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Title: Just bought new tyres ... Ouch!
Post by: Becca88 on September 04, 2010, 05:08:01 pm
After buying my ED30 privately, didnt have much tread on the tyres, managed to get 2,600 miles out of them when i only expected to get about 1,000 ... anyway, bit the bullet yesterday and decided to go for Michelin Pilot 3's, luckily i got them at trade and had them fitted at work but even so, they cost £256.16 (cant forget the 16pennies!)  Back to one side the remap goes :-(     
Any one fancy telling me tonights winning lotto numbers? lol
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Post by: keano on September 04, 2010, 05:20:19 pm
try budgetting for the 4 year service on top of 4 tyres  :wink: :confused:
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Post by: RedRobin on September 04, 2010, 05:22:39 pm
^^^^
Wise choice of tyres, Becca - All reports about them are glowing  :happy2:

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Post by: Gtikenny on September 04, 2010, 08:12:59 pm
I just brought 4 Michelin ps3's even bigger sting! But well worth the money!  :happy2:
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Post by: no golf clubs at all on September 05, 2010, 08:04:14 am
Becca, was that price for 2 or 4 tyres? I paid £280 for 2 at Costco.
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Post by: big al on September 05, 2010, 08:58:46 am
I just shelled out £365 for 4 Sessantas. It hurts but is worth having the good tyres on.
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Post by: skifast on September 05, 2010, 11:33:32 am
when i bought my used gti at 3 years and 22000 miles it still had its original tyres on ! even went through mot with only an advisory on tyres.(sport maxx) 1 very carefull previous owner? so put a full set of vreds on and had 4 wheel tracking done ,the guy showed me where the lazers should line up and then started with the spanner work(there was quite a lot of cursing going on )he told me that all the settings were a few degrees out.funny how a new set of tyres makes you feel good.anyway the vreds have been brilliant  and lots of people comment on the tread pattern. ps the tyre man also said if i wanted a tyre that lasted i should buy michelin .
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Post by: scooba on September 05, 2010, 04:56:36 pm
I think you have spent your money well !. I paid £500 for 4 and sold my old tyres for £150 ,didnt like the idea of driving around with low tread
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Post by: B3n on September 05, 2010, 05:17:08 pm
Becky- Is that for 2 or 4? I take it they were from Harris brothers?

Ben
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Post by: Gtikenny on September 05, 2010, 07:21:52 pm
£499 i paid for 4