New Tyres needed

Raymond Lin

Raymond Lin

Raymond Lin

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Did my car's 20k service today, but front right tyre is down to 3mm, the rest are fine. So might as well change the front two.

The tyre size i need is 205/45/17 W

The dealer (yes, I went to Toyota Dealer :p) quoted me £166 for these each, fitted.

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/search/tyredetails.aspx?code=2054517BR1W

alternatively, some brand call Federal for £88 each

He also said if I can get a local indy to give me a quote on the type, they will match it. I can't argue with that. Since they don't stock those tyres, it needs to be ordered in so I am guessing they can order in pretty much any tyre.

What should I be getting, since cost isn't an issue if they will price match an indy, it gives me no reason to go to an indy in this case.
 
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I'd go for the Bridgestone over the Federal, don't Conti do anything in your size? (what are you driving?)
 
Continental SportContact 3, Blackcircles.com, £130 fitted locally.

Or Toyo Proxes T1-R, £98ish fitted also from Blackcircles.

There are lots of decent brand tyres out there in 205/45R17.
 
For a Yaris, ContiPremiumContacts will be good enough.

Did you haggle when you bought it due to the cost of new tyres?
 
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Federals are a cut above Linglongs and the like but they still are budget/mid range tyres at best, so won't be a patch on Contis or Bridgestones.

Just something to bear in mind if you don't feel like dropping £140 per corner on a Yaris (:eek:).
 
Minstadave said:
Is it really worth putting CS3s on a Yaris? the Toyo's or some Falkens would be cheaper and are pretty good.
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What he said.

Don't waste your money on CS3s, there are plenty of mid range tyres which will be more than adequate for a Yaris.
 
I'm not saying buy budget tyres, but is it really worth high end tyres on a shopping trolley? The Toyo's, Falken F452s, Uniroyal Rainsports are all good tyres and a fair bit cheaper.
 
PMKeates said:
Until he slides in to the back of another car? :p
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If he's going to slide into the back of another car with something like Toyos, he'd do exactly the same with CS3s, it's not like they're some wonder tyre which will prevent anything bad ever happening.
 
eidolon said:
If he's going to slide into the back of another car with something like Toyos, he'd do exactly the same with CS3s, it's not like they're some wonder tyre which will prevent anything bad ever happening.
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If we all took the attitude that if anything bad is going to happen it will happen on any tyre, we may as well use remoulded condoms. The fact is that near misses happen, and they are often near misses instead of accidents because of the quality of the tyres. Better tyres often have shorter stopping distances, particularly in the wet. I am happy in the knowledge that if I need to stop suddenly during a torrential downpour I'll have the shortest stopping distances possible.
Minstadave said:
I'm not saying buy budget tyres, but is it really worth high end tyres on a shopping trolley? The Toyo's, Falken F452s, Uniroyal Rainsports are all good tyres and a fair bit cheaper.
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A shopping trolley will benefit from excellent tyres just as much as a high performance saloon or sports car. If you feel that the cost of that benefit is too much for you, fine, but then that's because you can't afford the cost rather than there's no benefit.
 
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It's a shopping trolley with a 0-60mph at 9 seconds! :p

and I'll ask about the CS3, will give them the kwik fit price, they they come back and say they can't order them in then I could just go to an indy.

Thanks all :)
 
PMKeates said:
A shopping trolley will benefit from excellent tyres just as much as a high performance saloon or sports car. If you feel that the cost of that benefit is too much for you, fine, but then that's because you can't afford the cost rather than there's no benefit.
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I don't buy that for most situations, it's a small, light car with I guess 100bhp? You're not as likely to get it close to a tyres set of traction or grip than a performance car. And generalising, you're not going to drive it in the same manner either.

So to my mind it seems daft blowing £150 a corner on CS3s for a luke warm hatch.

Or by your logic why not spend more and get something more expensive like Pilot Sports?
 
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Minstadave said:
I don't buy that for most situations, it's a small, light car with I guess 100bhp? You're not as likely to get it close to a tyres set of traction or grip than a performance car. And generalising, you're not going to drive it in the same manner either.

So why blow £150 a corner on CS3s?
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133Bhp :p
 
PMKeates said:
I am happy in the knowledge that if I need to stop suddenly during a torrential downpour I'll have the shortest stopping distances possible.
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There are limits to how far you want to take things like that though.

You could almost certainly have better brake discs, brake pads and brake calipers than you have atm and have a shorter stopping distance still but I would guess the reason you don't is cost? You could replace the tyres at 5mm tread to maintain optimum braking in the wet but again, I suspect you don't do that.

Your line is drawn at a different point, that's all.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
133Bhp :p
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Ah I thought is was the 1.5 for some reason. It's upto you mate, but for that level of performance it's probably not going to need premium tyres unless you're planning to hoon around in it.

I've got CS3s on my A3, totally pointless as all I use it for is motorway cruising and the odd hoon simply because I may aswell have some fun for the amount I pay in fuel/tax. I don't think I've ever really got it near the limit of the CS3s and that's with 200 horses.
 
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