Motoring Discussion > Winter tyre oversupply? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Lygonos Replies: 16
View Threaded 

New Tue 1 May 12 23:43 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Lygonos
In Costco (Edinburgh) earlier - big pile of 205/55x16 Bridgestone Blizzaks in their tyre sales area.

£47 a pop (incl VAT/fitting/balance/valve/carcass disposal)

Commonest medium-sized car tyre-size.

Costco let you buy the tyres and bring them back in when you want them fitted.

Last edited by: Lygonos on Tue 1 May 12 at 23:44
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 07:05 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Clk Sec
>> In Costco (Edinburgh) earlier - big pile of 205/55x16 Bridgestone Blizzaks in their tyre >>sales area.
>> £47 a pop (incl VAT/fitting/balance/valve/carcass disposal)

Too far for me to make a worthwhile saving.

Damn and blast...
:-)
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:06 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Bill Payer
Hmmm...wonder if they've got any at Chester, that's the size on daughter's Golf.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:08 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Old Navy
How often does it snow in Chester?
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:27 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - WillDeBeest
Fitted? You mean you keep them at home without wheels, then take them in, have them put on your one set of wheels, and take the grubby summer set home to keep in the shed till spring? I thought the idea was to keep two sets of wheels, one with each kind of rubber.

Never took much interest in this subject but having recently taken on a rear-driver for the first time, and having been impressed in February by the sure-footedness of winter-tyred taxis in snowy Frankfurt, I've started to, y'know, wonder...
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:30 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Lygonos
The fit-them-later bit is usually for those who buy regular tyres when there's a special offer (eg. 4 for 3) - they can then bring them back in as their tyres wear to replace them, and Costco get rid of the old ones.

At £47 a corner I'd imagine a few people would just leave them on all year.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:32 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Zero
A "pop"?
A " corner"

Wasn't there a thread about that? and you got them both in. Well impressed.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:34 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Zero
188 quid is indeed a keen price for a "set of boots"
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 14:55 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - CGNorwich
"Wasn't there a thread about that? "

I think I mentioned it one of our pedantry threads. "Each" seems such a precise and useful word it's a shame not to use it :-)

Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 15:00 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - WillDeBeest
Mr Nothing may be thinking of the 'swear box' thread I started the other week.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 15:15 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Old Navy
>> A "pop"?
>> A " corner"
>>

= a puncture. :-)
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 16:20 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Lygonos
>>Wasn't there a thread about that? and you got them both in. Well impressed


Ah'd watch yer gub or ye'll git plugged wi' ma stakey*


* that is, of course, a virtual plugging with a stakey made of pixels in case the GMC bots are reading car4play :-)


Last edited by: Lygonos on Wed 2 May 12 at 16:22
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 15:08 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Bill Payer
>> How often does it snow in Chester?
>>
Most winters.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 15:18 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Old Navy
>> >> How often does it snow in Chester?
>> >>
>> Most winters.
>>

Far worse than Edinburgh, as demonstrated by the winter tyre sale. Or is it the drivers? :-)
Last edited by: Old Navy on Wed 2 May 12 at 15:18
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 17:06 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Falkirk Bairn
Pity it was not 215x60x17 - they are £162 fitted for Michelins @ Costco
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 17:04 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Dog
They appear to be a good winter tyre: www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Blizzak-LM22.htm

But I'd rather fit the all season jobbies down here in Sunny Cornwall:

www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/A001.htm

Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 2 May 12 18:07 
 Winter tyre oversupply? - Zero
Just got a 25% off voucher at kwikfit.

OOOOooooo There's excited I was.

Means two new tyres cheap on the back isn't it.


Read the small print look you.


Not valid with pre order on line prices.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
Latest Forum Posts