Tyre sizes

So let me get this right. You can afford a 2 year old car but can't afford to run it especially in relation to something thats safety critical?

If you can't afford the extra £50 then sell the car.

Looks to me he is interested in going for bigger rubber.

Fraser

You think? I think, because he mentioned the price, he's always run cars with like, 185/55/15 rubber, which is cheap and plentiful. Now his new Primera has these MAHOOSIVE 205/60/16's and they're £100 a corner :) Of course, i could be wrong and talking bollocks....

mytyres.co.uk show branded tyres (toyo) for under 50 quid, contis at 64 quid, don't seem expensive to me, especially for putting on a 2 yr old car. Shop around.

Going 215/55/16 gives a lot more choice but price about the same. Probably fit fine but usual issues of having to change them all at the same time (or put the bigger, grippier, new ones on the rear to stop it going tail out on fast corners) and everyone on here will whine about insurance too.

Thanks to all, sounds like there is a safety issue here? BTW my husband has just lost his job so I thought it was worth asking expert advice in case we were throwing money away unnecessarily!

Joanna

Only if the minor savings in the cost is so critical. Kind of begs the question "If you can't afford the £30 per wheel difference in tyres, what else doesn't get done?"

I'm sure he'll find another job. If there's a few mm of tread left on them I wouldn't start panicking yet. Also you can swap the fronts with the rears to make them last a bit longer as the fronts usually get worn more quickly.

Stick to the factory size, but use a different brand.

You'll find any number of the "medium quality" brands like Hankook, Fulda, Falken etc. will be HUGELY cheaper - to the tune of maybe 50% !

Avoid the ultra-budget brands - go for something somewhere in the middle !