Tyres on a Budget??

[ScottyBoy]

What tyres would you recommend if your on a budget?

Ive bought those Konig rims from the classifieds section and all 4 tyres need replacing.

Size 205/40/17 or maybe 215 etc.

Nankang NS2
Federal SS595
Falken's ?
Kumho?

Scott

["Reedy"]

Falkens get my vote. think i paid £60 a tyre from there own website

Link

[Bad Dog Mini]

I'd go with Federals, but you knew that

[ScottyBoy]

Can i just add that on those rims, they have been split all the way around inside and out and then GLUED back together.

How mental is that, got robbed in a way but they were only £160.

[Fevs]

i would back reedy up i got em on mine 215's good tyre and grippy as hell

[ScottyBoy]

Im still looking its not really worth the effort to get them off the net as when they get delivered most places ask for a £15 fitting fee and that make them the same price as getting them from the garage that would be fitting them anyway.

[gezmedinger]

ScottyBoy,
Try valuetyres.co.uk and look at the Goodyear Eagle F1s. Not a budget tyre, but they're worth it. You should only pay £75-80 a pop so it's not that much more...

[NeuroBeaker]

I've been very impressed with Kumho ECSTA SPT KU31 in size 205/55-R15 88V on 15-inch OEM 7-hole alloys. I've left a few posts singing their praises here and there after mad brummie recommended the tyre to me. This tyre is great in the dry and just phenomenal in the wet - it really is the best wet weather tyre I've ever driven on. Cheap and an excellent tyre!

Kumho ECSTA SPT KU31

This tread and compound is also available in 205/40-ZR17 84Y, which I guess would be your fitment.

All the best,
Andrew.

[ScottyBoy]

Im running Eagle F1's on my Dares at the moment 215/35/18's and they are awesome but i want to try a different tyre this time, i have a price for Yoko Parada spec 2's of £300 and Vredestein Sportrac 2's which are more expensive on the web for £250.

The others im looking at are

Avon ZZ3
Falken ZE512

Depending on the price. I dont think its worth the money to buy tyres on the web as the price is usualy around £15 cheaper but most tyre places were i live are asking for £17 per inch to fit so the price is the same anyway.

I can get a real cheap tyre for £160 fitted for 4 but im looking at a better tyre now instead. all depends on money and i have a few sales going through at theminute so we will see.

[Hyper Active]

I've just recently bought a set of 4 Avon ZZ3's, and think there a great tyre for the MINI. There quite, they give good ride comfort and they feel grippy in the wet and dry. I bought mine in the 205/45-17 size.
A good place to buy Avon tyres from is tyreshopper,link below. Then have them fitted at any National Tyre and Autocare center you choose.

By the way, Falken are replacing there ZE512 tyre, with the ZE912.


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[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyper Active (original)

I've just recently bought a set of 4 Avon ZZ3's, and think there a great tyre for the MINI. There quite, they give good ride comfort and they feel grippy in the wet and dry. I bought mine in the 205/45-17 size.
A good place to buy Avon tyres from is tyreshopper,link below. Then have them fitted at any National Tyre and Autocare center you choose.

By the way, Falken are replacing there ZE512 tyre, with the ZE912.


Cheap Tyre Prices | Dunlop Goodyear Pirelli | Discount Car Tyres | Tyre Shopper

For that price id prefer the Yoko Spec 2's and thanks alot for that link as they are cheaper than anywere else

[ScottyBoy]

I looked at the 205/40/17 price there and the yoko's are cheaper than the avon's in my size, in your size Hyper the Avons are cheaper.

[ScottyBoy]

Thanks just bought 4 Yoko spec 2's £264 the cheapest place i found was £300

[Ruskins JCW]

Cant beat R-Tec on Parada Spec 2 price......£53.51

205/40/17 Yokohama Parada W-Rated, RTecShop.com

[Hyper Active]

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyBoy (original)

I looked at the 205/40/17 price there and the yoko's are cheaper than the avon's in my size, in your size Hyper the Avons are cheaper.

I wanted to stay with the stock 17" tyre size that the runflats came in .

Are you sure you want to go with the 205/40-17's, i've always thought that was a size more suited to trackdays than road driving. Although 205/40 are a lot cheaper, they will look like an elastic band round your wheels, with large gaps between tyre and wheel arch.