New Tyres for a VW bora

Mdawg

Had my car serviced today in the vw dealership, 2004 tdi VW Bora. guy says he would recommend 4 new tryes, (one of them is fairly new but he says front left tyre wears quicker than others!)
tyres are 195/65 R15, he has :
acceleratora tyres for €57 each
bridgestones tyres for €85 each

are these good prices? what is an averagely good tyre, i dont want to spend a fortune on top of the range tyres but i dont want the bargain basement ones either.

Also the front wishbone bushes need replacing, quoted €171 for that, is that reasonable?

im not much of a car person so any advice will be greatly appreciated.

EPM

They are taking their cut on those tyres. Get them yourself and be sure to get a brand you recognise. Quality varies and cheap tyres are a false economy.

€85 for a 15 inch tyre is crazy - I got 2 Dunlop Sport Maxx 225/45/R17's for my car for €140.

kerten

If you just need safe tyres with budget price, go for asian brands

hankook
kumho
nankang

I don't recommend chinese brands

if you want to have more known brands
I think Pirellis are cheaper ones. but I don't recommend Pirelli p3000 and p6000

We bought 195/50/15 nankang ns-2 from best price tyres in rathcoole for 52 euro each corner. I think they are safe and budget enough.

And don't buy a new tyre which is on shelves more than 4-5 months. check production date on tyre. 4 digit number like 2209 = 22nd weeks of 2009.

kerten

and forgot to add that

fix your wishbones before buying new tyres otherwise they will be worn unevenly too

MarkR

I got these after a bit of research for my avensis. They're only on a short time, so I can't tell you much yet.

bazz26

Mdawg wrote: »

Had my car serviced today in the vw dealership, 2004 tdi VW Bora. guy says he would recommend 4 new tryes, (one of them is fairly new but he says front left tyre wears quicker than others!)
tyres are 195/65 R15, he has :
acceleratora tyres for €57 each
bridgestones tyres for €85 each

are these good prices? what is an averagely good tyre, i dont want to spend a fortune on top of the range tyres but i dont want the bargain basement ones either.

Also the front wishbone bushes need replacing, quoted €171 for that, is that reasonable?

im not much of a car person so any advice will be greatly appreciated.

I wouldn't buy tyres from any car dealer to be honest, all they are is the middle man as they normally source them from a local tyre centre and then add their cut onto the price you pay.

Get out the goldenpages and ring around each tyre centre in your area to compare prices, just avoid buying cheap Chinese and Koren tyres like Wanlii, Sunny or Triangle. Not sure I would recommend NangKang either I've heard them being referred to as ditch finders.

tossy

kerten wrote: »

nankang

A.k.A. Ditch finders!