petsar68
Member Since: 12 Feb 2009
Location: Queenstown - Central Otago
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I have a standard 2005 TDV6 HSE that needs new tyres. When i enquired i was quoted $495 NZD per tyre  which seems pretty expensive to me. Is that about right or is it just that i am out of touch, i am not sure which tyre they were quoting but it still seems alot.
Thankyou 1995 V8 ES - SOLD.
2005 TDV6 HSE - SOLD.
2006 RRS TDV6 SOLD.
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 11th Jan 2010 4:29 am |
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Zilch
Member Since: 24 Apr 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 131
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Unnecessary quote removed
I have standard 18 inch Goodyear Wranglers on my Sport 255/55/18 and they cost $425 Aussie a corner.. I think LR did go for the more expensive tyres out of the box  another Pommie from the darkside
MY20 Defender P400 SE
MY103 RR Sport TDv6
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| 11th Jan 2010 7:35 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Try other brands they are cheaper GG ATs or Cooper HT+ if you want a highway tyre. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 11th Jan 2010 9:36 am |
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mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
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Welll worth looking at what tyre they are suggesting you fit. Over here in the UK the general view seems to be that our standard fit (255/55/19 Pirelli Scorpion Zero) is sh!te. Consider what you want your car for and the kind of conditions you drive in and make a decision to look at other options.
If you are on 19" wheels then options are limited but folks seem to favour something along the lines of: -
Goodyear MT/R - great if you do lots of muddy stuff, decent value and ok wear rates but can be a bit noisy and may well cost you one or two mpg
Pirelli Scorpion AT/R - expensive but likely to get twice the number of miles as the Scorpion Zero and good grip
Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme - supposedly a great tyre if you need to cover winter (snowy or even very wet) conditions
Upgrade to 20" and the world opens up to you.
Whatever you do I would say don't just go with a dealers "replace as OEM" and have a think and look around at the options.
Regards
Craig 2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
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| 11th Jan 2010 10:09 am |
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