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Which tyres guys?
Well, new arrival requires two front tyres....hmm! It's got Pirelli Scorpions on all round at the mo.
just whizzed it down to the local tyre gaff and got the following quotes - which shall I go for?!
255/60R18 Pirelli Scorpion (RB) 112 V @ £163 each inc VAT, balancing etc
Generals @ £120 each (inc etc)
Kumos @ £112 each (inc etc)
or Michelins @ £184!
Best to stick to Scorpions all round...... what d'you reckon? and do you think £163 sounds like a good deal? Was going to try Black Circles too - but need to decide which brand first!
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30th Apr 2009 2:17 pm
TazDaz
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could be worth a phone call to one of our site sponsors, AJS Tyres.
30th Apr 2009 2:24 pm
MelanieH
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Are they regional?? I'm up in Derbyshire....Mercedes SLK 280
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30th Apr 2009 2:26 pm
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Re: Which tyres guys?
MelanieH wrote:
Well, new arrival requires two front tyres....hmm!
Credit crunch answer - Is the spare new? If so use a front as a spare while it is good for it (ie legal) and buy one new Scorpion... Cheers
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30th Apr 2009 2:30 pm
SJR
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IMHO it would be best to stay with the same brand all the way round
If you were changing all 4 i would say AT2 (based on cost and how they wear) but that is not practical for you at this stage as you are only needing a partial solution. I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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30th Apr 2009 3:04 pm
MelanieH
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Like the credit crunch answer - best go check spare - I'm pretty sure it's brand new tho and never been on vehicle.... here's hoping!!
My other half agrees with SJR and thinks we should stick to the same brand - so this might be the answer - as long as it's a Scorpion too of course!
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30th Apr 2009 3:31 pm
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MelanieH
One bit of information you haven't mentioned but might be relevant is how much tread the rest of the tyres have, if you put tyres with say 4mm and 9mm on the same axle (I know the D3 does not have axles before anyone gets clever ) then i think i have read that you can get the DSC kicking up some faults I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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Keep the same all round until they are all ready to be replaced and then get a full set of AT2's The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom
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30th Apr 2009 3:45 pm
MelanieH
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Oh right..... the guy at the tyre place just said the rear tyres were OK but fronts were low, with one of them just legal with approx 1000 miles left on it..... If I put 2 brand new ones on the front then - this might affect the DSC??Mercedes SLK 280
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30th Apr 2009 3:45 pm
MelanieH
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AT2's..... are these the "General" ones....? sorry for being a numpty on the tyre front!Mercedes SLK 280
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30th Apr 2009 3:46 pm
SJR
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I think you will be fine if changing both fronts, and leaving the backs, although it is better to change all 4 not particularly cost effective though I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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30th Apr 2009 3:47 pm
SJR
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MelanieH wrote:
AT2's..... are these the "General" ones....? sorry for being a numpty on the tyre front!
Yeah general grabber AT2, be careful what your tyre guy is actually offering as it might be the general UHP, which is still a very good tyre, it is more road biased I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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30th Apr 2009 3:49 pm
MelanieH
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Right..... thanks for that!Mercedes SLK 280
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30th Apr 2009 3:51 pm
SJR
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Check out the Tyre Wiki for lots of helpful info on tyre options and sizing I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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30th Apr 2009 3:54 pm
MelanieH
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Doh! The spare is a run flat job.....so no go there! 2 new Scorpions it is then!! (£153 each fitted through Blackcircles)
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) then i think i have read that you can get the DSC kicking up some faults 
not particularly cost effective though 
