Tyres - Ripoff difference in Prices.

keithclancy

Can't get over this,

Rang around a few garages, did a comparison between Michelin Energysavers.

Kwikfit was 125 euros/tyre.
All other places were around 120 - 150 / tyre for the same thing, plus they didnt have much of a selection at all !!

Went online and had a look around found the exact same tyres for 84,40 / tyre on autobandermarkt.nl and thats including delivery, had a massive selection.

Had a look through some different brands, was able to compare reviews and went with a set of Fulda Carat Progressos instead (4.5 star ADAC Rated) had a set of the Winter versions on my old car and they were decent.

I'm just amazed that one place would have been charging 600 euros for a set of tyres and another place is charging 261.50 !! (with fitting, balancing etc it'll come to 298)

When I asked about the price difference in Tyres between Holland and Germany I just got an angry response "The tyres you get in Germany are crap, alot of them are fakes" or "The ones sold in Germany are a different type" one guy actually said "If you get tyres from Germany you might have an accident"

All I know is the company I purchased from is:
Reputable in Germany
TUV Approved Tyres
ADAC Rated.

The Dutch amaze me sometimes with their ripoffs.

rant over

neilthefunkeone

boards.nl -> no?? Sorry...

Well at least your not buying in Ireland... Id hate to see what there charging here.. prob 200 a corner!!

keithclancy

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

boards.nl -> no?? Sorry...

Well at least your not buying in Ireland... Id hate to see what there charging here.. prob 200 a corner!!

No boards.nl unfortunately.

I'd bet though that most of the Tyres sold in Ireland come from Germany, similar damn thing, big price difference between the North and down South.

I had a mate get tyres fitted before in Cork and they forgot to put the bloody wheel nuts back on, wheel almost fell off on the way home.

Bing_IRL

Came across the same recently. Was looking for a pair of Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta. Priced around here in Galway and best I could get was €200 each. Got them delivered from Camskill.co.uk for €96 each.

Got them fitted for €10 each at a local garage so saved myself nearly €200 on two tyres!!

A load of tyre places had a problem with fitting them, couldn't believe it. They're willing to walk away from €20 for about 20 minutes work. Didn't even want a receipt so it's all profit for them...

peasant

keithclancy wrote: »

autobandermarkt.nl

= delticom = eiretyres.

It get's really interesting then when you compare prices between the different delticom markets

mullingar

The http://www.autobandenmarkt.nl/ and the www.eiretyres.com are pratically identical.

But the .nl is around 3% cheaper for the tyres on my car:

.NL

Eiretyres

Do they have an 18% tax rate there?

keithclancy

mullingar wrote: »

The http://www.autobandenmarkt.nl/ and the www.eiretyres.com are pratically identical.

But the .nl is around 3% cheaper for the tyres on my car:

.NL

Eiretyres

Do they have an 18% tax rate there?

19% BTW (VAT)

Didn't realise Eiretyres were the same crowd !

Edit: me link above has a typo in it
http://www.autobandenmarkt.nl/

ando

Bing_IRL wrote: »

A load of tyre places had a problem with fitting them, couldn't believe it. They're willing to walk away from €20 for about 20 minutes work. Didn't even want a receipt so it's all profit for them...

Yea agreed, I usually buy my tyres with eiretyres but I always have trouble getting someone to fit them. Found a local dealer recently that charge I think 15 per tyre but the last time they didn't balance them properly and I would get a vibration when over 100kph. That vibration only went away when I got the wheels properly balanced by a garage