Sava Tyres

ChewyLuey

Hi All

Has anyone here ever had Sava tyres or know their Rep ? Apparently they are owned by Goodyear which can't be a bad thing. My hope is that they are good quality budget tyres. I vaguely remember seeing the brand name on other cars (friends, family etc.) in the past.

My tyre size is 195-60-r15 and I am being offered them at €70 each in comparrison with "corsas" at €65 each and my main dealer's offer which is one tyre in exchange for all my worldly belongings, my soul, a night with my girlfriend......well too expensive basically!

Cheers.

Kimbot

YOu can get cheaper tyres than that in all fairness.

goto www.emotionautostyling.com and ring the number there, his name is Ronan, tell him Jonny sent you and he will look after you for a price on tyres.

ChewyLuey

Cheers Man. I'm in Cork though so that is ruled out. What would you expect as a reasonable price for tyres ? Had a look on eiretyres.com but after fitting them
it doesn't seem that cheap.

ianobrien

I had a car with them tyres under it. They were fine in the dry, but crap in the wet, nearly dangerous. I took them off after two weeks, and replaced them with Bridgestones.

Get the best tyres you can afford, even if you have to save for a week or two for them. They are your only contact with the road, so get the best. Unless you are flogging the car in the next week.

eamon234

Hiy - I put four new ones on my last car and they were gone in six months and useless in the wet - absolute rubbish - you really would be better off paying a few quid more for a better well known brand

ChewyLuey

Thanks for the advice guys. I took it and put two Firestone's on and did a front to back with the Vreidesteins which I will change in a few months. I will probably make up the few extra €€€ in prolonged tyre wear anyway and will feel safer in the wet.

One other question, the young fella in the tyre place balance the wheels but put the weight/lead on the outside of the wheel. Considering the wheels are pretty nice alloys, it looks a little unsightly. Should/Can this be done on the inside of the wheel ?

Interceptor

What Vreidesteins did you put on the back - they tend to be snow tyres or enhanced wet-grip and I'd check their intended use before leaving them on the car?

As for balance weights - go straight back and insist they use stick-on weights and get those hammer-on versions removed. They are not suitable for alloys and can cause damage to the sealing edge of an alloy wheel.

'cptr

fletch

Interceptor wrote:

As for balance weights - go straight back and insist they use stick-on weights and get those hammer-on versions removed. They are not suitable for alloys and can cause damage to the sealing edge of an alloy wheel.

'cptr

Didn't know that! Anytime I get my alloys balanced they use hammer on weights

ChewyLuey

So either way, am i going to end up with something unsightly on the outside of my alloy ? Because the car has always been serviced at a main dealer and previous to Saturday, there was nothing visible on the outside of all 4 wheels.

colm_mcm

the should be using stick on weights that go on the inside.

IrishRover

I've always objected to the weights on the outside from an aesthetic point of view. I keep having to tell places to put them on the inside otherwise they default to putting them on the outside. I was told recently in one place that they provide a more accurate balance on the outside. Is that bull then? Maybe it's just easier for them to balance if they use the weights on the outside?

Interceptor

IrishRover wrote:

Is that bull then?

Its not really bull. Most balancing machines are able to tell whether the weight needs to be on the inside or outside rim, but really the outside weights don't have to visible on the outside of the wheel so long as they are as close as possible. The variations in weight distribution in the average tyre will overcome any benefit of having the weight on the rim - its just not that important.

The stick on weights are more expensive and can only be used once, they have to be applied on a clean, dry surface and often require cutting to the correct length so take longer to apply. Tyre monkeys prefer anything they can hit with a hammer, its much simpler for their simian brains and will opt for this choice every time.

The choice is yours - I insist on stick-ons as they can't be seen and don't damage alloy rims.

'cptr

IrishRover

Yeah, sounds like it's more hassle to fit the stick on ones on the inside, therefore they'll go with the easier method.

Absurdum

you're about 4 years too late :rolleyes:

ianobrien

mel201 wrote: »

SAVA tyres are 100% safe and offer great value for money,but i think that price is high, shop around but do not doubt in quality,only bad thing of Sava tyres is they are a bit soft what give you great breaking performance but they do not last as long as more expensive brands.
Note:Bridgestone is now made in Turkey and quality control isn't same as for tyres made in EU.

I still have them in the back of the shed. I was using them to keep the polythene on the sand. If you want them, you can have them.

They are still crap in the wet. I was getting understeer and oversteer over bumps in the wet. I could spin the wheels in first and second in the wet with them (in a 1.5 Almera!). I've found that Bridgestone EP300 and Continnental contiecocontact 2's work best.

-Chris-

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