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Hi guys,
I am looking to try and find out what the most common tyre sizes are at the moment on your daily car.
Basically I need to order a stock of new Tyres for the new business and don't want to waste what small funds I have by buying Tyres that I am going to struggle to sell so am looking for you guys to help me out please:d
Thanks for your time folks:thumb:
David.
195 65 15
205 55 16
185 55 15
245 40 18
not up on my smaller tyres im afraid.
Most vag replicas and ford ST's run 225/40/18,
sorry i meant to put 225 40 18, 245 40 18 is new a4 only.
take a look at some other tyre places websites..
ask your wholesaler what a common stock package would contain, then ask about sale or return,
215 or 225 45 and 40 17's come on nearly everything, which is why all the drifters aim to run them as there's a sea of partworns out there. That's gotta be a good place to start.
I remember when 195/60/14 and 205/55/15 were the daddy in tyres lol
Alot of newer run of the mill motors use 195/45/16's.
I will ask viking if they do a package deal incase that works out better for me, ano I won't have a discount as the said you need at least 2k spent a month to get one:(
David
can you not talk to another tyre place, a little out of the area to start gettin gyour stock?
215/40/17
225/40/18
195/60/15
...on mine.
The only thing is Viking can deliver 3 times a day but the rest only deliver once and it's not until after 2pm:(
Most large tyre companies offer a small stock of tyres on a sale or return basis. Ie they give you a small stock which will always be theirs, as you sell the tyres you purchase them and replace the stock. All depends on your business though. have you tried B.I.T.S?
Cheers John, are they a big company?
I haven't heard of them before mate.
David.
Powder blue vans, seen them about
Just googled them there, I thought it was a mobile fitting company
http://www.grouptyre.co.uk/
paul080803
23-05-12, 10:41 PM
On mine they are
185/60/14
195/45/15
195/50/15
235/35/19
265/30/19
BRoadGhost
24-05-12, 10:42 PM
195/45 r15
195/45 r16
195/40 r16
205/40 r17
Anyone know what size Tyres are on BMW X5s?
Something ridiculously large like 285/45/19
That is a half guess but I know it's somewhere around there, I actually had a look at the sidewalls on one a while ago as I couldn't believe the size of the tyres on the thing, think I looked up a new price for them as well and it went up to something like £400 a corner lol
novadave24
24-05-12, 11:04 PM
On my golf I got smart car tyres look good :)
Alot of newer run of the mill motors use 195/45/16's.
my mate works in kwik fit and gives some of my mates part worn tyres he gets in, when i asked him for 195/45/16s he said barely any cars run and he never sees them? said he could get 50s easy though cos thats what clio sports run? might just be lying to me so he doesnt have as many tyres to change lol
Any chance you could ask him what sizes they sell most of for me mate?
Try stapletons for supply?
Common sizes i fit day to day.
175/65/14 - H/T Rated
185/65/15 - H/T Rated
195/65/15 - H/T Rated (And a common small van size, usually R rated on Vans)
185/55/16 - T/V Rated
195/55/16 - T/V Rated (Size seems to be appearing on newer Corsa & Clio models)
205/55/16 - H/V Rated
215/50/17 - V Rated
225/40/18 - V/W Rated
245/40/18 - V/W Rated
Worth noting some BMW/Merc etc run staggered wheels.
Thats just off the top of my head.
Any chance you could ask him what sizes they sell most of for me mate?
The size's i've posted are what pass through my work mostly.
205/55/16 & 195/65/15 being most common, a majority of that is motability rather than paying customers though.
Try stapletons for supply?
Common sizes i fit day to day.
175/65/14 - H/T Rated
185/65/15 - H/T Rated
195/65/15 - H/T Rated (And a common small van size, usually R rated on Vans)
185/55/16 - T/V Rated
195/55/16 - T/V Rated (Size seems to be appearing on newer Corsa & Clio models)
205/55/16 - H/V Rated
215/50/17 - V Rated
225/40/18 - V/W Rated
245/40/18 - V/W Rated
Worth noting some BMW/Merc etc run staggered wheels.
Thats just off the top of my head.
Cheers Archie. That's a great help.
I was speaking to a guy up the road from my unit who sells used cars and he said he usually spends around 2-300 per week on getting part-worn tyres for cars.
Fingers crossed I get enough part-worn Tyres in to supply him.
No problem mate.
If theres anything i can help with drop me a PM i'd be happy to help.
Just watch with part worns, sometimes a tyre might look perfect til you blow it up and its got a big bulge on the sidewall lol
dc, hes on holiday at the moment but i'll try ask him when hes back on monday. if a dont get back to you text me start of next week n i'll go round n see him. scrapping that saxo by the way lol piece of french ****!
dc, hes on holiday at the moment but i'll try ask him when hes back on monday. if a dont get back to you text me start of next week n i'll go round n see him. scrapping that saxo by the way lol piece of french ****!
Lol get it broken down and make your cash back;)
Nova-nation
25-05-12, 08:18 AM
If you can throw out cheap 195 45 15's you'll make a killing!
195 45 15 wanli £45 fitted. Is that a good price?
195 45 15 wanli £45 fitted. Is that a good price?
Not fantastic tbh, I used to get a set of Kumho KU31's which will grip a hell of a lot better than wanli's, fitted for £140-150.
yeah but they will be from a well established companys who will have decent discounts set up, i used to pay £50 a corner for avon tyres 10years ago.
i can supply and fit yokohama sdrives at £60 a corner.
yeah but they will be from a well established companys who will have decent discounts set up, i used to pay £50 a corner for avon tyres 10years ago.
That's a good reason for your price, but not a good reason to buy from you. It's a difficult situation I realise but I'd talk your way round a few suppliers and try and get somewhere near the larger companies.
TBH the place I used to get that price was only a small fitters in what I believe was a converted house, they could get 2 cars in at a time max, but they were cheap and more importantly did a good job, careful with painted wheels, used torque wrenches to tighten rather than just firing them on with a windy gun etc. They were honest too, if they could fix a tyre for a tenner rather than sell a new one at £100 they'd tell you that and be glad to spend the time on it. If you can't compete on price, compete on service.
That's a good reason for your price, but not a good reason to buy from you. It's a difficult situation I realise but I'd talk your way round a few suppliers and try and get somewhere near the larger companies.
TBH the place I used to get that price was only a small fitters in what I believe was a converted house, they could get 2 cars in at a time max, but they were cheap and more importantly did a good job, careful with painted wheels, used torque wrenches to tighten rather than just firing them on with a windy gun etc. They were honest too, if they could fix a tyre for a tenner rather than sell a new one at £100 they'd tell you that and be glad to spend the time on it. If you can't compete on price, compete on service.
That's what am hoping to do mate, there is actually more profit to be made from repairing a puncture than selling a new tyre.
I am just trying to get all the basics in so I can get the place open, new Tyres are so expensive but I really don't want to turn away work.
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