255/35/18 tyre brand advice

MACK said:
Ducklakeview said:
Costco doing £100 off 4 tyres at the mo - They do Michelin, and I think Goodyear, and their prices are already very competitive. Was in the monthly flyer that came today.

Although personally, I'm a Pirelli/Conti person.

Mike

The Costco offer starts on the 19th and is on the Goodyears only so no good if your looking at Michelin OP (and anyone else for that matter) also you do have to have a warehouse membership even though the offer is online only which is unusual for tyres at Costco. Normally you get the same offer on tyres when you walk in the tyre bay at the store.

I had a bit of a panic having just ordered PS4s through Black circles for fitting this weekend! :rofl:
 
mjennings23 said:
MACK said:
Ducklakeview said:
Costco doing £100 off 4 tyres at the mo - They do Michelin, and I think Goodyear, and their prices are already very competitive. Was in the monthly flyer that came today.

Although personally, I'm a Pirelli/Conti person.

Mike

The Costco offer starts on the 19th and is on the Goodyears only so no good if your looking at Michelin OP (and anyone else for that matter) also you do have to have a warehouse membership even though the offer is online only which is unusual for tyres at Costco. Normally you get the same offer on tyres when you walk in the tyre bay at the store.

I had a bit of a panic having just ordered PS4s through Black circles for fitting this weekend! :rofl:

Glad it helped!
 
mjennings23 said:
MACK said:
Ducklakeview said:
Costco doing £100 off 4 tyres at the mo - They do Michelin, and I think Goodyear, and their prices are already very competitive. Was in the monthly flyer that came today.

Although personally, I'm a Pirelli/Conti person.

Mike

The Costco offer starts on the 19th and is on the Goodyears only so no good if your looking at Michelin OP (and anyone else for that matter) also you do have to have a warehouse membership even though the offer is online only which is unusual for tyres at Costco. Normally you get the same offer on tyres when you walk in the tyre bay at the store.

I had a bit of a panic having just ordered PS4s through Black circles for fitting this weekend! :rofl:
Same, did you use the code to get £40 off?
 
Indeed, used the £40 off so came to £450 fitted I believe. Would have cancelled and gone with Goodyear's from Costco but from reading the AS3 isn't as good as the PS4 when driving harder, perfect for crusing though.

So, it does mean I'll get my dad down to get some on his car, good benefit there!
 
mjennings23 said:
Indeed, used the £40 off so came to £450 fitted I believe. Would have cancelled and gone with Goodyear's from Costco but from reading the AS3 isn't as good as the PS4 when driving harder, perfect for crusing though.

So, it does mean I'll get my dad down to get some on his car, good benefit there!
Michelin’s all the way bud.
 
Also F1 A3 now have crap sidewall rim protection vs A2.

And the sidewalls are thinner/weaker in my view, not as good in the event of a nip on a kerb.
 
I've had Conti CS5s and Michelin PS4s on mine. Far prefer the Michelins.

Costco were by far the cheapest for PS4s when I got mine (about a month ago) by the way. They were £50 cheaper than Event tyres in the first place, and I got a £50 store voucher to boot. Borrowed a friend's membership card, so that didn't cost me anything either.
 
Have any of you guys had your tyres fitted at Costco? The reason I ask is I was in my local one pricing up some goodyears and they said they would not fit them (or the Michelins) to my car as they are not BMW recommended fitment. I.e. they don't have the"star" on them.
 
R60BBA said:
OP - where did you find 255/35/18 Michelin PS4s for £125?

Cheapest I've found is £134 from Tyreleader...

That was including the discount for buying 2 tyres from Blackcircles.

hopz121 said:
id match with whatever you have on the front (assuming the fronts are a good brand)

That was my plan but fronts have been discontinued (Vredstein Sessanta)

Thanks for all the advice. After reading the EVO review and people's experience I think I'll go for the Michelin PS4. Looks like a good mix of dry/wet performance, comfort, noise and wear level. Blackcircles the best place to get them or any other shops worth considering?
 
Just had PS4s installed all round. Now as they're still new obviously I haven't scrubbed them in, nor had any chance to drive them properly, but I can offer a few comparisons.

Wet grip, miles ahead of the previous Pirelli P zero

Noise, much quieter. Still not the quietest, as you'd expect on these cars anyway, but very good.

Feedback, excellent. Feels much more connected, if you get me.

Absolutely worth the cost! Very happy with my purchase.
 
Dave1971 said:
Have any of you guys had your tyres fitted at Costco? The reason I ask is I was in my local one pricing up some goodyears and they said they would not fit them (or the Michelins) to my car as they are not BMW recommended fitment. I.e. they don't have the"star" on them.

That's typical costco tyre bay crap to be honest. For example they usually won't entertain non runflats on a originally runflat equipped car or a slight change of profile sidewall or a 10mm tyre change etc Quoting health and safety bollocks. Either buy elsewhere, or get them fitted elsewhere, or failing that just take them the wheels and get them to fit whatever tyre your after. Ive done that before! To be honest these days unless one of their money back promotions is on there's usually better value elsewhere anyway.
 
mjennings23 said:
Just had PS4s installed all round. Now as they're still new obviously I haven't scrubbed them in, nor had any chance to drive them properly, but I can offer a few comparisons.

Wet grip, miles ahead of the previous Pirelli P zero

Noise, much quieter. Still not the quietest, as you'd expect on these cars anyway, but very good.

Feedback, excellent. Feels much more connected, if you get me.

Absolutely worth the cost! Very happy with my purchase.

Same. I went from a set of tramlining Bridgestone Potenzas to a full set of PS4s.

My tyres used to always spin in the wet and sometimes in the dry (with 5/6 mm of tread on them albeit [the fronts] were the same ones that came with the car in 2007).

The PS4s have transformed the car, the wet handling is a lot better, it’s harder to make the rears spin, braking performance has improved and the tramlining has disappeared.

A good set of tyres is probably the most ‘best value for money’ modification you can do on these.

Can’t wait to fully test them out on an empty roundabout :P
 
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