[dazo]

hi guys, just bought a new set of r105 alloys, looked good and were cheap

now i go to find the sizes for the alloys (what a job) but finally i came up with a good fitment of

205/40/18

Thinking everything is going great i then go to get a set of tyres, and i cant get them and when i did get a quote...

i was charged £190 for ONE tyre, am i missing something here or have a picked the wrong size of tyre up, i am no way paying that for each tyre but no garage near me stocks these in any brand, run flat or non run flat

please help

[S33BBY]

I think 205/40 R18 are quite a rare size in tyre. This is what MINI use, but you could go for a 215/35 R18. Even though they'd be a bit wider, the profile will stay the same, so your speedo would still remain accurate. I'm not suggesting you use mytyres.co.uk (as I haven't heard great things) but using them as they stock many tyres, there are many in this size for reasonable money.

For example:
- Kumho ECSTA SPT KU31 for £78.60
- Toyo Proxes T1-R for £89.80
- Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 for £106.80 each

All of these are very decent tyres, and are considerably less than what you've been quoted.

[christurneruk]

i have r105- the jcw 18s- i had teh 205/40 18 dunlop runflats- you can get them for 150 pound each if u hunt about. i went for 215/35 in the end and paid bout 80 quid a tyre- there good- no worry of rubbin and im 40mm wider at the front, due to big brakes

[minicabrio]

Snowie on here fitted the 215/35 R18 Falken tyres on his GP, and by all accounts they have been excellent, and were very competitively priced.

[ScottyBoy]

Ive had 2 Goodyear GSD3's fitted for £210. 215/35/18.

Scott