Tires for an Octavia? What brand? Wheres good?

worded

I do like Perelli, anyone know of better? I dont want to spend too much.
Whats best for Irish conditions?

Wheres a reasonable place to get tires done?

How much would 4 Perellis cost fitted / balanced ?

WHITE_P

worded wrote: »

I do like Perelli, anyone know of better? I dont want to spend too much.
Whats best for Irish conditions?

Wheres a reasonable place to get tires done?

How much would 4 Perellis cost fitted / balanced ?

Alot depends on the size required. I got 5 new Perelli's (205 / 60 / 15) on a Seat Toledo about four years ago for €370, fitted and balanced, by East Coast Alloy's in Ardee. Best off shopping around, prices will vary even between branches of the same supplier (Fast Fit for example) Thornton's on the South Circular Road (Dublin) are generally very reasonable for pricing.

Henry Ford III

Does an Octavia need high end tyres?

colm_mcm

I always find Pirellis I've had wear out quicker than other brands of tyres. good grip though.

There is no "best tyre" you need to figure out what type of driving you're doing, and what you expect from a tyre.

mick.fr

colm_mcm wrote: »

I always find Pirellis I've had wear out quicker than other brands of tyres. good grip though.

There is no "best tyre" you need to figure out what type of driving you're doing, and what you expect from a tyre.

Depends of the model of Pirelli.
I had my P7000 for 5 years, just changed them the last year.
I paid around 200 euro for each one (235/17")

colm_mcm

Mine were P6000,

mick.fr

colm_mcm wrote: »

Mine were P6000,

Yeah classic tires for cars out of factory

colm_mcm

Mine came with Kumho Ectsa's from factory IIRC. they were brutal, the Pirellis were far more grippy.

mick.fr

Anyway I dealt with Coby Autos regarding my tyres on the Naas road, just before the red cow, he had really good prices, tyres were made in Taiwaan, was not sure, but he insured me they were grant, so I trusted the man and I have to say they are very good. Been over a year now, very good quality on all weather.

WHITE_P

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Does an Octavia need high end tyres?

ever heard of the vRS !!!

meathstevie

I used H-rated non-directional Federal's on my TDI. I rate them 8/10 for grip and 10/10 for wear. I used to get them for around 65 euro /piece fitted. They've probably gone up a couple of euro the last couple of months but they're still cheap enough. If you want to know who stocks them PM me.
By the way, that car used to do starship mileage ( +60k miles/year).

Henry Ford III

WHITE_P wrote: »

ever heard of the vRS !!!

Indeed I did. Thta needs high end tyres ok.

However the vast majority of Octavia's in Ireland are 1.4 wheezing petrols, or 1.9 tractorlike diesels. A vast choice of "ordinary" tyres are able to handle the limited demands of these bad boys

WHITE_P

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Does an Octavia need high end tyres?

He was asking about tyres anyway, so why question the make of car. Ref. JD Power car, survey to see how good Skoda's actually are. By the way I've nothing against Ford's either, owned a few over the years and couldn't complain.

meathstevie

300K miles on the original engine in a 90 BHP TDI. Have seen many a diesel mondeo popping the chain way before that.:D

Henry Ford III

WHITE_P wrote: »

He was asking about tyres anyway, so why question the make of car. Ref. JD Power car, survey to see how good Skoda's actually are. By the way I've nothing against Ford's either, owned a few over the years and couldn't complain.

Because he mentioned a Skoda Octavia specifically. Strange reply.

worded

meathstevie wrote: »

I used H-rated non-directional Federal's on my TDI. I rate them 8/10 for grip and 10/10 for wear. I used to get them for around 65 euro /piece fitted. They've probably gone up a couple of euro the last couple of months but they're still cheap enough. If you want to know who stocks them PM me.
By the way, that car used to do starship mileage ( +60k miles/year).

I will have a look at these. I realise the Octavia TDi is not a performance car but a suitable set of tires can save a few K or a life or two.

Pirelli I really liked in the past, but I dont know what size wheels I have now
(standard I think) Will check and report back.

worded

Tire quote - 9th Lock Road - Cheery Orchard Tires

Tire size 195/95/15

Dunlop 380
Bridgestone 380
Michelin Kleber 380

He said the Michelin Kleber are on special - are they good?

Jack Bauer999

WHITE_P wrote: »

He was asking about tyres anyway, so why question the make of car. Ref. JD Power car, survey to see how good Skoda's actually are. By the way I've nothing against Ford's either, owned a few over the years and couldn't complain.

cue a classic Richard Hammond quote -
"Are skoda's cool??, No! They're volkeswagons for mean people"

niceirishfella

worded wrote: »

Tire quote - 9th Lock Road - Cheery Orchard Tires

Tire size 195/95/15

Dunlop 380
Bridgestone 380
Michelin Kleber 380

He said the Michelin Kleber are on special - are they good?

I took it as a 65 profile , and not 95 as you posted - the 95 profile must be off your wheel barrow in the garden shed.:D
You could get them from eiretyres.com - budget tyre and reasonably priced. not pirelli's i know, but an option.

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Biro

There are loads of different types of Pirelli tyres, so can't compare prices unless we know what one. I wasn't that impressed with the P6000's, P5000's are much better.
You could go high end and opt for P Zero's, but they're dear. (there's even 2 or more types of P Zeros!)
Bridgestone/Pirelli/Dunlop/Good Year are the main brands that I like for grip.
Michelin are long lasting, but the grip goes long before the tread does.