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Re: Good price for tyres?
« Reply #15 on: 06 July 2011, 10:11:56 »
Already impressed, fitted to front, car handles better (got to as it replaced to crap tyres), runs quieter too.

Got them in the end for £85 each :y
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« Reply #16 on: 06 July 2011, 10:16:27 »
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Already impressed, fitted to front, car handles better (got to as it replaced to crap tyres), runs quieter too.

Got them in the end for £85 each :y
Easy trap to fall into that.   :).
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« Reply #17 on: 06 July 2011, 10:25:32 »
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Already impressed, fitted to front, car handles better (got to as it replaced to crap tyres), runs quieter too.

Got them in the end for £85 each :y
Easy trap to fall into that.   :).

I agree, car was fitted with crap budget tyres when I bought it, noisey, poor handling etc.

Time will tell.
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Re: Good price for tyres?
« Reply #18 on: 06 July 2011, 13:45:29 »
What, worse tha thosE awful Michelin on my elite::)

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Re: Good price for tyres?
« Reply #19 on: 06 July 2011, 13:46:32 »
Michelins truely are over priced junk!
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« Reply #20 on: 06 July 2011, 13:48:15 »
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Michelins truely are over priced junk!

Used to rate Michelins, have to agree with you now though Mark.
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« Reply #21 on: 06 July 2011, 13:52:16 »
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Michelins truely are over priced junk!
I am trying my very best to wear them out::)


I would, I'm afraid, have to concede they do have fantastic stopping power in a straight line
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Re: Good price for tyres?
« Reply #22 on: 06 July 2011, 13:53:56 »
Unless the broken brakes masked something
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« Reply #23 on: 06 July 2011, 23:42:07 »
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Michelins truely are over priced junk!
I am trying my very best to wear them out::)


I would, I'm afraid, have to concede they do have fantastic stopping power in a straight line
Baaaahahaha, what's this? TB loves Mich(it)alins all along.  ;D

So what's next? Sc3?
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« Reply #24 on: 07 July 2011, 07:51:28 »
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That seems pretty decent, ive been looking for some myself as I need one done for the MOT and most places I have looked at so far around my area are a fair bit more.

Closest price ive found round me is Kwik-Rob at £89.30 each for a Marangoni, thats only if booked and paid online.

That's dear, AA got a set for £88.00    ........ :y

A set?  Really?  I was going by his posts here which £88 each, which he then got for £85 each.

Looking at overall prices for 225/55/16, I wouldn't consider £89 to be dear, looking at £110+ (averaging around £130)anywhere within reasonable travel distance from me  ;)
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Michelins truely are over priced junk!
I am trying my very best to wear them out::)


I would, I'm afraid, have to concede they do have fantastic stopping power in a straight line
Baaaahahaha, what's this? TB loves Mich(it)alins all along.  ;D

So what's next? Sc3?
The wear rate is good. The stopping power was good - or was better than the brakes ::) - so if they could give them some small ability to do corners, I would pay the high prices.

But given the cornering ability, after they have been on a couple of months, I wouldn't pay £30 for one.
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That seems pretty decent, ive been looking for some myself as I need one done for the MOT and most places I have looked at so far around my area are a fair bit more.

Closest price ive found round me is Kwik-Rob at £89.30 each for a Marangoni, thats only if booked and paid online.

That's dear, AA got a set for £88.00    ........ :y

A set?  Really?  I was going by his posts here which £88 each, which he then got for £85 each.

Looking at overall prices for 225/55/16, I wouldn't consider £89 to be dear, looking at £110+ (averaging around £130)anywhere within reasonable travel distance from me  ;)
225/55/16 is a less common size, thus more expensive.
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« Reply #27 on: 07 July 2011, 10:48:19 »
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That seems pretty decent, ive been looking for some myself as I need one done for the MOT and most places I have looked at so far around my area are a fair bit more.

Closest price ive found round me is Kwik-Rob at £89.30 each for a Marangoni, thats only if booked and paid online.

That's dear, AA got a set for £88.00    ........ :y

A set?  Really?  I was going by his posts here which £88 each, which he then got for £85 each.

Looking at overall prices for 225/55/16, I wouldn't consider £89 to be dear, looking at £110+ (averaging around £130)anywhere within reasonable travel distance from me  ;)
225/55/16 is a less common size, thus more expensive.

Yep, as I am finding out the hard way haha
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Re: Good price for tyres?
« Reply #28 on: 07 July 2011, 19:48:46 »
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Michelins truely are over priced junk!
I am trying my very best to wear them out::)


I would, I'm afraid, have to concede they do have fantastic stopping power in a straight line
Baaaahahaha, what's this? TB loves Mich(it)alins all along.  ;D

So what's next? Sc3?
The wear rate is good. The stopping power was good - or was better than the brakes ::) - so if they could give them some small ability to do corners, I would pay the high prices.

But given the cornering ability, after they have been on a couple of months, I wouldn't pay £30 for one.

Very odd. I have PS3 on mine and they are brilliant. Havent let me down once. Straight line, cornering, wet grip are all very good and a lot quieter than SC3 and GY F1 assymetric that was on previously. Ok my cars are a 2.2 and 2.6 and not a 3.2 as yours. But surely they cant be that different. Have you just got a bad set?

My only complaint is that they wear out quickly and are expensive.
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« Reply #29 on: 08 July 2011, 09:15:51 »
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That seems pretty decent, ive been looking for some myself as I need one done for the MOT and most places I have looked at so far around my area are a fair bit more.

Closest price ive found round me is Kwik-Rob at £89.30 each for a Marangoni, thats only if booked and paid online.

That's dear, AA got a set for £88.00    ........ :y

A set?  Really?  I was going by his posts here which £88 each, which he then got for £85 each.

Looking at overall prices for 225/55/16, I wouldn't consider £89 to be dear, looking at £110+ (averaging around £130)anywhere within reasonable travel distance from me  ;)

ETS in Nottingham are ok.

Quite a few good tyre outlets around here.
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