Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres

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Mon 23 Jan 2012 22:05
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - godsakes

I'll probably have to replace my tyres within a few months.. can anyone advise me of the best value brands/models? My father in law suggested Michelin but they seem to be £130 odd per tyre! are they really worth it?

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Mon 23 Jan 2012 22:46
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Big John

I have 205/55 R16 91W tyres on my Skoda Superb and I've tried many makes. Bridgestone lasted 18k, Goodyear about 22k Michelin Primacy 32k! So yes I think they are worth it.

Try online sites such as blackcircles.com. My last pair of Michelins were about £90 fitted.

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 00:09
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - godsakes

I have 205/55 R16 91W tyres on my Skoda Superb and I've tried many makes. Bridgestone lasted 18k, Goodyear about 22k Michelin Primacy 32k! So yes I think they are worth it.

Try online sites such as blackcircles.com. My last pair of Michelins were about £90 fitted.

thanks for the reply, afriad blackcircles are coming back with £124-136 depending on whether i want them fitting.... don't suppose 4 for 3 deals come on from time to time?

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 02:02
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Auristocrat
Tesco have partnered with Blackcircles - Tesco-tyres.com - where you can get Clubcard points on your tyre purchase, if that is of interest. Prices seem similar to the normal Blackcircles site.
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Tue 24 Jan 2012 21:17
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Big John

Sorry - My last pair were £90 EACH fitted!

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 01:02
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Auristocrat

I have 205/55 16's on my Auris. In the last quarter of 2011, Which? recommended the following tyres in this size as Best Buys (in descending order): Continental Conti PremiumContact 2 (test score 69%); Uniroyal RainSport 2 (68%); Michelin Primacy HP (68%); Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (67%); Nokian Z G2 (67%).

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 07:57
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Andy P

Plenty to choose from

tinyurl.com/83qnl4v

Edited by Andy P on 24/01/2012 at 07:58

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 10:40
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - ChannelZ

Plenty to choose from

tinyurl.com/83qnl4v

Plus around a tenner a tyre to fit, assuming you can find somewhere that'll fit them (a lot of tyre places won't fit tyres you haven't bought off them).

I was tyre shopping last night, and Tesco tyres were reasonable - within a few quid of the local guys. 4x Clubcard points on Pirelli, Hankook and Yokohama at the moment, too.

Edited by ChannelZ on 24/01/2012 at 10:40

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:09
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - thunderbird

Put Kumho KU31 on wifes C-Max, great tyre for money, about £55.00 all in at the time. Way quieter than Pirelli P7 and Cont Sport 3 plus they were wearing better as well, fronts looked like getting to 30,000 miles. Good grip in dry and wet, never tried in snow. Link to Event-Tyres, great to deal with, fit at home or work, most careful fitter with alloys I have ever witnessed.

http://www.event-tyres.co.uk

Edited by thunderbird on 24/01/2012 at 13:10

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:17
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - Auristocrat
We put some Kumho Ecsta KU31's on our Mazda 2 in August (195/45 16 V). Quieter than previous tyres (Pirelli P Zero Nero) and ride seems less harsh.
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Tue 24 Jan 2012 15:47
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - godsakes

thanks for all the replies :-)

re the Kumho tyres which seem very reasonably priced anyone know what milage i can expect from them?

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:39
Toyota Auris - 205/55 R15 91V - Need advice for value replacement tyres - daveyjp

Plenty to choose from

tinyurl.com/83qnl4v

29 on the Camskill site is not that many, especially when you filter to the correct speed and loading ratings - many of the 29 are also out of stock. This suggests to me the 205-55-15 is quite an unusual size, hence the higher prices.

As a comparison in 205-55-16 Camskill have a choice from 209!

I had a similar problem with my A2 which had a strange size, back then only 3 types were available so prices were higher than more popular sizes.

Despite this I would recommend Camskill - used them in the past and service is excellent.

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