New Tyre Costs

[razza]

need to replace my front tyres, still have original 14" alloys. size 205/66R 14 V is what the handbook says, had a qoute from a garage saying the only suppliers of this size are Bridgestone, dunlop and firestone, costing £110, £165 and £87 each respectively. about 20% of what my car is probably worth... :(

are there any other options/tyre sizes that are compatable and cheaper? I'm thinking about getting a new car in 6 months time and therefore don't want to throw away alot of dosh before hand...

Cheers

[daktari]

need to replace my front tyres, still have original 14" alloys. size 205/66R 14 V is what the handbook says, had a qoute from a garage saying the only suppliers of this size are bridgestone, dunlop and firestone, costing £110, £165 and £87 each respectively. about 20% of what my car is probably worth... :(

are there any other options/tyre sizes that are compatable and cheaper? I'm thinking about getting a new car in 6 months time and therefore don't want to throw away alot of dosh before hand...

Cheers

You can get them for about 30 quid each from Here.

[razza]

thanks daktari, have emailed them for a quote.

does the V rating matter that much? i,e, can I go for a h rating instead, as I won't be doing over 130mph anyway? I've heard that it may affect your insurance if the rating is not correct, anyone know anything about it?

[daktari]

thanks daktari, have emailed them for a quote.

does the V rating matter that much? i,e, can I go for a h rating instead, as I won't be doing over 130mph anyway? I've heard that it may affect your insurance if the rating is not correct, anyone know anything about it?

I`m pretty sure it works in reverse with insurance. If you put H rated tyres on a ferrari (Extreme example) then have an accident attributable to the tyre then they can refuse to pay. But just because you`ve got an uprated tyre fitted it shouldn`t affect insurance. AFAIK It`s not a performance enhancing modification.

[sotal]

I'd go with the recommendation in the handbook - at the end of the day that bit of rubber does a lot for you and for the sake of a few quid it's not worth taking risks. I'd never go for cheapo tyres now.

Having said that I wouldn't have thought there was anything the insurance company could do as long as your tyres were rated for 70mph+ as the claim would be invalid if you were going faster than 70mph anyway

[Bibbs]

You are in Reading? Give "Bracknell tyre and battery" a call (number on yell.com). Only 1 junction down the A329 ..

[1990 GTR]

got my 190/65/14's from a website called camskill.co.uk

they also do Japanese parts ( std and performance )

[mikeb]

got my 190/65/14's from a website called camskill.co.uk

they also do Japanese parts ( std and performance )

You mean 195? That's what I would recommend TBH. It's a much more common size (=cheaper tyres), and I would rather have really good 195s than mediocre 205s (plus a few quid in my pocket). I doubt you'd notice the difference between 205 and 195 width.