#1: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:23 am ---- Just looking at replacing the rear tyres on the 206 so looked at Nationwide Autocentres on the internet...
2 x Continental 20545R16 83W Sport Contact 2 as an example...
£191.86 at Nationwide
£176.20 at Mytyres....
So £15 difference and the Mytyres price doesn't include fitting either...it's just not worth buying them mail order anymore.
#2: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:31 am ---- I've found that E-tyres & Blackcircles are usually good prices.
#3: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Drake, Location: MidlandsPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:32 am ---- Blackcircles: 2 x 205/45 R16 V (83 ) Continental Sport Contact 2 £164.34
Add 12 quid for delivery tho :/
#4: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Lecktorious, Location: ScotlandPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:37 am ---- Try BlackCircles, get some prices and then call the garages they use for fitment and see if they can get them for you any cheaper. Last time I bought from BlackCircles the garage fitting them said the could have saved me another £30 on the total bill if I'd bought direct from them!
#5: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Felix., Location: south centralPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:48 am ---- tbh I found Continental tyres to be so-so. I am not a fan of hard-rubber tyres - granted they last longer, but noise and steering feel suffer.
Maybe a more sport-inspired tyre Edward? Seeing how you only do 1000 miles a year is there any point in buying such expensive tyres?
Pirelli/Toyo/Yokohama [soft rubber] would be a better choice?
#6: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:15 am ---- Ideally I'd like the Sport Contact 3. It came out top of the class in the EVO tyre test this year. I'm not sure that they do them in the 205/45/16 size though.
I still want a decent tyre even if the car is hardly used. Yokohama has a good reputation but some of their tyres don't perform particularly well in magazine tests.
#7: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:36 am ---- Have you tried camskill tyres..?
Pirelli P Zero Neros in that size are £78.00 a corner + delivery which is a tenner for how ever many items you order.
correction they're £70.00 each. The Sport Contact 2 are £82.40. and delivery is £4.98. Last edited by Uz on Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:40 am; edited 1 time in total
#8: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Drake, Location: MidlandsPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:40 am ---- I'm biased, but I love the spec 2s - had the nero zeros and they were shocking and didnt last even half as long as these have.
Mind you as always it's how you drive/down to the individual
#9: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: NathanG, Location: Ebbw Vagas (Wales)Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:40 am ---- Check out Camskills, thats where i always get mine and the Mrs tyres from, same sort of prices as Blackcircles. Some things are cheaper, some things are a little more expensive, swings and roundabouts.
#10: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:42 am ----
Drake wrote:
I'm biased, but I love the spec 2s - had the nero zeros and they were shocking and didnt last even half as long as these have.
Mind you as always it's how you drive/down to the individual
P Zeros are a soft compound tyre which is why they don't last as long but they perform alot better then Parada Spec 2 and T1-R.
I'd still rate my Contact 2 over anything I've had in a while. Awesome in the dry and just as good in the wet.
#11: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Steve206, Location: UKPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:59 am ---- I have Sport Contact 2's. I would highly reccommend them, although i do love the tread pattern on my Spec 2's!
The Sport Contact 3's have a similar tread pattern, my dad has them on his Vetra.
#12: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:06 am ---- The Paradas are on every boy racer car these days. The Sport Contact tyres are fitted to alsorts as an O.E fitment so they must be ok. They're on my Jetta and the 207CC too.
#13: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Drake, Location: MidlandsPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:43 am ----
Uz wrote:
Drake wrote:
I'm biased, but I love the spec 2s - had the nero zeros and they were shocking and didnt last even half as long as these have.
Mind you as always it's how you drive/down to the individual
P Zeros are a soft compound tyre which is why they don't last as long but they perform alot better then Parada Spec 2 and T1-R..
As I said, down to the individual. I rate the spec 2's above the zeros, I found they gave me more grip + control and they've doubled the miles the neros did (and I've had no problems with them in the wet and snow).
Edward wrote:
The Paradas are on every boy racer car these days. The Sport Contact tyres are fitted to alsorts as an O.E fitment so they must be ok. They're on my Jetta and the 207CC too.
,
Most likely down to the tread pattern more than anything else (wonder if we should develop some with a lightening or flames pattern, they might be s**te but I bet they'd sell!)
#14: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:52 pm ---- Camskill are sometimes decent for certain tyres!
#15: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:20 pm ---- How about some r888's?
#16: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:57 pm ---- national.co.uk seem nice on price. cashback too from one website for even more saving.
they can fit and balance as part of the cost.
#17: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:51 am ----
sicskate wrote:
How about some r888's?
you want them on a road car? lol
#18: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Dave_George, Location: Leicestershire, East MidlandsPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:45 am ---- P zero Neros are designed as a compromise for all round weather and as such shouldnt be compared against all types of high performance tyres.
I have a pair on the front of mine and apart from some tramlining when new, I quite like them, due to replacing all four corners on mine this winter so will be trying some of the places mentioned in here, I have also found mytyres not so cheap anymore.
Similar to lots of online places, start out cheap...
#19: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:54 am ---- It's just like Euro Car Parts. Castrol Edge oil is £4 cheaper at Halfords. Just a shame that I have to go and collect it from the shop!
#20: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Felix., Location: south centralPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:59 am ----
Edward wrote:
It's just like Euro Car Parts. Castrol Edge oil is £4 cheaper at Halfords. Just a shame that I have to go and collect it from the shop!
send the missus
#21: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Teebag, Location: exhall, bedworth, coventryPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:01 am ---- got 4 tyres for mine last week from mytyres, were still loads cheaper than everwhere else for them. £42 each delivered for bridgestone potenza 165/50/15 v.
#22: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:07 am ---- Just bought some tyres...for the 207CC. 205/45/17 W88 Continental Sport Contact 3.
Fully fitted through BlackCircles if I enter the reg number = £143.32
Went into my local independent tyre shop, straight away a price of £120 each fitted inc VAT.
Knowing people just use the internet for shopping these days I think these internet companies are increasing prices as they can get away with it.
#23: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:34 am ---- We have just used tyre-shopper and bought Bridgstone potenzas and Dunlop sport max tyres for decent price fitted by National tyres.
#24: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: gazza82, Location: South BucksPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:40 am ---- Most of mytyres tyres are sourced in Europe .. the Euro's having a bad time against the pound so they cost more ...
I use the internet to find the best prices then ask my local tyre dealers. More often than not they beat the internet price or at least match it .. but remember, don't tell them what you have been quoted until after they tell you what they can do .. they could be cheaper, and they will jack the price up to match yours. Defeats the object somewhat!
#25: Re: What happened to MyTyres being cheap? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:12 pm ---- I just want softwall stretch-able tyres
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- had the nero zeros and they were shocking and didnt last even half as long as these have.
