Tyres ftom USA so cheap.

**moorey** · 13th October 2010, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Treads

What brand & style?

Open to ideas this time......except procomp x terrains...most overrated/overpriced tyre i've ever used...
They will be my 'highway' tyres (35 simex spares for playing), but want mud tyres still. I have found great prices on maxxis today, but not convinced fully about them, having had buckshots as my highway set for last 2 years....absolutely useless in mud and slippery conditions. That said, 90% of the time, they will be for on the black stuff.
I can get them for $210 fitted or $245 for bighorn fitted.
Other best prices found (for tyres I like):
BFG km2s for $350
Mickeys (claws or mtz) for $330

**moorey** · 13th October 2010, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Hall

So that would be still under $1000 for Maxxis tyres with fitting. Not too bad.
Cheers Hall

(see my tyre prce thread)
33/12.5/15 buckshots $840 for 4 fitted
33/12.5/15 bighorn $980 for 4 fitted

the ONE exception to the tyre price rule I have found today

**Slunnie** · 13th October 2010, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by moorey

Tyre prices went through the roof when the aussie dollar went down, but seem to have stayed up even as we approach parity

My locals seem to all have similar prices, and most net deals I have found are ballpark, and not worth the drive to get.
Slunnie mentioned Tire Search Results and prices seem feasable, but I add our postcode and it isn't accepted as it isn't a 'zipcode'
Anyone else frustrated by prices at the moment, or have you found places passing on the savings?
I'm after 33/12.5/15s, btw.
Cheers

Moorey shoot them an email, they usually will have responded by the morning and you deal with just the one person. They also wont take Aussie credit cards due to privacy laws and them getting ripped - direct deposit only, but thats not too hard.

**moorey** · 13th October 2010, 11:17 PM

Have done so now, thanks marathon man.....

**3toes** · 14th October 2010, 05:51 AM

Do your tyres have to be marked with some kind of Australian standard to be road legal?

Here in the EU the manufacturers have a canny trick. You cannot take advantage of the same tyres where available cheaper from the rest of the world as they do not have the EU standards codes on them and hence are not road legal.

If found to be driving on non EU tyres and have an accident insurance companies will walk away from you.

**moorey** · 14th October 2010, 06:14 AM

Replied already

$1160 for 4, shipped, $290 per tyre. Not bad, but with fitting etc, not a huge saving. Cabbage maxxis looking good....with the extra savings to go into better shocks maybe...

**flagg** · 14th October 2010, 07:34 AM

Don't forget also that your Bank / Credit Card company etc will not use the 'official' exchange rate.. sometimes 5-10% lower..

**moorey** · 14th October 2010, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by flagg

Don't forget also that your Bank / Credit Card company etc will not use the 'official' exchange rate.. sometimes 5-10% lower..

last week they exchanged at close to 96c when i ordered lockers.....good enough I say

**moorey** · 14th October 2010, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by moorey

Replied already

$1160 for 4, shipped, $290 per tyre. Not bad, but with fitting etc, not a huge saving. Cabbage maxxis looking good....with the extra savings to go into better shocks maybe...

Correction, that was for 35's. He just emailed to say that 33's would be about $100 less.. 2 big thumbs up for prompt replies and service

**Ace** · 14th October 2010, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

dont know about Bathurst,,,
but in sunny Toowoomba ULP is less than $1.10pl,,,
thats a drop of nearly 20cpl in a month,,,

gas hasnt budged though

Still hovering at around $1.25 a litre here, diesel is about $1.27 or there abouts.

Matt

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