Rubber Prices

Kuroblack · 01-11-2016, 10:34 AM

Hi all – just casually looking at tyre prices (as you do) and couldn’t help notice how (relatively) cheap they are now.

In January 2014 an OEM Bridgestone 255/30/r19 would have cost £289.67 from blackcircles.com – I know because I bought a set a month or so later. Following my potential puncture (I like to know worst case) I’m looking at £196 for the same tyre today. Quite a saving. I suppose it makes sense in some ways, as every car I see seems to have unfeasibly thin rubber, perhaps the costs are coming down.

Also – BC want £162 for a non RFT Good Eagle F1 – so I think the differential between the two (RTF and non RFT) has come down a lot as well – got to be good news.

For info, a complete set* for me today would be£712.58 – seems almost reasonable 

*From memory I’m running 255/30/r19 rears and 225/35/r19 fronts

djgandy · 01-11-2016, 10:59 AM

You can get a full set of Eagle f1's in those dimensions for around £500 from tyreleader. £50 should get them fitted too.

There is also lovetyres.com too but I find tyreleader are cheaper as delivery is free.

http://lovetyres.com/search/tyres/22...brand/Goodyear
http://lovetyres.com/search/tyres/25...brand/Goodyear

Dormermike · 01-11-2016, 11:36 AM

Price of oil helping a lot I imagine..

Digitalize · 01-11-2016, 12:48 PM

The tyre sizes are becoming a lot more common. a 225/40/18 is now one of the most common sizes, after the 195/50/15 which has held on for a long time due to the huge amount of cheap runabouts.

mjn77 · 01-11-2016, 04:58 PM

I remember paying £430 for a pair of Michelin PS3 non-runflat in 255/35/18!!!!!

Must have been spring 2012.

01-11-2016, 10:34 AM	#1
Kuroblack Private First Class 16 Rep 105 Posts Drives: E92 330d Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lancs iTrader: (0)	Rubber Prices – anyone else notice this? Hi all – just casually looking at tyre prices (as you do) and couldn’t help notice how (relatively) cheap they are now. In January 2014 an OEM Bridgestone 255/30/r19 would have cost £289.67 from blackcircles.com – I know because I bought a set a month or so later. Following my potential puncture (I like to know worst case) I’m looking at £196 for the same tyre today. Quite a saving. I suppose it makes sense in some ways, as every car I see seems to have unfeasibly thin rubber, perhaps the costs are coming down. Also – BC want £162 for a non RFT Good Eagle F1 – so I think the differential between the two (RTF and non RFT) has come down a lot as well – got to be good news. For info, a complete set* for me today would be£712.58 – seems almost reasonable  *From memory I’m running 255/30/r19 rears and 225/35/r19 fronts
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djgandy Colonel 142 Rep 2,335 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	You can get a full set of Eagle f1's in those dimensions for around £500 from tyreleader. £50 should get them fitted too. There is also lovetyres.com too but I find tyreleader are cheaper as delivery is free. http://lovetyres.com/search/tyres/22...brand/Goodyear http://lovetyres.com/search/tyres/25...brand/Goodyear
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Dormermike Captain 104 Rep 674 Posts Drives: Bmw f10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Uk iTrader: (0)	Price of oil helping a lot I imagine..
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Digitalize Photographer 407 Rep 2,635 Posts Drives: 320D Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The tyre sizes are becoming a lot more common. a 225/40/18 is now one of the most common sizes, after the 195/50/15 which has held on for a long time due to the huge amount of cheap runabouts.
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mjn77 Colonel 1454 Rep 2,044 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	I remember paying £430 for a pair of Michelin PS3 non-runflat in 255/35/18!!!!! Must have been spring 2012.
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