Civinfo - View Single Post - Tyre Choice Best tyre brand for the Civ? (split topic)

terry · 13th October 2006, 23:40

etyres I think is the company that comes to you to fit new tyres, which is useful, but I didn't find them to be the cheapest.
In my area (South Cambridgeshire) the cheapest place is Saxon Gate Motorist Centre in Biggleswade (01767314011 ).
It is not the smartest or biggest of places, but they sell and fit a hell of a lot of tyres by having low prices, they have all the major brand as well as budget tyres. I have found it best to book a pair of tyres to make sure they had them in stock before risking driving there to find them out of stock, although they can get deliveries of tyres quite quickly.
Last time I was there I asked why they were so cheap, the answer was they buy so many. In fact the chap said Michelin had tried to stop supplying them as they were undercutting too much, but had backed off because the numbers sold by them was so high!
Cheers

Terry

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terry Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th September 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 360 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	etyres I think is the company that comes to you to fit new tyres, which is useful, but I didn't find them to be the cheapest. In my area (South Cambridgeshire) the cheapest place is Saxon Gate Motorist Centre in Biggleswade (01767314011 ). It is not the smartest or biggest of places, but they sell and fit a hell of a lot of tyres by having low prices, they have all the major brand as well as budget tyres. I have found it best to book a pair of tyres to make sure they had them in stock before risking driving there to find them out of stock, although they can get deliveries of tyres quite quickly. Last time I was there I asked why they were so cheap, the answer was they buy so many. In fact the chap said Michelin had tried to stop supplying them as they were undercutting too much, but had backed off because the numbers sold by them was so high! Cheers Terry