Hi there, I'm looking to replace my tyres but don't know anything about em!
Can anyone guide me on what's a good brand between $150-$200 per tyre?
Edit : I went with Potenza. Thanks for the help!
Tyre Recommendation for Camry Altise 215/60 r16
gardezee on 28/06/2022 - 17:26
Last edited 30/06/2022 - 11:49
Last edited 30/06/2022 - 11:49
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do you do much (daily/high speed) highway travelling? if yes, i would go with bridgestone/pirelli/any big brand.
if purely city driving (slow speeds) i would go for the cheapest $100/tyre. Austone and Winrun are some of my go-to' in this category.
Nothing like running over a pedestrian in the wet.
#justmustangthings
Cheap tyres don't last as long. I'd rather then more. Getting tyress changed is a hassle. And when you add in other costs
Thanks! Definitely some highway travelling involved.
Any idea whats the difference between Turanz vs Potenza? Most of it sounds like marketing jargon.
Both of them have a 4 for 3 offer.
Not sure, but I had the Turanza Serenity Plus on my Corolla. Great tyres; easily got 50K km out of them and probably could have gotten 60K but then my car was T-Boned and written off.
I have Turanza serenity plus on my corolla. 55K and still 6mm thread left. They are durable but the ride comfort is almost comparable to a 19th centry horse carriage. I'd never ever put hard compound tires on my car again, life is too short to suffer 2 hours a day just to save ~$100 a year. That I will spend on something I don't even need anyway.
On the Camry I have Michelin Primacy, both the first OEM set and the second set as well. They are soft compound and have the best most comfortable ride. They last about 30-40K depending on your driving style, but the extra comfort is very obvious and welcomed every day while driving the car.
From what i have read Potenza sound like soft compound.
It very much depends on your mindset. Are you prepared to save $100 this year and have a free 12-month kidney stone treatment every time you drive to work? Then Turanza it is.Nah I'd rather spend a little more tbh. I'll go with the Potenza!
Can get winruns / cheap tyres for even lesser, around $80-85 easily (without additional discounts e.g. discounted GC Card etc) After fitting
Personally I have had no problems yet with Winruns ( Mostly driven at highway speeds too, and been like 2 years+ wont care if I have to replace it at 4-7 years mark) or Rapid's budget range.
What made you think you could come to this forum and get advice on a Camry?
Oh wait
Finally a good car question. I agree with brownsound's post above.
A quick look on tyresales.com.au sees really decent Goodyear and Dunlop options around $125 fitted. That's without even a 3 for 4 deal.
Sorry sir…
…around $125 fitted.
….isn't in the range "between $150-$200 per tyre", requested by OP! š
Yep. Jax has Goodyear Eagle F1 Sport for $130 each fitted but they might be too cheap too.
Always thought expensive tyres add some form of value. After reading through the comments I'm think my budget was really high for my car lol
As a general concept yes but certain tyre sizes are extremely common and therefore good value. Camry fits that bill perfectly.
200 bux per tyre for a camry ?
MC6
What sort of driving do you do? City/highway? Nigel mansell or driving miss daisy? Do you want grip or longevity or in between?
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COMFORSER CF 510 HIGH PERFORMANCE 215/60R16 99V $65.45 ea + fitting
If you go with a slightly different sized tyre you can save further
GRENLANDER COLO H02 205/60R16 96V $62.10 ea + fitting
WINRUN R 330 195/60R16 89H $62.90 ea + fitting
Why would u suggest the 195/60R16 89??? 215/60R16 standard load is 95, might be an oversight but legit silly suggestion for that particular tyre size on a camry
A narrower tyre with a low load rating from a 'cheap' brand. What could possibly go wrong?
Well OP's post didn't mention any rating, now any specific Camry model, So without that info for a non Camry owner not really possible to know what tyre rating is needed for tyre.
Anyway if the standard rating is 95, then that's definitely the minimum one should buy.
And the above are just a suggestion, If playing with tyre sizes, can probably find a cheaper/better option to circumstances.
I didn't know that you can fit a different size on your car.
What's the advantage of going a different size?
@gardezee: Well some tyre geeks do modify tyre sizes to get woodo things
Like better grip, better feel, to spend more/less money, for aesthetics, acceleration etc.For a non tyre geeke, The only real advantage would be price or a better brand at cheaper price (otherwise a non tyre geeke person wouldn't give a dam about the other stuff.
Anyway You cannot change the RIM size of tyres, unless you buy new wheels, so stick to 16".
And some older cars only calculate speed on Speedometer with the tyre spinning ratio etc. so a change in tyre size could affect the speedometer too. (if CHANGED THE DRIVE WHEELS aka front wheels for a front wheel drive car)
e.g. if you put 205 60 R16, the actual speed will be like 1.79% lesser than the speedometer reading
@gardezee: Just stick to the oe size mate, don't fluff about changing the size. Ain't no race car unless you made it fully sick
gee… they all sound like quality brands… LMAO
Highly recommend that you purchase round tyres,they work so much better!
dunlop fm800 highly recommend on my 2nd set they last about 45-50,000km/
Bridgestone.