to black circle value tyres |
Posted By: norfolkne
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 8:48pm
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Stupid question, but do you need to replace all 4 now?
You could get 2 mid range ones now and slap em on the front, save a bit then get the other 2 done. If you do, its always worth asking them to put the ones from the front on the back when you get the second pair.
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Posted By: Gaygle
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 8:53pm
Why are you buying such cheap nasty tyres? If your budget is £160 you should be looking at tyres that'll hold you to the road best:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s300p9472 - http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s300p9472
Something like these will grip fantastically and for £70 they're the cheapest you'll find them anywhere.
I'm amazed how many people have cheapo rubbish tyres on their car! Admittedly i have those Nankang NS-2's on mine, but only because i literally couldn't afford anything else. They're ok in the dry, but horrible in the wet. I'll be going to Eagle F1's as soon as my student loan comes through!
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sunny2god wrote:Posted By: prim-n-proper
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 8:56pm
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I got nankang ns2's on the back and they are good in all weather conditions ------------- COTM: MAY 2006 P11 GT COTM: MAY 2009 P11 SLX+ COTM: AUG 2012 P11 WAGON LAST EVER COTM: NOV 2013 P10 eGT Your "other car" might be newer, but it don't make it better than a P chassis.*PNP17* |
Posted By: Primera_Scott
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 9:03pm
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If anyone is looking for tyres for the standard 15 inch alloy they are doing hydragrip for £53 a tyre fitted, a bargin and a tyre I would really recomend for both wet and dry. ------------- 
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Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 9:13pm
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bugger now ya tells us....lol no worries got me some Falkens bout 4weeks ago....they going well... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: FireStorm
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 9:48pm
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for 75quid a tyre u can get sum yokohomma prada spec 2 .
very soft tyre, probs dont last as long, but in the dry ive used nothing better ------------- None |
Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 9:50pm
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Guys you gotta remember, he's plopped up his budget.. So do try and help out within that budget. Suggesting tyres that will almost double the budget ain't gonna help! ------------- |
Posted By: DavidEvans007
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 10:12pm
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ive ran Nankangs for years on my GT's without any issues, its only recently that ive changed over to the Hankook Ventus RS2's because of the power i'm now running.. if i still had the SR20DE then i'd still be running them ------------- |
Posted By: GTJames
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 10:23pm
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Hey all, how we doing?
The way i did was to look at tyre prices on Black Circles and then i got Farmers to price match them and that meant i could get them and fit them  . PS, past my driving test on Monday------------- |
Posted By: DavidEvans007
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2008 at 10:32pm
would that be Farmers as in Tom Farmer.... boss of KwikFit?
nice man... met him a few times through investors in people ------------- |
Posted By: Mad Maru
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:06am
Think it's because they have not been shrewd enough to get a fresh set with some new alloys, like some of our more senior members? -------------  
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Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:14am
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anyone used continentals? what they like? -------------  Im A Front Wheel Drive Fan! |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:18am
hi mate,
lol i always wanted to replace all 4.
nice advice though, thanks..
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:21am
mate i want to buy 4 tyres for my budget, wish i had £70 to spend on 1 tyre :(
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:22am
thanku, finally someones who understands what i wanna say lol
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Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:29am
It needed pointing out didn't it
I've used Nexens before, no complaints - They are a hard compound, so long lasting but not as grippy as others.
The best call here is for the Nankangs (used loadsa times), in the size you want and brand new, they are £36 per tyre plus delivery.
Nexens are £38.50 etc
That is from eBay and current as I write this.
Cheers, Shaun ------------- |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:47am
| thanks shaun, thats great. ill check them out |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:54am
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for yer budget as has been mentioned, Nankangs all the way....
sometimes also worth calling a few local tyre places, as they sometimes have some good deals... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:59am
| yes that is true, but local shops will have used tyres, and i dont know how much tread would be a good identifier to go for a used tyre? id rather buy new ones, as i think it works out better |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:06am
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I wasn't meaning used ones, no doubt they will have them...(part worns etc) but I've managed to get some deals in the past where they've only had say four of one type of tyre in stock, (brand new) its better for them to knock down the price and get rid of all four in one go, rather than split em and risk having the odd one lying around....got some pirellis cheap like that once and goodyears...
hence always worth a quick call around....ya never know yer luck... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:06am
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ps where abouts in london are ya? ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:06am
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If shopping around locally, avoid all big chains like Kwikshit and the like.. They aren't competitively priced.
You must have independant small tyre places, these guys are the ones to visit. Tell them (or even show them the eBay page printed out), that you can get the tyres at such a price but mention how you would prefer your local tradesmen to benefit from your business (sounds cheesy but does work).
If you're buying mail order only or online from eBay etc.. Factor in around £10 per tyre to get them fitted locally too.
Do try your local tyre places, you may be surprised - The markup on tyres is bloody massive to what they buy them in at.------------- |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:11am
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essNchill & ragt20 im based in london east, near stratford kwikfitt and a rip off so never going to them. but once again very nice advice from both of you. i have some local tyre shops, not sure if they do new tyres but would definately check them out before i buy online. ill probably will go with nankangs if cant find a better deal, thanku
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Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:16am
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yup its defo the small tyre places like mr chill mentioned...the pirellis I had mentioned above, had to get em as the car had failed mot on all 4 tyres, looked online got some prices, called my local tyre shop ...none of this kwik fit crap, and they actually did a better price fitted then getting them online.....lucky break for me...
hope ya get some good luck with em dude... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:23am
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yes thanu, like u guys said i also need to take the fitting price into consideration if i buy online, so its better if i strike a deal with the local shop includiing fitting lol
i might be able to trade in my existing tyres for some cashback lol
thanks for all ur help
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Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:36am
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Always happy to help Although I only get called essNchill when someone is pissed with me LOL, so opt for Shaun ------------- |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:42am
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haha,
ok then Shaun. thanks once again to you and ragt20 (no im not pissed at you either, jus dont know your name
)im off now, good night guys
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:53am
| btw Shaun, cudnt find nankangs for the size i want on ebay, so please send me a link to them when you have time. thanks |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:58am
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sorry, dont worry about it as ive found it lol
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Posted By: Mr Pig
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 12:54pm
That's impressive! Must take a bit of doing, paying so little attention to your tyres that all four are scrap and you don't know! ;0) Ten out of ten for effort dude. ------------- |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:02pm
pretty simple really not my car...was me mums....only time I usually go near it is when mot is up or service required or any problems she tells me about the car...which is very rare ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:04pm
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and also the reason for having to buy the wheels the same day, and get the mot retest the same day..... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 1:14pm
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did some research on Nankangs, and people all over seem to be saying they are  in wet. and that they are made of a very hard material. In uk where its raining every other day, i dont think its a good option for me :(back to drawing board. Will check out Nexen now |
Posted By: Mr Pig
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2008 at 3:16pm
Ahh, women! My wife could change a tyre, I think, but that's only because I insisted on showing her how. She would never think to check the tyres or anything else. ------------- |
Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:32am
Nexen and Nankang ar pretty much identical tryes in the wet and both similar compounds.
The problem you have (in all honesty) is the budget you've set yaself.. You're not going to get performance tyres (good in wet and dry) on that budget.
So within the budget, Nankang is the choice and you just gotta drive accordingly to the weather conditions - Or increase you budget by £100 ish------------- |
Posted By: Janner
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:38am
the Hankook Primes are excellent in the wet and dry i find and were only £75 inc fitted each. ------------- |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:39am
nice but a smidgen over his budget...  ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: sprint
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:43am
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i know you want new, but its worth shopping around for part worns imo, id rather have 4 decent but part worn tyres than 4 brand new budget tyres, probably find they havent done many miles anyway (no point them selling knackered tyres), plus you normally save a decent amount, im sure one place around here only charges between £25 and £35 including fitting for 15's, obviously price depends on exact size, make, tread etc but worth looking in to.
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Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:49am
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hmm yeah, i think best thing is to check out the local shops tomorrow and see whats available.
for nexen im getting cp461, heard that n3000 is ok but cudnt find reviews on cp461. Toyo proxes cf1 seems a touch higher then my budget, but if they are good tyres then i can jus add up some more money and get them instead.
so options for now are, check out local shops, nexen cp461, black circle budget tyres lol or save a bit more and get Toyo Proxes CF1 :(
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Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:57am
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It was the n3000's I was using on my 18"s up front.. Good overall tyre, nowhere near as good in the wet as the ZZ3's I'm on at the moment though. ------------- |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 1:03am
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hmm yeah, but ebay and black circle seem to be offering nexen cp641 and i havent heard of those!
what do you think about toyo proxes cf1?
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Posted By: markbuts3
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 1:11am
I got some part worns on the Xantia today. Only 185/65-15s but £17 per tyre fitted and balanced. I asked about 205/45-16s for the P10 and he said £25 all in per wheel. I didn't look at the brand or anything on the ones for the Xantia as it's just a stop gap and I don't exactly corner like a maniac in it...can you in one  -------------  http://www.primera-egt.com">
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Posted By: Mr Pig
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 9:37am
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This makes little sense to me.
Tyres are one of the most important components on a car. The difference between how quickly a car will stop in the wet on the best tyres and how quickly it will stop on the worst tyres, both brand new, is about six car lengths! It's not trivial. It's the difference between pulling up in time or sending people to hospital. The difference between giving the six-year-old a fright or driving right over the top of him.
My advice is to try to figure out the best tyres to buy and then find the money. Concentrate on wet grip because the differences in dry grip across all tyres is only a couple of percent but the wet grip differences are huge. ------------- |
Posted By: GTJames
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 2:03pm
| Yes that would be Tom Farmer, never met him though. I'm running P6000 and Michelins just now, they are very good and long lasting |
Posted By: Machine
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 9:32pm
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I'm on my second set of Federal SS535. Great in dry, ok in wet, £30 each, fitted and balanced. ------------- Growing old is inevitable, Growing up is optional. |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2008 at 1:22pm
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i ended up getting Goodyear NCT5 all with 7+ tread and all fitted and balanced for £30 each :) Some poor bloke had crashed his new car which was then broken down and sold its parts to the local garage. These are just like new and brand new ones are like £85 each !! I am happy with their performance so far. Thanks for all your help guys |
Posted By: Mr Pig
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2008 at 7:31pm
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You can't knock that! Pretty decent tyres too. I like Goodyear tyres, nice and progesive. ------------- |
Posted By: ragt20
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2008 at 8:16pm
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top find mate, as mentioned a bit of localised searching sometimes does pay off... ------------- FAO : Laurens, I am not Shaun. FAO : bavs83, I am not Tan. VZR-CHECK, VZR-N1-CHECK, P11 VE-CHECK, P12 20V-CHECK, XTRAIL VET-CHECK |
Posted By: essNchill
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 1:06am
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Aye good result!
My local breakers has it's own dedicated tyre part.. They get brand new cars come in that are written off and they sell on the tyres. ------------- |
Posted By: sunny2god
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 1:21am
yeah big thanks to Shaun, firestorm, ragt20 and everyone that helped.  |
Posted By: renrut
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 9:27am
| Good find! I've got goodyear NCT5s on mine, good all round tyre. Wish I'd got mine at anything near that price. |
Posted By: GTJames
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 7:06pm
| Can't beat some Pirellis P6000, very good comfy but performance tires. A very good balance all round. |