Has anyone used etyres?
- Thread starter MikeyH
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Devon
Liverpool
I used them last year, but they sent the wrong tyres (website & order was for Continental AllSeasonContact 2 tyres, but they sent the older generation ones).
Refund was processed immediately though, and they apologised for showing only the new version on their website when they’d not received a single set of them yet.
Refund was processed immediately though, and they apologised for showing only the new version on their website when they’d not received a single set of them yet.
Scottish Borders
They always seem to cost more when I look for tyres Mr Tidy
Yes, I used Asda a few years ago for my wife’s car and I noticed this afternoon that etyres use the same tyre shops as then.
From these replies on here they seem a bit of a mixed bag
It's always worth having a 'ring round' of your local tyre dealers, Mikey. If you have, or can find, a local fitter who is a Goodyear 'dealer' they will usually match or beat any online prices IME.
For instance, I have a local garage who are Kumho 'dealers'. They were quite a bit cheaper for these than anything online.
Okay thank you Pondy, I used to ring around but they always seemed to be more expensive than the same online ones. Perhaps it would be worth trying the company that etyres uses for the fitting.
Are you in desperate need for them? I'd wait and see if Kwik-Fit have any offers on? I got 20% off a set of 4 Conti Sport Contact 7's in January. Camskills are cheaper but that discount swayed it.
I have the MOT coming up and the rears are almost down to the depth bar, 3 weeks away. The worse is they will probably give me an advisory for them. I got them from Kwikfit last time, this year they haven't got a discount yet on GY, National has but the one in Newton Abbot, the counter guy was rude. Thing is etyres has the GY assy 6 for £130.16 whereas Kwikfit is £145.00 and National is £139.91. But I will wait another week to see what happens. I did this last time and drove my poor wife insane keep reporting back every day or so. I don't know how these tyre shops can fit them for cheaper than they sell them for over the counter.
Yes I will, thank you mmm-five.
Okay, so went to the booked in tyre place today, old style and very friendly small place. Did the tyres and then the fitter drove it out of the shop and around the car park, parked up and rechecked the bolts with a torque wrench. Never seen a tyre place use a torque wrench before. Place is called Retyre in Kingsteignton Newton Abbot, I will definitely use them again.
Unless they're going to be sat, unused, on the car in the sun for another 5 years, then it won't make much (if any) difference. So if you expect to need to replace the, in 2 year/30,000 miles, then it will not might the slightest difference to their performance.However, I have just noticed the dates on them, one is 2024 and the other one 2025, making one of them the same age as the fronts I bought 2 years ago. False economy?
Unused and properly stored tyres can legally be sold 'as new' until they're about 5 years old.
I used mine enough to require a new set at least once a year, so it was never likely to become an issue.
30,000! my rears only lasted just under 16,000 and I drive like an old man.