Deestone tyres?

98q76e12hrflnk

Hi,

Does anyone who is good with tyres know if theses are any good. Local tyre place quoted my €70 a tyre and said they what they recommend(205/55R16)

colm_mcm

Keep looking. You can get real tyres from brands you’ve heard of for that kind of money.

Tyre places recommend this stuff because their margin is way higher than on mainstream brands.

firstlight

Try openio dot ie
Stick in your tyre sizes and you can check the price of tyres
This does not include fitting or balancing
Just you buy the tyres and get someone to fit

morritty

Road noise is rotten, and there's no such thing as comfort. They feel like tyres Fred Flintstone would use.

98q76e12hrflnk

morritty wrote: »

Road noise is rotten, and there's no such thing as comfort. They feel like tyres Fred Flintstone would use.

F*ck,

Thanks lads

firstlight

declan2693 wrote: »

F*ck,

Thanks lads

Hancook are a good tyre 205,55,r16
Have 4 of same on my car and were around 65 quid each
Over 70000 Kms on the 4
Back are nearly gone,still 4mm on fronts
Remember tyres are only thing on the ground,good to put decent ones on your wagon

98q76e12hrflnk

firstlight wrote: »

Hancook are a good tyre 205,55,r16
Have 4 of same on my car and were around 65 quid each
Over 70000 Kms on the 4
Back are nearly gone,still 4mm on fronts
Remember tyres are only thing on the ground,good to put decent ones on your wagon

Yeah I got quoted 85 euro a tyre for Hancook which I though was alot which came recommended by a few boards users.
Ill keep asking around

firstlight

Bruce Petite Motorist wrote: »

Yeah I got quoted 85 euro a tyre for Hancook which I though was alot which came recommended by a few boards users.
Ill keep asking around

I did get mine back in 2015 so prices probably went up
My mate fitted them
Just looked at website I said
58 quid for hancook each delivered to your door
Not sure what fitting and balancing your garage would cost
15 a corner I guess

colm_mcm

Keep ringing around. Tyre pricing is infuriatingly secretive and illogical.
Ask for brand name tyres. Write it down and keep ringing.

mgbgt1978

205/55-16 seems to be the one size that all Tyre Crowds are pushing nowadays. Chinese stuff but some are just about OK.

Most Tyre Places are advertising them at €50 each, with some even dropping to €40 now and again.
Had two sets on a Prius for a coupe of years and no problems....although the Prius is the one Car that will do everything in it's power not to spin wheels, lock up, or slide off the road .

The Rape of Lucretia

morritty wrote: »

Road noise is rotten, and there's no such thing as comfort. They feel like tyres Fred Flintstone would use.

What did you put them on ?
For the right price, they could be a fine deal.

selous

tyreleader.ie
oponeo.ie
www.tyres-pneus-online.ie
eiretyres.ie

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Search/deestone

There's some online tyre shops, I got 4 nokian (205/55/16, triple A rating) some weeks back off tyreleader, delivered no problem and E50 to fit them.

and a link to reviews of Deestone tyres, E70 get you some Bridgestones, Goodyear,

bazz26

There isn't really any savings in that size by buying online, 205/55/r16 is probably the most common size tyre available these days. A place is going to charge you at least €10 a tyre to fit and balance so you really need to be buying the tyre online for €50 or less for it to make sense imo. It's really only the bigger less common size high end stuff that you will see a reasonable savings on from buying online.

colm_mcm

The big advantage of online is you have information, ratings, specs, prices etc at hand.
Bazz is right about pricing.

morritty

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

What did you put them on ?
For the right price, they could be a fine deal.

Me? god no, a friends F30 has them

colm_mcm

Power Pants to reception please

Ubbquittious

Anything with 'stone' in the name has to be good. It's like a gentleman's agreement between tyre manufacturers not to give themselves a stone name until they reach a certain vaguely defined level of competence

colm_mcm

My mother went in for Bridgestone, came out with Silverstone.

98q76e12hrflnk

OP here again

would Uniroyal RainSport 3 be a good of tyre for €75?

morritty

That's what I'm running now, i hear they wear quick but I can say they have great grip with some spirited driving.

uncle_sam_ie

declan2693 wrote: »

OP here again

would Uniroyal RainSport 3 be a good of tyre for €75?

They're a good tyre. Made by Continental. It's what I have.

CJhaughey

colm_mcm wrote: »

My mother went in for Bridgestone, came out with Silverstone.

Racing tyres!

Anjobe

CJhaughey wrote: »

Racing tyres!

Hopefully not the delaminating ones!

mgbgt1978

colm_mcm wrote: »

The big advantage of online is you have information, ratings, specs, prices etc at hand.
Bazz is right about pricing.

The Three Ratings listed beside online Tyres are Fuel Efficiency, Grip, and Noise. These Ratings are all supplied by the Tyre Manufacturer and, as such, should be ignored .


Op, Rainsport 3's can be got online for €59.40. If you can get someone to fit them for €10 or less (per tyre) then you are €20 up....if you prefer to buy locally, you're not being fleeced at €75 per Tyre.

The Rape of Lucretia

You should be able to find a set of Goodrides for €10ea less than the Rainsports, but would still need to get them fitted. RP28s.

mgbgt1978

Coming in at €43.83 ea for the Sa-37 . €50.37 for the RP28's
Depends whether the Op is after a Goodride or not I suppose.....

The Rape of Lucretia

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Coming in at €43.83 ea for the Sa-37 . €50.37 for the RP28's
Depends whether the Op is after a Goodride or not I suppose.....

Not bad. Last a bit better than Sunnys we feel.

98q76e12hrflnk

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Not bad. Last a bit better than Sunnys we feel.

Would these be as good or equivlent to uniroyal Rainsport 3?

MetzgerMeister

Bruce Petite Motorist wrote: »

Yeah I got quoted 85 euro a tyre for Hancook which I though was alot which came recommended by a few boards users.
Ill keep asking around

If you think €85 is a lot - I just got 2 new rear tyres for mine at €189 each

colm_mcm

Bruce Petite Motorist wrote: »

Would these be as good or equivlent to uniroyal Rainsport 3?

They’re both round and black. That’s about all they have in common.

rovertom

colm_mcm wrote: »

They’re both round and black. That’s about all they have in common.

Well you say round.... It's a loose term when dealing with some of the chinese stuff.

selous

bazz26 wrote: »

There isn't really any savings in that size by buying online, 205/55/r16 is probably the most common size tyre available these days. A place is going to charge you at least €10 a tyre to fit and balance so you really need to be buying the tyre online for €50 or less for it to make sense imo. It's really only the bigger less common size high end stuff that you will see a reasonable savings on from buying online.

Yep, I agree you have to factor in tyre and fitting, I got the brand I like, that's all, I rang a few places here for the Nokians and no one done them, one said they used to stock them but they didn't sell, no one would buy them at the same price as Goodyear etc, as they never heard of them.
These ones are as quite on the road over my last set, (nokian line) see how long they last now.

jmreire

firstlight wrote: »

Hancook are a good tyre 205,55,r16
Have 4 of same on my car and were around 65 quid each
Over 70000 Kms on the 4
Back are nearly gone,still 4mm on fronts
Remember tyres are only thing on the ground,good to put decent ones on your wagon

That's great mileage !!! what make of car were they fitted to? I only got about 25'000 from the original factory fitted tyres, on a new car ( Superb 1.6 )

jmreire

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

If you think €85 is a lot - I just got 2 new rear tyres for mine at €189 each

That seems a bit expensive, but what make of car are they going on? Front wheel drive or rear wheel drive?

firstlight

jmreire wrote: »

That's great mileage !!! what make of car were they fitted to? I only got about 25'000 from the original factory fitted tyres, on a new car ( Superb 1.6 )

Passat and A6 TDI,I rotate them round regularly,front to back and change over opposite sides,again i am not hard on tyres,mostly motorway,will be buying 4 more hancook

HappyAsLarE

Why do people put their lives on the line to save €50?!

Buy tyres from a company that have a reputation to maintain.

Atlantic Dawn

HappyAsLarE wrote: »

Why do people put their lives on the line to save €50?!

Buy tyres from a company that have a reputation to maintain.

It's funny when you see them on something high end, someone bankrolled a lovely car and can't afford the one thing to keep it between the ditches

colm_mcm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

It's funny when you see them on something high end, someone bankrolled a lovely car and can't afford the one thing to keep it between the ditches

Saw a 162 Jaguar F-Pace on GoodRides a few months ago.

Four Phucs Ache

The mind wonders, nice a6 parks near me at work, poor thing has tyres called sail fish.

jimbis

declan2693 wrote: »

OP here again

would Uniroyal RainSport 3 be a good of tyre for €75?

I'd be jumping at whoever gave you that price for Rainsport 3 if I were you.

magentis

rovertom wrote: »

Well you say round.... It's a loose term when dealing with some of the chinese stuff.

The weights needed to balance some of them is comical.

DaveyDave

People see tyres as a running cost like tax or fuel. They don't see it as an extension of the car they splashed out on so will do anything to cheap out on it.

I know people who will get tint on every car or sort out a sound system. Won't spend a penny on Premium tyres.

Plenty of people out there putting S-Line wheels on their cars but can't afford decent tyres for a 19/20" wheel.

jmreire

firstlight wrote: »

Passat and A6 TDI,I rotate them round regularly,front to back and change over opposite sides,again i am not hard on tyres,mostly motorway,will be buying 4 more hancook

What kind of mileage have the tyres in the pics done? Plenty of life left in them yet...…

firstlight

jmreire wrote: »

What kind of mileage have the tyres in the pics done? Plenty of life left in them yet...…

Bout 20 thousand on Passat then 50 thousand on the a6,backs are not far of gone,fronts are still good for more road,them pics are from the other day,never skimp on tyres learned that the hard way,had a rear remould blow of the car on me at 120 kph,scary enough

Definitely recommend hancook,great in wet and dry

MetzgerMeister

jmreire wrote: »

That seems a bit expensive, but what make of car are they going on? Front wheel drive or rear wheel drive?

They're Pirelli P Zero 255/35/19 runflats for an F30 330d.

bazz26

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

They're Pirelli P Zero 255/35/19 runflats for an F30 330d.

How do you find the P Zeros?

MetzgerMeister

bazz26 wrote: »

How do you find the P Zeros?

Love them apart from the price! Had mainly Goodyear Eagles F1s on my 335i and these are every bit as good if not better (given the extra torque in the 330d).

bazz26

I've been using F1s too for the last few years but they seem to have jumped substantially in price lately for some reason.

creedp

bazz26 wrote: »

I've been using F1s too for the last few years but they seem to have jumped substantially in price lately for some reason.

I have F1s on an s-max and find them great. Very rarely see traction control flickering. I had had hankoks previously and it was fairly easy to to light up TC on a wet road. I have nexen blue on a Leaf and they will spin out at the slightest provocation with the TC lighting up constantly to the point that I'm consciously feathering the right pedal on take off to limit wheel spin. Great fun in an underground cap park .. reminds me of underground car park scenes in old American films with the constant squealing of tyres.

wyf437gn6btzue

Oponeo.ie are fantastic,

we were quoted €600 for 245/45/18 roadstones in a local garage which we had before but didn't wear too great.

Got goodyear eagle f1 asymmetric 3`s for €129 a corner on Oponeo.ie and fitting was €15 a corner so overall much better value then the 4 roadstones.

Don`t cheap on tyres (and dont listen to garages either, do your research before choosing brand)

jim salter

declan2693 wrote: »

Hi,

Does anyone who is good with tyres know if theses are any good. Local tyre place quoted my €70 a tyre and said they what they recommend(205/55R16)

Seriously? Deestone...seriously?