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BEERBOY123
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:41 am

ATS - What size? Are you sure? No we have none.

Kwik Fit - Nope

Various other local outlets - Could get you some ordered (budget crap that is)

All rather frustrating. Ideally want Uniroyal or Michelin premium stuff. Fat chance!
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:43 am

try camskill online
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:00 pm

Try camskill first like Si said.

If for any reason they can't sort you, I've used www.blackcircles.com a couple of times for my missus car.

You can choose delivery only of fully fitted at a local independent.
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Also www.Blackcricles.co.uk and www.Etyres.co.uk also list a few options
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:37 pm

toyo pxt1-r go for bout £60 + post on ebay how much u gt to spend lol
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:18 pm

BEERBOY123 wrote:ATS - What size? Are you sure? No we have none.

Kwik Fit - Nope

Various other local outlets - Could get you some ordered (budget crap that is)

All rather frustrating. Ideally want Uniroyal or Michelin premium stuff. Fat chance!
Yeah, I had the same problem a couple of years ago when I was after Michelin Pilots.
There would be 1,2 or 3 in stock or none atall. In the end, National tyres tracked me a set down - keep persevering!!
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:39 pm

Cheers all, I'll try some of the links.
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:17 pm

the alternative is to go for a 205/50/15, there cheaper far more common and less rolly polly on the sidewalls, trade off is the car will sit a little lower and feel stiffer due to stiffer sidewalls.

iv been using the maxxis maz4 in this size for about 6 months now, pretty good and weighed in at £240 fitted for 4 as maxxis have little to no reputation in this country.
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m3.3.1 m20 thread - now running, chip needed - any volunteers?
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:23 pm

i have a very good complete set of 205/55 x 15s
PM if interested

cheers, Adi :)
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Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:54 pm

http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/fa ... 5-r15-88-v

£64 for falken inc postage iv used these guys they are from poland which i didnt realise until after i had ordered them but they turned within 4 days and were delivered by dpd
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Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:00 pm

Camskill for me. Fantastic service, and damn good on price. Pop round to your local tyre monkeys, and they fit and balance for next to nothing.

I'm running 205/55/15 Yokohoma A539's as summer tyres, which are very grippy, but are noisy.

And as an alternative, i'm running 195/60/15 Goodyear Ultragrip 8's as a winter tyre, and these are fantastic tyres, and don;t look out of place size wise.

Both are on 15" BBS.

Happy hunting. :thumb:
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