Evening everyone.
I'm going tyre shopping online at the moment and have ended up with a bit of a headache. Since owning my first Lexus, I have always sworn by replacing Bridgestone tyres with Michelin. I have found them to be an incredably quiet tyre compared to Bridgestones. On my LS430, the front tyres are Dunlop SP Sport's and on the back I have Michelin Piolot Sports. I have been looking at black circles and have found Continental Sport Contact 3 for £164.85 each and I have also found Michelin Piolot Sports at £175.26 each. I know there is less than £10 per tyre in it but I was wondering which tyres people on here would prefer to fit. Would it make it better if I stuck to the Michelin's so I had the same on each corner or doesn't that really matter? Perhaps Tony from WIM might drop by and have a read of this.
Thanks everyone,
Jim.
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What size are they?
The Continental Sport Contact 3's are 245/45 R18 Y (100) reinforced (whatever that means 
) for £164.85 each and the Michelin Piolot Sport's are 245/45 R18 W (96) for £175.26 each. There is a £10 delivery charge on top of that. I'm looking for refienment as apposed to a sporty drive with loads of grip. It may have a sports suspension button (why you would want to make it more uncomfortable is beyone me) but I prefer to waft. Unless I'm using motorway slip roads where I love to give it a bit of wellie to get myself to motorway speeds. Can you fit them as well Tony?
Thanks,
Jim.
) for £164.85 each and the Michelin Piolot Sport's are 245/45 R18 W (96) for £175.26 each. There is a £10 delivery charge on top of that. I'm looking for refienment as apposed to a sporty drive with loads of grip. It may have a sports suspension button (why you would want to make it more uncomfortable is beyone me) but I prefer to waft. Unless I'm using motorway slip roads where I love to give it a bit of wellie to get myself to motorway speeds. Can you fit them as well Tony?Thanks,
Jim.
QUOTE(jsj24uk @ Aug 19 2008, 09:13 PM) 
The Continental Sport Contact 3's are 245/45 R18 Y (100) reinforced (whatever that means ) for £164.85 each and the Michelin Piolot Sport's are 245/45 R18 W (96) for £175.26 each. There is a £10 delivery charge on top of that. I'm looking for refienment as apposed to a sporty drive with loads of grip. It may have a sports suspension button (why you would want to make it more uncomfortable is beyone me) but I prefer to waft. Unless I'm using motorway slip roads where I love to give it a bit of wellie to get myself to motorway speeds. Can you fit them as well Tony?
Thanks,
Jim.
) for £164.85 each and the Michelin Piolot Sport's are 245/45 R18 W (96) for £175.26 each. There is a £10 delivery charge on top of that. I'm looking for refienment as apposed to a sporty drive with loads of grip. It may have a sports suspension button (why you would want to make it more uncomfortable is beyone me) but I prefer to waft. Unless I'm using motorway slip roads where I love to give it a bit of wellie to get myself to motorway speeds. Can you fit them as well Tony?Thanks,
Jim.
Yep i can fit them...... We have one of those new fangled fully automatic tyre changers.... All we do is input the wheel size and it removes/ fits the tyre.... while i have a fag.. ( smoking type if you know what i mean )
Let me do some research on the tyres tomorrow to see what's available and what benefits there are between them.
Thanks Tony. I look forward to hearing from you. I don't mind getting the Continentals at a special offer price but when I need a new pair and they are expensive then it will be difficult to afford them.
Hopefully I can get and see you before JAE if not it will be after.
Cheers,
Jim.
Hopefully I can get and see you before JAE if not it will be after.
Cheers,
Jim.
QUOTE(jsj24uk @ Aug 19 2008, 10:33 PM)
Thanks Tony. I look forward to hearing from you. I don't mind getting the Continentals at a special offer price but when I need a new pair and they are expensive then it will be difficult to afford them.
Hopefully I can get and see you before JAE if not it will be after.
Cheers,
Jim.
Hopefully I can get and see you before JAE if not it will be after.
Cheers,
Jim.
I hear you.... It's difficult times all round..... Lets see what i can come up with for LOC members?
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