mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I haven't checked but I reckon it could be one of those companies that hog domain names waiting for someone to buy the name for mega bucks.
Car tyres
- Thread starter glasgowcyclist
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I haven't checked but I reckon it could be one of those companies that hog domain names waiting for someone to buy the name for mega bucks.
Aside from all prices going up, a good site to check is www.camskill.co.uk
I’ve found their service good and generally good pricing vs black tyres and mytyres.
I’ve found their service good and generally good pricing vs black tyres and mytyres.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
I used to be a Camskill regular but the last few times I've found the fitted price from Blackcircles the most competitive
Daninplymouth
Senior Member
Prices have risen massively on my runaround the tyres used to be about £50-60 just had Goodyears fitted and they were about £90. On a positive I checked my old car and they used to be £140 a corner, those are now nearly £200. Dread to think what some of the bigger low profiles cost now
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Although not super low profile, my car takes 225/45 R19s. When I replaced the fronts at the start of May 2018 the Dunlop ST Sport Maxx were £169 each fitted from Blackcircles. I've just checked and the same tyre is now £185 fitted from the same company which is just under a 10% increase in 5 years!
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Yes, I do that also, I was just commenting that Camskill has lost its price advantage based on a poll of 1
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The EV tyre could look identical but it will have a higher load rating.
That is denoted by the last two numbers of the full designation of the tyre on the sidewall.
There will then be a final letter, which is the speed rating.
Jameshow
Veteran
Even a puncture repair has gone up to £15 was £10 pre COVID.
My cheap tyres on holiday were £80 each which for 235 55 17 seemed resonsble however wish I had got falkan tbh.
vickster
Legendary Member
Are they knock off Falkens?
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
How long should you keep your tyres? Mine on our Ford Ka are the original five when I bought the Ka in April 2012. They are Michelin and no sign of cuts or scuffing plus my car passes MOT every year no problem. We’ve done 15,565 puncture free (there that’s done it) miles from new.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
6 years. As the material ages the grip reduces. This said that's what did for Pauk Walker.
Our C70 came with four, 3000 miles old Pirelli boots that looked fantastic, but were a decade old. They got replaced pretty quick, and I watched the tyre fitter slash the sidewalls on my instruction so no garage employee would be tempted to put them on their car.
Jameshow
Veteran
No Chinese rubbish with very little rubber and wide grooves!!
Slick
Guru
I had to change all 4 tyres on my Jaguar because of sheer lack of use. Around 800 quid it cost me as the so called premium tyres started to split with age despite loads of tread left.
