Winter tyres. Discuss.

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by Corranga » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:13 pm

campbell wrote:
Corranga wrote: Silly mytyres, 1EUR doth not £1 make!
Not yet...
Ha, true enough. Mind you, Eurozone aren't doing themselves any favours at the moment surely...
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by Mr Momo » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:28 pm

tuscan_thunder wrote:Winter tyres (with free Porsche wheels!) for sale in the classifieds..... :thumbsup

(no idea who's selling them..... :wink: )
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by tuscan_thunder » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:54 pm

Good man, many thanks. Looking for £400 which seems to be the going rate; would do them a bit cheaper for local folk with minimal delivery distance.....
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by rossybee » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:18 pm

Corranga wrote:
rossybee wrote:
Corranga wrote:Ah well, tyre delivery race ON! ;)
Ohhhhh Chriiiiissssss........

Have you received an email today? :mrgreen:
:o Sounds like the race is over before the gauntlet has even reached ambient temperature!

No email here at all (neither the seasonal increase one, or any thing else)
Website still says unable to estimate delivery :(
Also noticed the web site order page wrongly lists the price in EUR (essentially taking the £ amount, and sticking EUR after it)
Silly mytyres, 1EUR doth not £1 make!

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by GilesM » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:00 am

Mine arrived from Blackcircles last night, I know they are a little more expensive than mytyres, but I think there's a good reason for that, will get them fitted in a couple of weeks.

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by Corranga » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:14 am

GilesM wrote:I know they are a little more expensive than mytyres, but I think there's a good reason for that
What, you mean they actually deliver you tyres ;)
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by rossybee » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:47 am

Corranga wrote:
GilesM wrote:I know they are a little more expensive than mytyres, but I think there's a good reason for that
What, you mean they actually deliver you tyres before springtime ;)
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by jason » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:57 am

I recently ordered some (summer/normal) tyres from Love Tyres and they were delivered next day. They show (an apparently honest) stock status.

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by Corranga » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:17 pm

jasonliddell wrote:I recently ordered some (summer/normal) tyres from Love Tyres and they were delivered next day. They show (an apparently honest) stock status.
Their slogan is great:

"Tyres you'll love at prices you'll like"

Kinda insinuates to me that the prices aren't actually as pleasing as the goods, which essentially is like telling your customers that you're not that cheap, no? :lol:
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by jason » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:38 pm

Apart from the fact their prices are the same as MyTyres et al, or they were for all the tyres I was shopping around for.

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by mckeann » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:04 pm

i bought from mytyres on the 19th of september, and they arrived 10 days later. I guess dont leave ordering winter tyres until the winter arrives and you wont be dissappointed ;)

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by Sanjøy » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:09 pm

Good to see that SE Massive are a learning organisation, anyone left not on winter rubber ?!
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by mckeann » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:13 pm

i plan on buying a second car shortly, if i ever decide what to buy, so will be running the gauntlet on wether there is any stock left. At least we will have at least one car thats mobile in the snow.

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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by campbell » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:15 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Good to see that SE Massive are a learning organisation, anyone left not on winter rubber ?!
Yes.

And I started the thread :damnfunny
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Re: Winter tyres. Discuss.

Post by j2 lot » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:39 pm

Thats me just put my order into Black Circles (delivery Monday) I intended ordering weeks ago but have been on a fruitless search for fronts to fit the Europa, thought Rossybee had come up trumps with a link to Dunlop runflats but no stock and still not expected for 3-4 weeks :roll:
So quick phonecall to MMC yesterday and Craig sorted a good price for some Lotus winter wheels which have arrived already :shock:

So - new front wheels, standard rear wheels and a full set of Yokohama W- drive to see me through the winter. :thumbsup

Cheers Craig, :thumbsup
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