Tyres in Canberra/Queanbeyan

[Frenchie]

Anyone know of a good tyre place in or around the ACT?

I'm specifically after 255/85 Maxxis Bighorns

TIA

[101RRS]

All I can say is ring around - Pats are normally very competitive but on some brands quite expensive as they are an independent - I went through all this a few weeks back for some BFG MT KM2s and ended up at Jax in Fyshwick - price quotes were all over the place - let your fingers do the talking.

If you can get up to Sydney - you can expect to get tyres 20-30% cheaper at places like Tempe Tyres and St George Tyres but for me the cost of fuel to drive there and back offset the savings.

Garry

[frantic]

Pity your timing wasnt better you and maybe a few others could have done a group buy and driven to sydney with all pitching in for fuel and carrying as many sets of tyres+ wheels to be fitted either in sydney or just take the tyres back to canberra for a local to fit;)
So if you save 20% a set call it $200, not worthwhile for 1 person(6hrs drive + $150 fuel min) but with 2+ it makes more economic sense, and you may be able to negotiate a further discout if your buying for 4 or 5 people or 20 tyres fitted onto the wheels that you put in a trailer or ute to take back to the ACT.

[101RRS]

Hmm - not too many people running 315/75R16s so a group buy for people between Sydney and Canberra probably would not have been viable - might have worked for smaller tyres though.

Garry

[Frenchie]

Thanks everyone, has anyone bought these tyres recently?

(Maxxis Bighorn 255/85R16)

Best price so far is $335 from Bob Jane which sounds about right.

[frantic]

Hmm - not too many people running 315/75R16s so a group buy for people between Sydney and Canberra probably would not have been viable - might have worked for smaller tyres though.

Garry

Maybe not but if you ring a shop and say we want 4- 315/75 and 8- 255/85 as well as 8- 285/75 or 235/85 BFG mt and maxi bighorns whats your best price fitted as we are coming to syd with a trailer, most would be happy to do 5 sets in 1 hit.:D

I had bighorn 255's fitted about 18 months ago nice tyre and wearing well so far back then was $295 each from a local wollongong dealer.