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Xmas €€ Whammysville...Need 4 new tyres & a battery

  • 17-12-2010 08:38PM
    #1
    Topper Harvey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Xmas week & I have to get 4no 195/65 R15 (Pirelli on at moment) and a new battery for a Mazda 6.....Buy hey no point in moaning, just get on with it.

    Question is....Would there be much € to be saved/if any, between soucing in Dublin or outskirts (Naas, Navan etc...) or 4 hour round trip accross the border ?


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  • #2
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    If you can get Federal, they would be a slightly cheaper alternative to the Pirelli's. I found them very good tyres on my last yoke and they got some aggressive testing! I had P6000's on a previous car and found them to be pretty decent - couldn't find much difference between the 2 different tyres, regarding road noise or wear.

    If you're getting a battery, go to a motor factors - they'll probably be the cheapest place to get one!


  • #3
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    +1 on the motor factors, I priced a battery in Halfords once and got it for half the price in a Motor Factors.

    Bradshaws down in Newbridge/Kildare are decent, dealt with them in Portlaoise.

    I'm in Swords, as is my mechanic, and he has recommended heading up North for new tyres, reckons I'd save 25%.


  • #4
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    buy part worn, plenty about and do fine.


  • #5
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭kermitpwee


    I was sure that a mazda 6 ran on 205/55


  • #6
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    buy part worn, plenty about and do fine.

    I might sound paranoid, but I'd never buy part worn tyres, prefer to have new tyres? To me it's one of the most important components of a car, to have decent tyres is important.


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  • #7
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    In my experience Dave McCann for tyres is hard to beat for service and price, I doubt going North would be worth the hassle for what you may save.


  • #8
    GTE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,919 ✭✭✭GTE


    I had Cooper Zeon XTC's on my Golf and found them very good in the Summer.
    I thought they were ok in the Winter until I switched to All Seasons (Hankook H730).

    If you want a tyre that can deal with snow then I would look at those for the one tyre for all the year option.

    If you are not interested in that the Coopers were really rather good and I would have respect for their whole range.


  • #9
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Stheno wrote: »
    I might sound paranoid, but I'd never buy part worn tyres, prefer to have new tyres? To me it's one of the most important components of a car, to have decent tyres is important.

    Agreed, but 4 main brand part worn could be picked up with over 5 - 6 mm thread for the price of two lesser brands which might save the op some euros..


  • #10
    daithi2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 184 ✭✭daithi2011


    Can anyone recommend somewhere to get tyres around Newry?


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