Tyre Prices Make Me Cry

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So got new Car few weeks go (A7 3.0 TDI Quatro Sline).

Has 20" Alloys (265/35R20 Y 99)

Just had kittens at cost of tyres! :-( Going to start saving now....

On a separate note - Can anyone tell me how I know what PSI should be?

No sticker in usual place on car and nothing on tyre walls.

Tyres are currently at 51 PSI which seems high to me....
 
gigeorge said:
Surely if you can afford to buy a car like this then you can afford the tires?
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I'm not sure it's a question of 'affording' as such. I can afford the tyres for my M3 easily enough, doesn't mean I don't whince at the cost or wish I could be spending the money elsewhere?

I know what you mean, but it's not always affordability I don't think?
 
That's the funny thing about all the diesel m sport 3 series and Insignia rep mobiles, save money on fuel but spend a grand on new tyres.
 
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So, £50k+ on an A7 but baulks at £300 per tyre? What did you expect 20" tyres to cost? £50?

51 PSI is way too high. I reckon it should be in the 40psi range? Is the car brand new? If so, I bet the dealer didn't drop the pressures during PDI. They are inflated to 50+ psi during shippping to prevent deformation of the tyre when it's tied down or if it has to sit for a long time. The dealer should have dropped them to the correct spec before you took delivery of the car.
 
Rilot said:
So, £50k+ on an A7 but baulks at £300 per tyre? What did you expect 20" tyres to cost? £50?
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this - sure dropping £50k on a new motor (unless you leased it or something) - you would have thought about tyre cost, servicing cost, general running costs.

Seems mental to me that this hasn't been factored into your purchase before now:rolleyes:
 
Shock as owner buys a car without knowing how much it costs to run.

It's not that tyres are expensive, it's more down to your failure in buying the wrong car.
 
fartingspartan said:
So got new Car few weeks go (A7 3.0 TDI Quatro Sline).

Has 20" Alloys (265/35R20 Y 99)

Just had kittens at cost of tyres! :-( Going to start saving now....
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That suggests a total lack of research on running costs before you bought it..


fartingspartan said:
On a separate note - Can anyone tell me how I know what PSI should be?

No sticker in usual place on car and nothing on tyre walls.

Tyres are currently at 51 PSI which seems high to me....
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Appropriate tyre pressures for the car are never printed on the walls of car tyres - only the maximum safe pressure which is usually well over the correct pressure.

51 PSI sounds very high, are you sure your tyre pressure gauge is working correctly? Your owners manual will list the correct tyre pressures, and there will usually be a sticker in the fuel filler flap.
 
Don't understand why people cant just have a general convo on here like you would in the pub - Used to be like this but of late it has filled up with a mix of Trolls and "Little Men" who take joy in acting like they are superior in all things and rather than offer advice or say nothing - Feel the need to post negative and to be honest pointless/unhelpful replies.

As someone else said - its not a case of affording its more the fact that its a cost for something that to the common man offers nothing more (on face value) than far cheaper/similar tyres.

Did I research the cost of tyres? - no I didn't
Did I research the MPG/Reliability/Test Drive/tax disc/depreciation etc? - Yes I did.
Did I haggle hard and try and get myself a good deal? - Yes I did.

Why?

Because the cost of the tyres is unlikely to have put me off buying it - and it hasn't.

Also -
Did I ask for a critique of my choice of car?
Did I ask for opinion on the wheels/options that came with it?

No I came back from lunch and thought I would share some random banter and ask a question...

Wish I hadn't bothered now.

To answer some of the sensible replies:

Sticker is normally in or near door Sill on drivers side or just below lock on chassis on same side.

Not at home but will check manual tonight, just got PSI reading from Car Screen - Think as tyres/wheels are not standard it might not list it but will check - Naively thought some clever calculation might exist or something involving tyre size etc

SDK^ said:
PSI info is usually in the fuel cap or a sticker on the inside of the drivers door.
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Thanks. Didn't know about Fuel CAP one - Will check that tonight.

Dogbreath said:
That suggests a total lack of research on running costs before you bought it..




Appropriate tyre pressures for the car are never printed on the walls of car tyres - only the maximum safe pressure which is usually well over the correct pressure.

51 PSI sounds very high, are you sure your tyre pressure gauge is working correctly? Your owners manual will list the correct tyre pressures, and there will usually be a sticker in the fuel filler flap.
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Thanks for Fuel Cap Hint - as I said to other guy, will check tonight -

How does not looking into cost of replacing tyres indicate a "a total lack of research on running costs before you bought it.."??

Insurance, Fuel etc etc were all looked into and understood

As I said before - I wasn't saying OMG I was simply saying I didn't realise the cost of them.

But as I said - forget I posted it, causing me more stress than the tyre cost to be honest.

Dandle said:
Tyre pressures are normally listed on the back of the fuel cap cover on Audis.
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Cheers - Will check tonight, few suggestions so I'm hopeful - if it wasn't raining cats and dogs I would run out now to check.
 
fartingspartan said:
As someone else said - its not a case of affording its more the fact that its a cost for something that to the common man offers nothing more (on face value) than far cheaper/similar tyres.

Did I research the cost of tyres? - no I didn't
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With the greatest respect... If you're buying an A7, then one could be forgiven for thinking that you are not "the common man", hence the replies.
 
I think it's a major problem across the board with new cars. Even fiestas are being fitted with wide low profile 17" tyres. That require ~£100 a corner tyres...

These are generally going to be bought by your average mums with 2 small kids who has no idea of tyre quality and will go to the local tyre shop and get the cheapest tyre rubber made in china as she hears the price of the manufacture fitted tyre! Same applies to the young 17/18 year olds in this market, trying to afford decent rubber on their local supermarket part time wage.

I remember when I had my first car a 1.6 focus I think I paid £40-50 a corner fitted for Goodyears.
 
NathWraith said:
good post, too many people pick apart every aspect of a purchase.
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Perhaps because purchasing and running a car (especially a brand new one) is probably the second biggest expense in most people's lives.

Understanding the impact of that requires you to understand every facet of that expense which is probably why this generated some of the reactions it did.

Of course, that isn't exactly what the OP intended by the thread, more a case of not giving a stuff if they are £50 or £500 a corner but taken aback at the expense of them relative to their perceived worth...
 
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