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cornish 
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 Topic: Tyres - best prices, where to buy & general infoPosted: 12 Jan 2010 at 2:17pm |
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Well after 27000 miles it is getting near the time that the Kuga needs a new set of tyres.
Swapping the fronts/backs at 17K seems to have prolonged the spend, but will now need four in one hit - ouch!!!
Phoned around to get a quote on the Conti PremiumContact2 tyres that are on it at the moment - thoughts being that they lasted well and they have come back arounf £212 a corner - BIG ouch!!!!
I replaced one within a month of having the car at a cost of £150, which I thought was alot then (should have got four more....)
So, anyone have any thoughts on the next set of boots for the car?
Been offered Dunlops at around £150 each which is better, just worried about changing from what I have...
Also, anyone have any good/cheap places to get tyres from..?
cheers
cornish
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malph
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Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 4:01pm |
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Hi Cornish.
What size wheels are you on?
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Lunar Sky Titanium X 163 AWD, Powershift, Appearance/Convenience Packs, 19" and Mud Flaps
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cornish
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Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 5:06pm |
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I have the 18" ones from the add-on pack - 235 50 R18 97V |
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bobuptown
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Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 5:18pm |
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Hi Cornish. Interested to find out what your opinion is of the 4x4 Conti's? read a post recently that was just a tad negative. Michelin seems to get good reviews with more ticks in boxes than most, but then again are these totally unbiased opinions.
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cornish
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Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 5:45pm |
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To be honest I drive the car like a normal vehicle and not a 4x4.
They have lasted well (27K) and the dealer says that there is still 4mm on them, but they seem to be getting close to the wear maks so will get them checked by ATS this week. Not really had a problem with them, although there is one corner on my way into work that I get the traction light lit when I hit it at speed in the wet.
The noise is pretty good, but not been in any other Kuga to compare but to me they are quiet.
Only reason for the look is that it slid in the snow yesterday which scared me a little as I had no control and it just slid down a hill towards a wall/main road. Thought it was the tyres but after an hour on a deep snow covered Airfield at lunchtime I think it was me pressing the clutch, hitting the brakes as it performed really well in the ice/snow. Had a nice long safe 'play' just to see what the car did and it was really good and I didn't get stuck. Much better than the guy in his 3Series BM that was also 'playing', lucky he had a spade with him.....
As I said, not buying them because they are the best I have ever had, just going for more of the same as they have lasted well.
Been offered Dunlop Sp01's but read some Really bad reviews...
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malph
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Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 5:48pm |
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Cornish
Same size and make of tyre as me. Ford seem to fit a variety of makes depending on the best deal they can get at any particular time. Personally, when I need to buy, especially if I'm doing 4 like you, I will go for the best deal I can get. The make shouldn't make much difference as long as it's reputable, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Goodyear, Vredestein, Conti etc.
As for where to buy, I have found with large or sporty type tyres, the smaller independents tend to have the better deals, especially if you play one off against the other with written quotes.
Kwik Fit etc
 Autoexpress do regular comparison tests on tyres and are a good read. Have a look in here.
Good luck Edited by malph - 12 Jan 2010 at 5:51pm |
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Lunar Sky Titanium X 163 AWD, Powershift, Appearance/Convenience Packs, 19" and Mud Flaps
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Kugameister
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Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 11:02pm |
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Hi Cornish
You should give Mike Knight Tyres a ring in Avonmouth. Very helpfull and very competitive
Telephone no. is 01179828460
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cornish
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 9:56am |
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Well after 29,000 miles the Kuga has some nice new shoes.
Ended up going for Conti Cross-Contact UHP's as they were delivered to my local Kwick-Fit rather than the Premium-Contact2's that I had ordered. Quick web-search seemed to point towards X5's and XC's having them as standard. The Contact2's wouldn't arive until the end of March, and as I was down to 2mm with a nail in one tyre decided to go for them.
After the guy robbed me of £680, looked at my bill and found that my saving over the standard price was just short of £400 - so just over £1K for a set of tyres......
 Seem as quiet as the original tyres, but have lots of tread on them which is good.
Hope they last as long as the originals.
Just got to take the car back in next week as they did the tracking, and I now have a wonky steering wheel
 Shop around for your tyres as these were coming in at well over the £200 mark online and about the same from ATS and local independants.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 11:08am |
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Cornish - what alloys are you running on ??
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 1:10pm |
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I have found these folk are usually the cheepest and best of all..they come to you at home/work at no extra charge
 http://www.event-tyres.co.uk/ |
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