Skoda RS replacement tyres - interesting

[brad]

if one was to import the tyres, how much would it cost, approx/avg, to get the old ones off, and the new ones fitted & balanced.
wat sorta prices we looking at to get 4 tyres in?

Jax charge $7.50 a tyre (I'm told, haven't checked) but the average is $10-$15, $20 and you are being bent over. $7.50 sounds excessively cheap to me as the disposal fee is about $2 a tyre. Anyway, budget on $60 for the 4 and you'll be pretty right

[wombatoutofhell]

Roughly what's the price for shipping?
I'd allow for an alignment as well as fitting.

[brad]

Roughly what's the price for shipping?
I'd allow for an alignment as well as fitting.

last time I looked, ~USD180 for 2; ~USD280 for 4. Gone up a fraction I believe but AUD has strengthened too.

[DA\/E]

Jax charge $7.50 a tyre (I'm told, haven't checked) but the average is $10-$15, $20 and you are being bent over. $7.50 sounds excessively cheap to me as the disposal fee is about $2 a tyre. Anyway, budget on $60 for the 4 and you'll be pretty right

You're right. The $7.50 does sound suspiciously cheap.

I just had 2 done on the weekend, strip / fit / balance for $15 each, with a receipt.

But I just took the tyres / wheels in. If you are taking your car in, and taking up time on the hoist, as well as having to have the wheels removed from your car you should expect to pay a bit more. Its not a "five minute" job.

Last 3 tyres I have had changed, I was not charged a separate disposal fee. I think Bob Jane does that though. Guess he has to keep his (ex)wife in those pearls she collects.

[brad]

But I just took the tyres / wheels in. If you are taking your car in, and taking up time on the hoist, as well as having to have the wheels removed from your car you should expect to pay a bit more. Its not a "five minute" job.

Last 3 tyres I have had changed, I was not charged a separate disposal fee. I think Bob Jane does that though. Guess he has to keep his (ex)wife in those pearls she collects.

Like most things, you either pay seperate or it's incorporated in the price. If you are buying tyres, it will be incorporated because nobody likes a string of extra charges (look how much we all love "workshop supplies" when we get our service done). Trust me, it costs a bloody fortune to get rid of tyres if you are in the Sydney Metro - especially since retreads seem to have fallen in popularity.

R+R is normally the same price whether loose or up on the hoist - too confusing for the customers otherwise.

[DA\/E]

Well, I guess since I don't live in the Sydney Metro area I am lucky. My local guy has let me just chuck old tyres in his dumpster at no cost to me, but that's a working relationship I guess. He laughed the first time I asked them if they had a tyre disposal fee.

I'm guessing that places that have a one price fits all occasions approach will be more expensive than places that can be a little flexible in their pricing, as they would always have to allow for the most time consuming scenario.

Some customers are easily confused I guess....

[brad]

Some customers are easily confused I guess....

Lot's of dummies out there. Pays to keep it simple

[zach]

so you're looking at about AU360 or 90 a corner before pricing any tyres?
Is the saving and effort worth it? It may be for higher end stuff but then you may end paying duties and taxes.

[brad]

so you're looking at about AU360 or 90 a corner before pricing any tyres?
Is the saving and effort worth it? It may be for higher end stuff but then you may end paying duties and taxes.

In some cases it is, in others not. It was worth it for my mate to bring in his PS2s for his 3 series as a front pair & a rear pair 6 weeks apart. It was less than 1000 a pair so no duty or taxes.

There have been a few guys at Golf MKV that have bought wheels & even with the duty, it was worth it. Another mate brought in 2 sets of OZ Ultralegerra for his R32 and he saved $500 per set on the Australian price.

I guess it depends on whether you are comfortable buying from O/S and taking your chances with warranty & no backup & what you consider to be a worthwhile saving.

[BlackOctaviaRS]

Just had a very depressing trip to my tyre dealer - the front tyres are already gone after only 15600k's.

Haven't rotated them which was half the issue, wheel alignment seems to be the other issue. Back tyres are still perfect!

$519 per tyre for new Dunlop SP SportMaxx