tyre recommendation 4 NC, and is buying on tyresales any gd?

rhyde · Postby **rhyde** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:51 pm

time to buy some new shoes for my NC, would like to get some recommendations that wont break the bank,

17inch, and would maybe like to go wider than stock
also has anyone bought from tyresales.com.au and is it any good, or really that much cheaper

thanks peeps

rascal · Postby **rascal** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:27 pm

rhyde wrote:also has anyone bought from tyresales.com.au and is it any good, or really that much cheaper

thanks peeps

I bought my 2nd last set of R specs from tyresales.
Fast efficient service and good price. Wouldnt hesitate to buy from them again..

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:49 am

rhyde wrote:17inch, and would maybe like to go wider than stock

215/45 x 17 vs stock 205/45 x 17 work fine - both my sets are that size/profile. Makes your speed indication more accurate but throws your odometer out (under read) by about 3-5%.

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:14 pm

Go for 215 45 re003's

magenb · Postby **magenb** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:30 am

Regie wrote:re003's

I'm running these as well. While most of my driving is city shuffling, they do hold well in corners. They are good in the wet as well.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:54 am

I've used Tempe Tyres ebay store a few times. They've been very cheap and really good on service and delivery. It's worth price checking them against tyresales first.

http://stores.ebay.com/Tempe-Tyres-Online-Store

david_syd_au · Postby **david_syd_au** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:06 pm

I was looking for 4 x 215/45/17s for my NC, and having been happy with Kumho KU22's before, I planned to get them again.
Looked at tyresales, which offered them at $192 ea.
I was near my local type shop recently, so dropped in. They quoted $140 ea for the same tyres.
Fitting is included in both cases.
So unless I am missing something here, in this case I am much better off going with the local guys!

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:40 pm

Yes, I just looked at tyresales too. They're friggin expensive, aren't they! Expect to pay around 30-40% less at Tempe and, like David, you'll find a lot of local tyre shops will match or at least get reasonably close to Tempe's prices.

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:10 pm

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:42 pm

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rascal · Postby **rascal** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:54 am

manga_blue wrote:Yes, I just looked at tyresales too. They're friggin expensive, aren't they! Expect to pay around 30-40% less at Tempe and, like David, you'll find a lot of local tyre shops will match or at least get reasonably close to Tempe's prices.

Interesting. I paid $700 (so $175 ea) delivered for my Nittos from tyresales when I bought off them, (Feb 2014)
The last set (Apr2015) tyresales were out of stock, so I went with Taleb tyres who were next cheapest at $195 + $15ea delivery for same thing.

Just checked Tempe now and they are $165 + $20 delivery and Tyresales are now $203 for same (even though neither have stock)

Looks like tyresales prices have jumped up in the last year or so..

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:08 pm

205vs215,Michelin Pilot Sport $249/$159,Bridgestone RE003 $259/$176. If you buy 4 Michelins you get a $100 gift voucher.All prices fitted and balanced,Jax

Peter,