18inch or 19inch wheels

[nylo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Thornef

Angus,

How could you

You know I have 19's on my car

check my gallery

pretty much as KJ says.

VERY fine wheels, and VERY fine car. I like a lot!

[stacemcs]

Quote: Originally Posted by HDgaz

Well mate I think your 19's look awesome, I too will be going all the way on My Cooper convertable, Can I ask where and how much your wheels were. Still thinking about the khan wheels as they are local to me but always good to have options.

Hi

I'm also looking into getting the Khan alloys, I've had a few quotes for the RS-V with tyres, the best quote i,ve got is around the 1,500 for 19's and 1,300 for 18's.
I'm alittle worried though as this was from Coolnew and there are a few negative comments about these guys.

[HDgaz]

You can buy the wheels direct from Project khan in Bradford, they quoted me £1500 but i would expect some discount on that with a bit of haggling, If your serious maybe get a better discount for two sets.

[stacemcs]

£1500, was that for 19's ??, i'm leaning towards 18's at the mo, what tyres would they be supplied with ???

[HDgaz]

That was for 19's, but I just phoned for a price and didn't haggle, I'm from Bradford so I would imagine if i went into the shop and bothered them for a few hours i'd get a better price. didn't ask about the tyres.

[stacemcs]

the price I was given from Coolnew was with Toyo's, £35.00 delivery charge to Cornwall, are you after the RS-V ??

[HDgaz]

Yes definately rsv 19". I'll call then and see what deal i can get on 18's and 19's and what tyres they supply.

[nylo]

Quote: Originally Posted by stacemcs

the price I was given from Coolnew was with Toyo's, £35.00 delivery charge to Cornwall, are you after the RS-V ??

just to add my 2 bobs worth, i think i'd rather pay a little bit more from a reputable dealer, rather than taking a risk with coolnew after comments ive read on here about them...

[stacemcs]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, keep me posted if you have any joy from project khan.

Thanks

[HDgaz]

Spoke to project kahn and these are the prices:

18" RSV Wheels only - £987

18" RSV with 215/35/18 Pirelli P Zero Nero Tyres - £1266

19" RSV Wheels only - £1081

19" RSV with 215/35/19 Pirelli P Zero Nero Tyres - £1506

19" RSV with 215/35/19 Kuhmo tyres - £1298

Don't know much about Kuhmo tyres but the P Zeros seem like a good deal.

[nylo]

ive certainly read pretty good things about the pirellis, and the way i'd look at it is, if you're going to spend 1300 quid on wheels and tyres, would you not be better going for the good tyres, it's only an extra 200 quid, not really that much more in the grand scheme of things. PLus if you're getting them from khan themselves, they're probably more reputable than going through some 3rd party which might cost more in the long run if you have to go chasing after them...

[HDgaz]

My thoughts exactly, I asked some of the guys I work with about Kuhmo one said he used to put them on his transit van when he couldn't afford decent tyres. Think I'll stick with the Pirellis.

[nylo]

Quote: Originally Posted by HDgaz

My thoughts exactly, I asked some of the guys I work with about Kuhmo one said he used to put them on his transit van when he couldn't afford decent tyres. Think I'll stick with the Pirellis.

oh god, there's a recommendation if ever there was one!

[KJ_daGreenMini]

Quote: Originally Posted by HDgaz

My thoughts exactly, I asked some of the guys I work with about Kuhmo one said he used to put them on his transit van when he couldn't afford decent tyres. Think I'll stick with the Pirellis.

it all comes down to marketting. i've used pirellis, goodyears and kumho and to be honest havent noticed that big a difference between them. Kumho are bringing their game to the next level in an attempt to compete with the more popular manufacturers... you just need to watch most motor sports and you'll see Kumho signs everywhere.

I'm running Kumhos at the moment, but i will be replacing them with Toyo's new tires for show purposes.

[Crouchy]

pirelli's are great for a while but you never get full wear from them because they get very noisey as the tread gets low. They sound like the bearings have gone. Great grip from them though.