Tyres

[Madbaz]

My wallet is feeling a bit light so I had to  get some budget tyres, however I'm quietly impressed so far.

4x Accelera Alpha 215 55 zr16 97w XL, @ Ã,£70 per corner fitted.

After my local garage put these on I felt a bit of tyre snobbyness coming on and decided to google them, I unsurprisingly found them a bit cheaper, but I also came across this review CLICKY which doesn't put them firmly last as I expected. I know they're a different size in the review but it gives a fair indication of performance compared to Dunlops and Falkens.

My own personal experience after a week is that they bite very well in the dry, and extremely well in the wet compared to other tyres I've used in the past.

[gregers]

hi mad,
i too have just had 2 fitted last week.a lot of smax owners have gone down this route rather then pay Ã,£180 for 1 on the conti's.
i paid that for the 2.
when i had my old mk2 i came to the thinking that as it is a mpv and not a bloody sports car then why pay out loads on rubber that WEARS very quickly,the dunlops on mine only lasted about 10k on the budgets i had fitted it was about 13-15k,lets face it WE aint driving a roller are we?

[Madbaz]

I agree it's not going to be driven on the limit so any possible loss in performance is negligible at normal road speed, I have to laugh as there rated at 300kph (180ish mph). As long as they last more than half of the branded tyres I promise I won't smile smugly.

[gregers]

i think you will be pleasently surprised as said previously the budgets on my old gal lasted longer then the premium brands,because there softer a compound.

[pabinlove]

just to add if it helps anyone, i found that budget tyres last longer i have used some called ling long 215 55 16 XL z they have a v style pattern tread, and i have never been found wanting rain or snow they never slip or slide, road noise is down compared to the other expensive ones i had on. And the price they are was last year Ã,£55.00 each fitted, milage i have gotten on a pair is 18,000 putting then on the back to start then on the front when i had to change the fronts, so for me very good value

[fattyboomboom]

where did you get your tyres from at that price bloody bargain me says my local garage want that for part worn for my shalaxy

[Mirez]

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/

That's one of the cheapest sites I've found
"VC5WST" get's you a further 5% off if you go for the westlake brand.

[gregers]

dunno if you have 'settyres' in your area,but in 1 town they wanted Ã,£118 and in another i got them for Ã,£90 each,this is for my smax.
but i allways played them off against one another.

[pabinlove]

the tyres came from my local kingsway tyres place, but that was last years prices so may have gone up abit, Off the top of my head as i cannot find the invoice a set of 4 with tracking came to Ã,£235 or near abouts i need some more for the front very soon so will post the invoice what i paid when i get them

[busboy]

Hi, I'm running my galaxy in Co.Donegal in Ireland, for the past 4 years I've been using Lassa tyres and I can't fault them for wear or handling. I last bought in October 2011 and they cost me 90 euros each.

[v6mikey]

I'm running nexen n3000 at the moment.  They have been good so far.  I think they might be getting noisier though as their wear down. Either that or I have a wheel bearing starting to make a slight noise.

Probably need some new tyres towards the end of this year.  I always love seeing a new set of tyres on the car. (but dont like paying for them)

[pabinlove]

hi to all
I'm running on 215 55 zr16 97w tyres which i have always replaced as they were on the car when i got it, and the tyre people give me them.
so my question is will 225 make a difference apart from my wallet? is it worth it can it be done should it be done, what do you all think? just asking as the tyre people asked why i have the 215 on.

[gregers]

i had 215's on my ghia gal.

[Mirez]

215/55/16 are what should be on there, minimum 95 rated and Extra Load (XL).

Changing to 225 makes the width 10mm wider, there's no reason why you can't change to 225 and theoretically it'll make it fractionally more sure footed but that's about it and I doubt you'll notice it.

[blue metal]

Hi
Do these tyres have to be reinforced walls
or commercial type

Blue metal

[gregers]

i do believe they have to be xl,but iirc i have read somewhere this depends on the wheel size???im sure the correct answer will be posted shortly.

[Mirez]

Tyres for all Galaxy's should be RF/XL (Reinforced / Extra Load) and a minimum index of 95

[blue metal]

mirez
I sruck lucky
I got the seller to MOT
the galaxy
He refitted 4 X 97 rated budget tyres
off his own accord
said old tyres were showing cracked walls 

plus marks for that one I think!!

Blue metal

[lavill78]

hi guys if you need tyres let me know i might be able to save you some money on them , i run cooper avons on mine 215 55 16  97 w CS6  found them to be great tyres , but i can help on any type of tyres you want