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| Thread ID: 150702 | 2022-05-30 04:57:00 | Cars..... | piroska (17583) | PC World Chat |
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| 1486551 | 2022-05-30 04:57:00 | Knew it was coming but still... Got a flat. Funny - my spare, first time ever used was a Toyo, brand new, never mind tyre, rim too....made the others look like rubbish. But anyway...my tyres are perished, not totally but rather enough. In Auckland it's easy....had a quick look, down here shocking what they want for tyres. The flat repair guys, I said no chinese ones, so what do they do? Quote me chinese. Meh. I was thinking I'd need to settle for the better of the crappier brands due to finances and prices down here or go for a very long drive (and not exactly economical is it) when finally a Hastings place quoted me $170 for Hankooks. So that will do. 4 of them. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1486552 | 2022-05-30 05:30:00 | Best deals over the last 20 years has been Tony's Tyre Service. Tennyson St. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1486553 | 2022-05-30 06:22:00 | Actually the Chinese ones that come with the imported cars are not to bad. Here in Wainui, they actually seem to last longer than the standard tyres in NZ. The Mrs brought a juke, on the 2nd year so far and still using the original Tyres when she brought it, just need to rotate as the back still look new. My own car unless you put on the more expensive tyres $$$$ the Wainui hill really rips them to hell and back ( esp the left Front). |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1486554 | 2022-05-30 06:34:00 | Actually the Chinese ones that come with the imported cars are not to bad. Here in Wainui, they actually seem to last longer than the standard tyres in NZ. The Mrs brought a juke, on the 2nd year so far and still using the original Tyres when she brought it, just need to rotate as the back still look new. My own car unless you put on the more expensive tyres $$$$ the Wainui hill really rips them to hell and back ( esp the left Front). are you sure they are Chinese? there is a lot of good Asian tire manufactures. we have had a couple of Chinese brands and they have been dreadful. rubber compound so hard it gets no grip. interestingly those tires the rubber all split like it was 100 years old. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1486555 | 2022-05-30 09:23:00 | Best deals over the last 20 years has been Tony's Tyre Service . Tennyson St . Um . Went there once in Auckland . Bad . Son went, got told he needed nitrogen in his tyres . The most recommended in general place here is Tiger Tyres . Rang him, and he's on my list for go to in future for tyre repairs and stuff, but I'll stick with Hankooks for the replacement . |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1486556 | 2022-05-30 09:24:00 | are you sure they are Chinese? there is a lot of good Asian tire manufactures. And Made IN China is not quite the same as Made BY China. Like motherboards... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1486557 | 2022-05-31 01:41:00 | What You Pay Is What You Get! Importers, Wholesalers, Dealers, etc., if you were to work out the costs backwards, will give you a guideline on the costs the Importers paid. At that price, they are probably the lower (or lowest) end of tyres in China, so, what do you expect? NZ businesses have high mark-ups, please take that into consideration. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1486558 | 2022-05-31 09:15:00 | What You Pay Varies By City is my point. Everything costs more down here. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1486559 | 2022-05-31 09:48:00 | What You Pay Varies By City is my point . Everything costs more down here . Rather pay more and live here, than live cheaper in Auckland . And I lived the first 21 years of my life in West Auckland . Ken ;) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1486560 | 2022-05-31 21:16:00 | I went to a Tony's Tires once, and I'll never go there again! Absolutely awful lot. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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