cost of tyres v cost of insurance

malcolmk · Dec 16th, 2010, 15:37

lots of moans about cost of insurance,which of course we must have,but we also must have tyres, just bought two winter tyres for my 18" volans, each tyre was more than my insurance, why are tyres so expensive,? and no one gets on their high horse,lets have more moaners LOL.

migrator · Dec 16th, 2010, 16:01

Common size tyres will be less expensive, even for winter tyres I guess.

isleaiw · Dec 16th, 2010, 16:06

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Originally Posted by malcolmk

lots of moans about cost of insurance,which of course we must have,but we also must have tyres, just bought two winter tyres for my 18" volans, each tyre was more than my insurance, why are tyres so expensive,? and no one gets on their high horse,lets have more moaners LOL.

well you have to have insurance but you dont have to have 18 inch wheels!

and I can get 4 tyres for the price of my insurance - and my road fund! And I'm relatively low risk - apart from having 3 points and doing 35k miles a year!

malcolmk · Dec 16th, 2010, 16:18

so, whats wrong with vanity ? although as i`ve got 302 brakes i have to fit larger wheels,only 17 or more fit, although i do only pay £160 for my comp cover.

toolbah · Dec 16th, 2010, 16:36

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Originally Posted by malcolmk

although i do only pay £160 for my comp cover.

must be perks of the job, lucky t*at.

malcolmk · Dec 16th, 2010, 16:50

not really, i`m just very old,no convictions or accidents,and owned the car for 12years,and live in the lowest costing area, oh and i don`t charge myself any brokerage and i give myself the legal fees free, lol,

andy_d · Dec 16th, 2010, 18:36

dont go for run flats then,,,, there even Worse pennies wise (ask my mate with the m3 who had 2 flats in 1 week,,)

isleaiw · Dec 17th, 2010, 09:04

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Originally Posted by malcolmk

so, whats wrong with vanity ? although as i`ve got 302 brakes i have to fit larger wheels,only 17 or more fit, although i do only pay £160 for my comp cover.

Nothing wrong with vanity - I've had my share of BMs with big wheels but now old age means comfort comes first!

I pay £450 for my S60, with no mods - mainly down to the mileage I cover it would seem (although 3 pts and one fault claim wont help!

malcolmk · Dec 17th, 2010, 10:45

this is first year i have bought winter tyres,it`s not been bad up here for years,and there is a shortage of tyrs at the moment in the highlands,so i had to take what i could get,i will take them off and use normal ones till it gets bad again,they will only cost about £70/80 ,local fitter said they will change the tyres each winter for me at no cost,so we will see what the winter brings,malcolmk

Chris_C · Dec 17th, 2010, 12:46

I dont mind buying tyres, I get through a fair amount with rallying and autotests. When I changed the wheels on my car I just made sure that I could fit these...

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.p...=m53b0s99p1667

Camskill seems to be a really good site, had 8 or so tyres off them so far and £30 for a T1R makes me happy.

Dec 16th, 2010, 15:37	#1
malcolmk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 18th, 2014 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: invergordon	cost of tyres v cost of insurance lots of moans about cost of insurance,which of course we must have,but we also must have tyres, just bought two winter tyres for my 18" volans, each tyre was more than my insurance, why are tyres so expensive,? and no one gets on their high horse,lets have more moaners LOL.

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andy_d Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 00:05 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: birmingham	dont go for run flats then,,,, there even Worse pennies wise (ask my mate with the m3 who had 2 flats in 1 week,,) __________________ 940s - 2l / 92 < gone&missed s401.8 xs auto <gone >V50 2.4SE Geartronic aka "the new money pit" "skyship007 has now been successfully added to your ignore list. "."

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Chris_C Gopher Last Online: Oct 12th, 2023 15:31 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton or Isle of Wight View Photos By: Chris_C	I dont mind buying tyres, I get through a fair amount with rallying and autotests. When I changed the wheels on my car I just made sure that I could fit these... http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.p...=m53b0s99p1667 Camskill seems to be a really good site, had 8 or so tyres off them so far and £30 for a T1R makes me happy. __________________ 2003 S60 D5 SE 1989 340GL - Fake - Gallery Project Thread - Spare parts car turned motorsport plaything. 8 more valves, 277 more cc's Previously, a lot of various 300s

Dec 16th, 2010, 16:18	#4
malcolmk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 18th, 2014 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: invergordon	so, whats wrong with vanity ? although as i`ve got 302 brakes i have to fit larger wheels,only 17 or more fit, although i do only pay £160 for my comp cover.

Dec 16th, 2010, 16:50	#6
malcolmk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 18th, 2014 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: invergordon	not really, i`m just very old,no convictions or accidents,and owned the car for 12years,and live in the lowest costing area, oh and i don`t charge myself any brokerage and i give myself the legal fees free, lol,

Dec 17th, 2010, 10:45	#9
malcolmk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 18th, 2014 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: invergordon	this is first year i have bought winter tyres,it`s not been bad up here for years,and there is a shortage of tyrs at the moment in the highlands,so i had to take what i could get,i will take them off and use normal ones till it gets bad again,they will only cost about £70/80 ,local fitter said they will change the tyres each winter for me at no cost,so we will see what the winter brings,malcolmk

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