Tyres ..HOWWWW Muchhhhhhh

gavin77

Right first off the other half needs tyres for a new shape avensis 2009..
Tyres thats on it at the moment are 215/55/16
On the drivers sil tyre size states 205/60.16
So whats is the proper size? ive no owners manual reckon whats on the door would be the correct size.

Now got a price on Michelin Energy Saver at 130 euro a pop fitted and balanced and all that caper.

Continental are 115euro . which would be the better brand to go with?
average of 100 miles a day 20 miles are back roads 30 miles motorway each way.
thanks for any feed back esp fwot is the correct size .

joujoujou

There's 1.5% difference in wheel circumference between 205/60x16 and 215/55x16, so actually no difference at all.

Wider tyre gives more grip (so better performance while braking etc) but also bigger fuel consumption, as more grip = more friction.

There are plenty of tyre size calculators available online for free, so if you don't like the one I used (voxwheels.com), google for another one.

And yes, the size given by manufacturer on the sticker is the right one (recommended one).

IMO avoid "made in china" tyres, all the rest will do the job.

bazz26

What sort of driving does your wife do? Michelin and Continental are premium brands and on the expensive side in those sizes. You can pick up Hankook Ventus a good bit cheaper than that in that size and they are very good tyre.

BTW the manufacturer usually lists the correct tyre size on a label either on the inside of the driver's door or inside of the fuel filler flap. Afaik the correct size in that Avensis is 205/60/r16.

Senna

Previous owner probably went looking for tyres and the 215/55/16 were either cheaper than the recommended size of 205/60/16, or the garage didn't have 205/60/16 in stock so just went with whatever is closest.

205/60/16 is normally more popular than 215/55/16, so you should get a better choice and price with going for the standard size, you can check on www.eiretyres.com for rough prices.

Albedo0.39

I've always found Continental great. I have the same tyre size.

reb73

joujoujou wrote: »

IMO avoid "made in china" tyres, all the rest will do the job.

That's a bit of a generalisation, though I think you are probably referring to cheap Chinese brands.. Hankook do have one of their factories in China and some of their tyres actually carry the label "Made in China" and they are fairly decent mid-range tyres with fairly good ratings!

Albedo0.39

reb73 wrote: »

That's a bit of a generalisation, though I think you are probably referring to cheap Chinese brands.. Hankook do have one of their factories in China and some of their tyres actually carry the label "Made in China" and they are fairly decent mid-range tyres with fairly good ratings!

Just watch the type of Hankook tyres you get. I once purchased two front tyres in a hurry and found out later they were "Summer tyres" . Just didn't suit Irish weather. There are some Hankooks online getting good reviews but you need to check the reference number/ name first to make sure you're not getting lesser quality Hankooks like I did

bazz26

Albedo0.39 wrote: »

Just watch the type of Hankook tyres you get. I once purchased two front tyres in a hurry and found out later they were "Summer tyres" . Just didn't suit Irish weather. There are some Hankooks online getting good reviews but you need to check the reference number/ name first to make sure you're not getting lesser quality Hankooks like I did

Most tyres sold here are summer tyres.

joujoujou

In fact, Irish weather is for obvious reasons different than in continental Europe (more rain, less snow), so in most cases very good summer tyres or all-season tyres will be fine. BTW, I have 2 sets of tyres (both summer and winter ones) on rims.

Some tyres are advertised to be specially designed for wet conditions. Just one example:

Uniroyal RainExpert 205/60 R16 - 101 euro incl. delivery.

Uniroyal RainExpert 215/55 R16 - 129 euro incl. delivery.

AFAIK rainexperts have good reputation.

bazz26

Cheaper again from here and faster delivery:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s741p60649/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainExpert_Uniroyal_Rain_Expert_-_205_60R16_92H_TL_

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s292p60654/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainExpert_Uniroyal_Rain_Expert_-_215_55R16_93V_TL_