Please help me find the right tyres!!

Barack Obama

Hi. I need to replace 3 tyres on a 08 Saab 93. Only 3 because one of the tyres was already replaced about a year ago after I tore the sidewall of one . It's on the back and has very little wear so I'm happy with that one.

The thing is, it was expensive. The original tyres are Continental 225/45/R17 94W and at the time I was told that these would be well over 250 each. The replacement I got was a Kumho Ecsta SPT 225/45/R17 94Y XL and paid €220 fitted. I can see from here that I can get them found half that price...
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=76871911.124.14405&typ=R-116518&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Herst=Kumho&Quer=45&Felge=17&Speed=R&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=124

Is there any reason why I shouldn't just get 3 of these? I'd be happy to pay a bit extra if that made any difference.

Cheers

Paddy001

Thats an insane price for them :eek: I'd say try some of your local tyre centres first, you should be able to get Kumho in that size for about 90 euro at a guess. Sometimes when you include fitting with online prices it can be more expensive, so try your local suppliers first and go from there.

cjt156

You should always match pairs on an axle. So get another (somewhere cheaper!) for the back and keep shopping for the front.

Try these?

Fizman

That seems very high. If I were you and you were willing to spend 100 +, I'd look at something like these Vredesteins from Camskill, cracking tyre. http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s16p12403/VREDESTEIN_TYRES_CAR_VREDESTEIN_ULTRAC_SESSANTA_-_225_45R17_94Y_XL_TL_

€116 a corner, and delivery cheap. Probably another €10-15 to get fitted and balanced locally but worth it imo.

Barack Obama

Paddy001 wrote: »

Thats an insane price for them :eek: I'd say try some of your local tyre centres first, you should be able to get Kumho in that size for about 90 euro at a guess. Sometimes when you include fitting with online prices it can be more expensive, so try your local suppliers first and go from there.

In fairness, it was a local supplier that charged me that price!!

Paddy001

Barack Obama wrote: »

In fairness, it was a local supplier that charged me that price!!

Try around locally again.... Alot of sizes have come down in price considerably

Barack Obama

cjt156 wrote: »

You should always match pairs on an axle. So get another (somewhere cheaper!) for the back and keep shopping for the front.

Try these?

Fizman wrote: »

That seems very high. If I were you and you were willing to spend 100 +, I'd look at something like these Vredesteins from Camskill, cracking tyre. http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s16p12403/VREDESTEIN_TYRES_CAR_VREDESTEIN_ULTRAC_SESSANTA_-_225_45R17_94Y_XL_TL_

€116 a corner, and delivery cheap. Probably another €10-15 to get fitted and balanced locally but worth it imo.

Thanks lads. What's so good about the Vredestein tyres? There are tyres at the cheaper end of the scale - would any of these be worth a punt? I'm not exactly a rally driver and looking for good economical tyres.

cjt156

I've got Vreds on both my cars and find them excellent. They do very well in independent reviews too. They are a more economical alternative to the big brands without sacrificing quality.

Barack Obama

OK, so I think I'll get another Kumho Ecsta to go with the one already on the rear and get two Vredestein Ultracs Sessanta's for the fronts.

Thanks lads

Tea 1000

Barack Obama wrote: »

OK, so I think I'll get another Kumho Ecsta to go with the one already on the rear and get two Vredestein Ultracs Sessanta's for the fronts.

Thanks lads

You should get the Kumho's for around €115 for that size from any decent local shop. You should get Verdestiens for around €130 approx, also from a local tyre shop, fitted and all. So I'd price around before buying online.

vectra

Bloody hell..!! :eek:

I put 225/45/17 on my Car recently ( Hankook )
€230 for two tyres fitted/balanced

Barack Obama

vectra wrote: »

Bloody hell..!! :eek:

I put 225/45/17 on my Car recently ( Hankook )
€230 for two tyres fitted/balanced

What were they tho? In fairness, there are tyres for as little as 60 quid!!

Ardennes1944

hankook are good tyres though. not far behind vres and better than kumho

vectra

Barack Obama wrote: »

What were they tho? In fairness, there are tyres for as little as 60 quid!!

Ventus Prime 2 K115 225/45 R17 94W XL 4PR

Same as these