How's this price sound?

[Drumdom1]

£400
For
2 conti sport contact 5 extra load

Fitting to front wheels, and the existing front tyres putting onto back wheels.
(I want to keep the wheels where they are as front left is curbed a little)

And tracking also.

Is 400 a good price.
It seems to be 150 each for Tyres. So that makes 100 for fitting, stripping rears and refitting and tracking.


Tarrr

 

[GrumpyTwig]

RAPE RAPE! Stranger danger!!!!!


:wiz:

By which I mean no, i just paid £200 for two CS3s and will expect to pay no more than £15 for them to be fitted and balanced.

 

[Drumdom1]

He said the contact 5 are 150 each.
Tracking is 40,
I asked for it tracking my steering wheel is a little off centre to the right.
So then that's 15 each for stripping and fitting.

That still bad?

 

[RalphyBMW]

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop...._pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=So

 

[Drumdom1]

Cheers Will.
That's a big saving.
I'm having trouble with places that will fit Tyres that's not bought from them, unless I go to a back street chav filled garrage that is.

The price was from ATS and he said he is buying them in at 132 odd.

 

[RalphyBMW]

To be honest fitting tyres isn't exactly a science, so back street places should be fine. I have had tyres changed at Gordon's Tyres in Wakey and they seemed fine with fitting (used) tyres that I provided.

Have you looked for recommendations on the mytyres site? They can usually arrange for them to be fitted somewhere local to you?

 

[Drumdom1]

Fair doos.
I just don't want someone taking the paint off the wheel they denying it.
I'll look about the mytyre recommendations later on the comp.
Cheers for ya help matey.

 

[RalphyBMW]

No prob.

Friend of mine with a nice Merc E320CDi Sport used a place from mytyres, said they were a bit of a back street place but did a fine job.

 

[slime]

...I got 2x CS5's for £245 including fitting, balancing etc from Protyre.....£400 seems a bit steep even with the extra work......

 

[N0ddie]

That is a lot of money for 2 tyres. You can get the best semi-slick/trackday tyres for less than £200 a tyre.

Dont you have a local mobile tyre fitter than can do the job? Thats what I usually do. Buy online and get the guy to come round to the house.

 

[Arran]

Sounds like they were rubbing their hands together there matd.

 

[Drumdom1]

I'll have to have a look around then.

I'll find a mobile fitter n get a price.

Every place I've called want 380+
they all say the Tyres are 150.
Then an extra 15 quid per tyre for the swapping, plus 20 ish for tracking.

 

[DanT]

That price is rubbish mate. To further speculate........i got 4 conti 2's from tyretraders website and then gave the local tyre place some cash in hand for fitting

Whole lot inc fitting was £430. £50 of that for fitting.

 

[Ed...]

I bet i could get them half that price if u really wanted

 

[GrumpyTwig]

I just found CS5s £111 each delivered to your door, I'd just get CS3s as I doubt there would any any difference and they're generally £5 cheaper.

 

[brightside]

where bouts you located mate? I can get you a price from our place tommorow if you want?

 

[Drumdom1]

Woody I'd love you to get me them half price mate lol.
And your stickers will be in the post soon (I've misplaced them....)


I live in Barnsley brightside.

 

[Maz]

Have you tried blackcircles ?

 

[Richy_Boy]

I gave up a while back using online tyre places as most of the tyre garages around here charge the earth to get them fitted and balanced. I also used to drive a long way to get to Micheldever tyres who have great prices.. but then figured out I spent half the savings (and a couple of hours of my life) on going there.

Now, I just take it to a local place where a mates works - there's no discounts, but I know they'll look after my car and give me a good price.

Sometimes, lifes too short to run around to save £30 once a year. That said, sod paying £400 for two tyres!!

Rich

 

[Drumdom1]

Yeh maz, I've had a look.
Mytyres seem cheaper on the 5s.

It would be 300 for them, but because I want it tracking and then all the tyree swapping round they said tracking is 40, so it's 15 quid a wheel for stripping, new valves and ballancing.

I might just go with contact 3s then I don't need the Tyres swapping from front to back. (I want to keep the actual wheels in the same place on the car)