Asda tyres - a bit of a bargain!

Matt82 · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:04

Pirelli P7 Cint for £75 a corner, Elite do it for £80 a corner, but with Elite i know theyll be fitted properly

brendy · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:04

Woah there nelly. STOP, Someone is going to have to explain this to me. You went with Event over Goodyear?

ChrisD. · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:08

I need some fronts for the Focus, maybe rears too so I matching tyres all round.

bledd · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:14

Event?

Hope you like ditches

mattyfez · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:19

MilanoChris said:
I need some fronts for the Focus, maybe rears too so I matching tyres all round.

I'm very impressed with conti premium 5's, especially dry breaking, they seem to grow claws and really dig into the tarmac. I would say they are not quite as good as the rain sport 2 for wet performance but pretty close and in dry, well very very good. I *really* do struggle to wheel spin or engage the ABS in the dry.

ChrisD. · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:23

mattyfez said:
I'm very impressed with conti premium 5's, especially dry breaking, they seem to grow claws and really dig into the tarmac. I would say they are not quite as good as the rain sport 2 for wet performance but pretty close and in dry, well very very good. I *really* do struggle to wheel spin or engage the ABS in the dry.

Cheers, going to get Eco Contact 5, seem to get very good reviews.

ChrisD. · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:32

Scrap that, just ordered some Event tyres. Bargain at £170 a corner considering the performance.

Steve2000 · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:45

Event tyres are awesome, in any event.

tigerstyle · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:56

I just took events off my car, thank the lord!

ahenners · 30 Jul 2013 at 19:17

I had Event tyres a while ago. Driving, particularly in the wet, was Eventful to say the least...

Theophany · 30 Jul 2013 at 19:34

MilanoChris said:
Scrap that, just ordered some Event tyres. Bargain at £170 a corner considering the performance.

Stick them on the Evo and you'll be a drift king.

bitslice · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:25

I can't believe you went for one brand of tyres over another brand of tyres

It's only the fact that I was tailgated by a BMW tonight that I know everything is still normal in the world.

Thumpsta · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:31

Thread turned out to be useful eventually.

DampCat · 1 Aug 2013 at 10:24

Christ I had no idea tyres were so expensive. I need 4

MarkDavis · 1 Aug 2013 at 21:45

Had the Event Tyres guy (the mobile fitting company Event Tyres!!) come round to my workplace at lunchtime today to fit the Goodyears I ordered.

What a great service. Whole thing was done and dusted in 20mins. Tyres pumped up to my spec, wheels balanced, payment by chip and pin card there and then (no online pre-payment necessary).

Absolutely hassle free, time saving and painless.

Total cost was only £2 more expensive than Asda as well (who require you to drive to one of their fitment centres).

Very highly recommended :-)

Matt82 · 1 Aug 2013 at 21:52

Balanced properly, no extra curbing and no air leaks?

MarkDavis · 1 Aug 2013 at 21:55

Extra curbing? What's that?

Tyres seemed fine though. Did a 90mile round trip after work, no problems whatsoever. In fact, these Goodyears seem to have a better ride quality that the Conti 3s I had previously (though they were reinforced XL).

Zeed · 1 Aug 2013 at 23:00

OK my English is not good enough to get WTF OP is on about.
WTF is on about can someone translate in to Simple English ??
How many tyres ?? Prices ?? Fitment Price ?? Or WHAT ??

Simon · 1 Aug 2013 at 23:07

XL tyres take more pressure and hence more load. At the same pressure the load capacity is less than a normal tyre.

I've gone back to normal tyres as XL doesn't do much at the same pressure except make the tyre heavier

MarkDavis · 8 Aug 2013 at 22:42

Found a £5 discount promo code for Event Tyres (the mobile tyre fitting company).

RMK05

Gutted. Would have made the overall price for the Goodyears cheaper than Asda.