New Tyres

Banjaxed82

I need to get 4 new tyres for a 2007 Golf Plus. Trying not to break the bank in the process. What's my best bet?

Cheers

Kenny Logins

Try Oponeo.ie or eiretyres.com and budget about €10-15 per tyre for local fitting. It works out about the same cost, but you have a much wider range to choose from with reviews and ratings.

1hnr79jr65

Have a look at Avon tyres, i got a full set 1.5 years ago and only going to be changing my front tyres next week as have reached min thread depth.

Back tyres still have 1/3 thread depth left, really good reliable tyres and not overly expensive either.

A pair for my car are €235 with fitting @ 225/45 R17 Y class.

smash

You could get some part worn tyres at a good price.

Golfgorfield

smash wrote: »

You could get some part worn tyres at a good price.

If you enjoy risking death

smash

Golfgorfield wrote: »

If you enjoy risking death

I get the feeling you don't know what you're talking about...

Jesus.

Where do part worns come from?

Skatedude

Golfgorfield wrote: »

If you enjoy risking death

k, that describes almost every car on the road except new cars or someone who just left fast fit.
second hand tyres are fine providing they are not years old,still have good thread depth and are not cheap brand rubbish.

were you thinking of re-moulds when you made that false statement?

you can get grade A and B from a few places, just google part worn tyres dublin and you will find a few that only stock quality brands app 50 to 60 a corner for 18's/19's.
A = near new with min 75% tread depth left,
B = min 50% tread depth left.

better then Chinese new rubbish

Kenny Logins

Golfgorfield wrote: »

If you enjoy risking death

Ooooh, the drama. :pac:

Alanstrainor

What size wheel/tire are you looking for OP? I find that Openeo and the likes are good, but a lot of tire places will at least match them, and fit. So worth shopping around.

Atlantic Dawn

Jesus. wrote: »

Where do part worns come from?

Crashed cars, scrapped cars, cars involved in floods etc.

coylemj

Jesus. wrote: »

Where do part worns come from?

Supplement to the post above......

Typically when you buy a secondhand car from a main dealer, it will be fitted with new tyres. Which means that the partly used and often perfectly good tyres that were fitted when it was traded in will go into the 'partly worn' market.

Tigger

Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 195/65 R15 91 T

Toyotafanboi

coylemj wrote: »

Supplement to the post above......

Typically when you buy a secondhand car from a main dealer, it will be fitted with new tyres. Which means that the partly used and often perfectly good tyres that were fitted when it was traded in will go into the 'partly worn' market.

i've never found that to be the case and i've worked for both a main dealer and a tyre center. or perhaps in other countries, but certainly not Ireland.

George Dalton

Don't just assume that going the online route will be cheaper. Use the online sites to judge how competitive the quotes you get from local tyre suppliers are. Make sure you are comparing like with like in terms of brand and are taking into account the additional costs and hassle involved in sourcing the tyres youreself and paying someone to fit them. Then make an informed decision.

Tyres on a Golf Plus are quite likely to be either 195/65 15 or 205/55 16. There should be little or no savings to be made in either of those sizes by going the online route IMO.

JohnBoy26

Skatedude wrote: »

k, that describes almost every car on the road except new cars or someone who just left fast fit.
second hand tyres are fine providing they are not years old,still have good thread depth and are not cheap brand rubbish.

were you thinking of re-moulds when you made that false statement?

you can get grade A and B from a few places, just google part worn tyres dublin and you will find a few that only stock quality brands app 50 to 60 a corner for 18's/19's.
A = near new with min 75% tread depth left,
B = min 50% tread depth left.

better then Chinese new rubbish

The problem is finding a decent set of part worn tyres that aren't half worn or years old.

George Dalton

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The problem is finding a decent set of part worn tyres that aren't half worn or years old.

Or winter tyres.

Or a combination of all 3.

JohnBoy26

George Dalton wrote: »

Or winter tyres.

Or a combination of all 3.

Matching sets are a rarity too.

delahuntv

Jesus. wrote: »

Where do part worns come from?

Usually Germany - 2 supply chains

In Germany, when you get a puncture you must replace the tyre. The puncture is fixed and sold as part worn.

Similarly, in Germany and nordic countries, you must switch to winter tyres. Cost of storing tyres can be expensive, so trade in value is given.

I got 4 run flats for €200 - they had over 60% thread. Considering their 200+ each, i was happy.

xabi

I'd rather put a decent brand part worn on my car than those cheap ditch finders that most cars in Ireland have.

George Dalton

delahuntv wrote: »

In Germany, when you get a puncture you must replace the tyre.

Source to back this up? I'm pretty sure there isn't one.

George Dalton

xabi wrote: »

I'd rather put a decent brand part worn on my car than those cheap ditch finders that most cars in Ireland have.

Can't argue with that but the problem is that the vast majority of part worn tyres sold in this country are not decent.

xabi

George Dalton wrote: »

Can't argue with that but the problem is that the vast majority of part worn tyres sold in this country are not decent.

True, if you know what your looking at though, there are bargains to be had

dashcamdanny

George Dalton wrote: »

Can't argue with that but the problem is that the vast majority of part worn tyres sold in this country are not decent.

I would agree.

I used them on my van all the time. Until I got stung. A so called good brand blew to bits while I was driving fast.

Could have been nasty.

It looked like a bad repair job was the cause.


I would not bother with them again.
about.

Gwynplaine

smash wrote: »

You could get some part worn tyres at a good price.

Would you buy second hand shoes?

J.pilkington

Alanstrainor wrote: »

What size wheel/tire are you looking for OP? I find that Openeo and the likes are good, but a lot of tire places will at least match them, and fit. So worth shopping around.

And supporting a local business. They can only really match online prices if they continue to buy bulk(more tyres they buy from their suppliers mean more discounts). If we all move to buying online then they will shut up shop.

Gwynplaine

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Would you buy second hand shoes?

Would you buy a second hand car?

punisher5112

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I would agree.

I used them on my van all the time. Until I got stung. A so called good brand blew to bits while I was driving fast.

Could have been nasty.

It looked like a bad repair job was the cause.


I would not bother with them again.
about.

A van is totally different to a car as loading will be high and huge pressure and abuse.

Nothing but decent tyres especially.


I don't mind part worn once they have being properly checked and are not very old.

I bought a car and the tyres were only coming up to 5 years old good thread left and a decent brand one the side wall exploded on inside and the other cracked all around on threads.

It is also down to driving conditions and whether driving or sitting around most the time.

Tyres are so important and should be checked at a minimum weekly.

Do not ever buy the cheapest absolute crap as I have experience of china rubbish and a car that didn't see the road ever again.

walus

OP your best bet is what was already suggested - get quotes from your area and compare them with oponeo.ie or camskill.co.uk. Both sites have been used by a lot of boardies and are recommended. I personally go always for tyres from a well known brand and check their reviews on tyrereviews.co.uk for a specific tyre size. You do not necessarily need to break the bank and go for Continentals or Michelins to get a good tyre. Goodyears, Dunlops, Hankooks, Vredesteins are excellent tyres and are very well priced. I cured myself out of Chinese ditch finders - they might be cheaper to start with but do nor perform well enough in wet and I find them dangerous from the moment they reach half the depth of original thread.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Would you buy second hand shoes?

I have bought and worn used shoes from eBay. I've never bought used tyres though.

*Kol*

I find that just going to your local tyre Center and seeing what they have from cheapest to dearest normally works. You can decide what you need/want.