Best place to buy tyres (Cheapy)
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tyres and brakes, never scrimp 
even if you are going to sell the car, break it or anything else, your going to burn the tyres up. its a false economy most of the time, and a dangerous one at that.
at breakers you don't know what car it came of, whether is was in some sort of accident which may have caused some unforeseeable damage.
usually the difference is quite small taken over a few hundred or thousand miles compared to the safety and assurance of having unused tyres.
if you have family in the car, you want the best you can go for.
even if you are going to sell the car, break it or anything else, your going to burn the tyres up. its a false economy most of the time, and a dangerous one at that.
at breakers you don't know what car it came of, whether is was in some sort of accident which may have caused some unforeseeable damage.
usually the difference is quite small taken over a few hundred or thousand miles compared to the safety and assurance of having unused tyres.
if you have family in the car, you want the best you can go for.
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I think your making a mountain out of a molehill, these will be ten a penny and loads to choose, tyres are quite nifty you know internal damage is quite easily seen from bulges when inflated where the wires break and your obviously not going to get any that are perished, out of true, with splits or tears or unevenly worn. you may even find a good quality set for pennies.
Considered cool on the internet to overpay for tyres
Cool to pay for decent rubber surely? - Uncool to pay over the odds for said decent rubber. No? - Or am I just not awake yet & mis reading you.
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Yes the sizes were wrong i just checked and they were
165/65/14R
Well, the good news is on camskill.co.uk even the most expensive tyres are £42
No point skimping on them or even considering a 'value' tyre at that price
think thats taking it to the extreme, when most happen to be in a situation where they can't afford, at that specific time to get something sorted then I doubt this would 'seriously' be the question.
They are an un-known.
I have only ever had a blow-out (in my car) once - it was a part worn.
Hence me looking down from my horse....
They are an un-known.
I have only ever had a blow-out (in my car) once - it was a part worn.
Hence me looking down from my horse....
never had a blowout myself, but a friend of mine did once have one in his micra on the motorway. he was on 4 part worns and a truck pulled out in fron t of him, slammed his breaks and..
POP! SCREECH! BANG!