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Technofreak

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#2922474 3-Jun-2022 21:21

johno1234: PS4 in 255 55 18 for my wagon are > $800 a corner!
Hankook RA33 almost as good < $400.

That seems expensive, I paid $500 a corner for 245 45 18 PS4S's, fitted and balanced a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps they've increased in price significantly over that last 6 months. I did order mine last year.

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johno1234

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#2923064 5-Jun-2022 17:50

Technofreak:
johno1234: PS4 in 255 55 18 for my wagon are > $800 a corner!
Hankook RA33 almost as good < $400.

That seems expensive, I paid $500 a corner for 245 45 18 PS4S's, fitted and balanced a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps they've increased in price significantly over that last 6 months. I did order mine last year.

I've noticed prices seem to vary wildly with small changes in the tyre spec. Less common sizes are often much more expensive.

arnies

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#2923241 6-Jun-2022 15:57

The Continental Maxcontact 6 tyres look okay and have good reviews, and quite a bit cheaper than the PS4s and similar. Might look more into those over the next few days

Potentially a bit noisy

arnies

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#2930551 16-Jun-2022 20:04

Has anoyne used Tyre Hub before? https://www.tyrehub.co.nz/

NPCtom

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#2932719 21-Jun-2022 17:29

arnies:

Has anoyne used Tyre Hub before? https://www.tyrehub.co.nz/

I haven't used Tyre Hub, but I did use https://www.hyperdrive.co.nz/. One of their customer reps assisted me via email in selecting the correct sized tire for my vehicle (road --> MTs). They even shipped them to a fitter of my choice in Palmy!

I highly recommend them. It looks like they have 40% off at the moment.

arnies

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#2935307 28-Jun-2022 12:24

I've ended up going with Michelin Primacy 4's, $550 each including fitting.

Will update here once they're fitted.

wratterus

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#2935316 28-Jun-2022 12:45

I recently got a set of Bridgestone Alenza 235/55/19 for the Santa Fe - wasn't specifically looking at this tyre but got a deal I couldn't turn down. So far they seem excellent.

turtleattacks

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#2935317 28-Jun-2022 12:47

wratterus:

I recently got a set of Bridgestone Alenza 235/55/19 for the Santa Fe - wasn't specifically looking at this tyre but got a deal I couldn't turn down. So far they seem excellent.

You going to tell us the deal you got? :D

wratterus

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#2935322 28-Jun-2022 13:09

That's a negative sorry. But it was significantly less than 50% of retail price.

turtleattacks

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#2935324 28-Jun-2022 13:12

What are all your thoughts on Chinese branded tires?

Scott3

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#2935325 28-Jun-2022 13:20

turtleattacks:

What are all your thoughts on Chinese branded tires?

Generally try to avoid buying Chinese brands these days where there are other viable options.

That said, I had a set of GT Radial tires on my corolla that I have been the most satisfied with of any tire purchase.

Also have had a set of no name (some three letter brand) Chinese tires on a primera, which had out of round issues leading to steering wheel shake.

Senecio

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#2935347 28-Jun-2022 13:58

turtleattacks:

What are all your thoughts on Chinese branded tires?

Wouldn't go near them on my own car, in fact if I see them on a car on the road I'll go as far as to avoid that car. They really shouldn't even be allowed to be sold.

arnies

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#2938934 6-Jul-2022 18:06

arnies:

I've ended up going with Michelin Primacy 4's, $550 each including fitting.

Will update here once they're fitted.

The Primacy 4's weren't in stock when Beaurepairs said they would be, so they offered me a free upgrade to the new Pilot Sport 5s for the same price + free wheel alignment.

So all up it was 4x Pilot Sport 5s 245/45R19 for $2200. Still pricey but nice knowing I've got tyres that are ~3months old. Completely overkill on my car but heh.

On the drive home they were noticeably softer and smoother than the old ones I was replacing (6 yrs, 59,000km). The PS5s might be a touch noisier on the rough NZ roads, but will know for sure when I do a long drive later is week.

Can highly recommend Beaurepairs to deal with. I emailed their main contact email and they helped a bunch to source tyres from other stores and update me throughout. I probably received 5 or 6 calls total throughout the process.

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