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« on: August 07, 2004, 03:56:41 pm » |
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going to france for holiday and tyres require replacing
internet site in gb suggests a cost of £225 each for replacing the tyres all in
internet site in france suggests a cost of £97 each for the same brand/size (fitting/balance/valve ??)
have sourced Speedy and Euromaster as outlets are there any other tyre outlets particularly in the quimper/brest area ?
I appreciate that retail they won't be £97 but they do appear considerably cheaper than here.
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2004, 05:47:33 pm » |
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I did same, once, on a visit to parents (who lived in Switzerland at the time). I stopped en route and had all four tyres on my Camaro replaced and saved about 400 quid.
I recently sent 4 Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT's over to England for a friend, who runs a (dare I say it) C5 - and even including shipping (UPS) and duty, saved 150 pounds per corner.
I've also just re-booted my car with Eagle F1 GS D3's - which are absolutely fantastic tyres, at a cost of $950 (about 425 quid). I believe they cost 375 pounds each in England!
Send me your orders!!!
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powermite
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2004, 06:25:08 pm » |
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Noted with great interest Matthew
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Ron Jeremy
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2004, 06:40:57 pm » |
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Matt,
if the offers there,
Dunlop 3000 A 225/45/17 94V
the A bits is important as its a different tyre to the 3000, so i was told, but as i'm not tyre expert wouldn't know if i was being fleeced
thanks
ron
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2004, 07:17:08 pm » |
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Matt,
if the offers there,
Dunlop 3000 A 225/45/17 94V
the A bits is important as its a different tyre to the 3000, so i was told, but as i'm not tyre expert wouldn't know if i was being fleeced
thanks
ron
OK - what car are they going on? Would you accept an alternative to Dunlop (which isn't a particularly popular brand here in US)? |
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2004, 07:34:55 pm » |
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Here's what I (well, not me personally - www.tirerack.com) can do on Dunlops in your shoe size. SP Sport 9000 225/45/17 ZR ........$169.00 SP Sport 9090 YR ........$148.00 SP Sport 2000E WR........$135.00 8080E ZR.........$133.00 FM901 WR........$100.00 UPS surface shipping is around $80.00 for 4 tyres (3 weeks) UPS Air service is $140.00 (4 days) Hope this helps. |
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2004, 07:36:49 pm » |
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Noted with great interest Matthew
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I suspect a bundle can be saved on your T/A tyres Hi-PoMite...... |
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2004, 10:14:14 pm » |
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245/45x18" front and 275/40x18"rears
Michelin or Bridgestone S03s or any other mega quality would be nice
PM
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Gilles
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2004, 11:07:32 am » |
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245/45x18" front and 275/40x18"rears
Michelin or Bridgestone S03s or any other mega quality would be nice
PM
what's the price in UK for such tyres... ... I gonna check and compare with French price... |
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2004, 04:38:54 pm » |
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Hi all ! How could tyres be more expensive in England than in France    I know a very good website selling tyres online : http://www.mytyres.co.uk/This is the UK part of a European website selling tyres at very low price... I've already ordered Bridgestone SO2 and SO3 for my 911, the price for 4 tyres is almost 250 euros less than in any tyre shop in France... Hope you'll find what you need !  Truffette : o) |
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2004, 06:55:29 pm » |
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245/45x18" front and 275/40x18"rears
Michelin or Bridgestone S03s or any other mega quality would be nice
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Hey PM - 245/45/18 Pilots are $246.00 at Tirerack. So3's are $224.00 Dunno why, but Tirerack don't carry anything in 275/45/18 - sorry.. |
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Matt Harper
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2004, 07:05:45 pm » |
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245/45x18" front and 275/40x18"rears
Michelin or Bridgestone S03s or any other mega quality would be nice
PM
Hey PM - 245/45/18 Pilots are $246.00 at Tirerack. So3's are $224.00 Dunno why, but Tirerack don't carry anything in 275/45/18 - sorry.. Whoops 275/40/18 - not 45 - sorry. So3 is $275 Pilot is $318 |
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Steve Pyro
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2004, 07:23:34 pm » |
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Yes, I've used MyTyres for Pirellis for the cob. Very efficient and an extremely competetive price. The tyres were with me within a week. |
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