Anyone heard of Oponeo tyre supplier? Are they a scam company?

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Has anyone used or heard of this tyre supplier. OPONEO?
They are selling my rears delivered for £116 incl. vat each , even my best tyre supplier never beaten before is £164 fitted.
OK the £116 becomes £130 once fitted by my careful guys.

Oponeo have a trust Pilot 4.6/5 stars, not brilliant but not appalling.

https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-detai...MIq-mAm9fi5QIVBZ-fCh1PwwEvEAkYBSABEgK-7_D_BwE

Just wondered if they are genuine tyres, or a scam company.

The only negative is they say they need 4/5 days for delivery.
As its a mainteNance change I could live with that to save £68!
 

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Used them once. Delivery took ages but otherwise ok.

Be careful regarding tyre age. They may be old tyres.
 

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As a point of interest I used Kwik-fit home fitting the other week for a set of 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres and the overall experience including price was 5*
 

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Also try Camskill and Tyre leader .(Tyre leader often sell tyres over a year old with a date )
 
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Used them once. Delivery took ages but otherwise ok.

Be careful regarding tyre age. They may be old tyres.
Thanks when you say “ages” was that days or weeks lol?

Yep the age of the tyre did concern me, some can be very old.
Especially nasty if they were stored vertical! (Apparently takes on a flat spot ... leading to thump Thump! Or so the rumour goes ...
 

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Used them a few times, very good, no issues.
 

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They come from Germany which might explain the delivery time. I also use MyTyres another German company.
 

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Used them twice, no problems, initially cheaper than the local sheds.

I find the cheapest available online price and take it to my local who price matches.
 

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Also try Camskill and Tyre leader .(Tyre leader often sell tyres over a year old with a date )
There is a legal age limit on tyres, what is it in the UK now Wighty, do you know?
 

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The general consensus is 5 years for tyre life but as far as I know there is no ruling on this in the UK, this is where the MoT pass comes into the equation ie, tyre tread depth and general carcass condition (which generally relates to cracking on the tread/sidewalls, bulges and splits)
 

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Think this will explain most, there is no effective legal stance as Such
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/tyre-s-date-of-manufacture
The general consensus is 5 years for tyre life but as far as I know there is no ruling on this in the UK, this is where the MoT pass comes into the equation ie, tyre tread depth and general carcass condition (which generally relates to cracking on the tread/sidewalls, bulges and splits)

There is a legal age limit on tyres, what is it in the UK now Wighty, do you know?

Lots of codswallop around tyre age. The furore was from a retreaded coach tyre that blew, from a cheap bodge job. No surprise there.

Some say 7 years, some say 5, some don't say if that is from date of manufacture or fitting. Service life, condition etc.

In reality how few car tyres actually reach these arbitrary 7 years that haven't worn out tread depth wise.

Cracking is from Ozone attack on a flexed area. Cheap tyres often from the east have poor anti ozone / oxidant properties as cheap fillers added to reduce cost. Ozone is created from electric generation so will EV cars adversely shorten tyre life?? UV protection is from carbon black, hence why tyres are black in colour, its relatively cheap and a by product.

Sellers of tyres will tell you the horror stories, as they are in the business of selling tyres. If the tyres were that unsafe, why would they be selling them in the first place??

Very difficult to determine inner delamination of a tyre carcass, although wheel scuffs are a good clue, steering geometry adjustment etc. In all probability a tyre will be knackered before any time limit put on them.
 

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I’m trying to use up some Goodyear efficient grip on the E class , two of them are 2008 & 2009 , still got 4+mm on them with no sidewall cracking or visible issues . Even the local tyre guy said there’s nothing wrong with them .
They are on my summer wheels so next year should see the rears out anyway .
 

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Lots of codswallop around tyre age. The furore was from a retreaded coach tyre that blew, from a cheap bodge job. No surprise there.

Some say 7 years, some say 5, some don't say if that is from date of manufacture or fitting. Service life, condition etc.

In reality how few car tyres actually reach these arbitrary 7 years that haven't worn out tread depth wise.

Cracking is from Ozone attack on a flexed area. Cheap tyres often from the east have poor anti ozone / oxidant properties as cheap fillers added to reduce cost. Ozone is created from electric generation so will EV cars adversely shorten tyre life?? UV protection is from carbon black, hence why tyres are black in colour, its relatively cheap and a by product.

Sellers of tyres will tell you the horror stories, as they are in the business of selling tyres. If the tyres were that unsafe, why would they be selling them in the first place??

Very difficult to determine inner delamination of a tyre carcass, although wheel scuffs are a good clue, steering geometry adjustment etc. In all probability a tyre will be knackered before any time limit put on them.
Agreed on this Keith, well said- if i wasn’t so lazy I’d have gone into similar detail remembering our ‘joint’ backgrounds (like the pun ?). Also storage can add or detract to the life even before they are fitted to the cars/vehicles
I have been interested on the Ozone issue and electrical motor (brush) sources , luckily technology has moved on somewhat
As you said, not many tyres in this country will be required to last beyond their tread wear limitations, in the US however.....
 

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Agreed on this Keith, well said- if i wasn’t so lazy I’d have gone into similar detail remembering our ‘joint’ backgrounds (like the pun ?). Also storage can add or detract to the life even before they are fitted to the cars/vehicles
I have been interested on the Ozone issue and electrical motor (brush) sources , luckily technology has moved on somewhat
As you said, not many tyres in this country will be required to last beyond their tread wear limitations, in the US however.....

I must admit John, the 'joint' thing crossed my mind when you posted the 'sporting bears' in another thread, when I swore I read 'dancing bears'!!! Must be all those funny chemicals we were exposed to in our earlier careers (TMTD [this alcohol is making me puke, must stop drinking it :rolleyes:], TMTM etc) :rolleyes::geek::D:cool::cool:

Kentucky has the highest Ozone density in the world, is it the 'blue grass', or amount of electricity generation creating it?

As you say tech has moved on, although as I learned at a lecture last week, some old tech is applied in 'new' tech arenas. Is there anything new under the sun, or just adaptations for uses not previously thought of?? Or is it just 'black magic'. ;):cool:
 

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I must admit John, the 'joint' thing crossed my mind when you posted the 'sporting bears' in another thread, when I swore I read 'dancing bears'!!! Must be all those funny chemicals we were exposed to in our earlier careers (TMTD [this alcohol is making me puke, must stop drinking it :rolleyes:], TMTM etc) :rolleyes::geek::D:cool::cool:

Kentucky has the highest Ozone density in the world, is it the 'blue grass', or amount of electricity generation creating it?

As you say tech has moved on, although as I learned at a lecture last week, some old tech is applied in 'new' tech arenas. Is there anything new under the sun, or just adaptations for uses not previously thought of?? Or is it just 'black magic'. ;):cool:
I particularly loved the Phalate based plasticisers Keith , nothing wrong with those m’boy no,no,no don’t worry
 

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I particularly loved the Phalate based plasticisers Keith , nothing wrong with those m’boy no,no,no don’t worry

Did you ever make those ashtrays with the psychedelic art effects in the injection moulding lessons!!! wtf were they made from? :shock::rolleyes:

That carcinogenic carbon black inhaled through the filters of the test sets where some bright spark union rep had unscrewed the sampler cap and put pelletised EPDM or Cryogenic ground polyisoprene nibs wiped in CB between the filters claiming it was getting into his lungs. As we led the development of COSHH and oil/polymer bound smalls to reduce airborne carcinogens. Happy days where 'that's impossible to do', but it were done and things like caplets in pharma were born. An age of discovery and innovation where R&D was understood. I did fail after spending £24m on one development, but the spin off is used daily in another application that our military members appreciate when fired upon. :cool::D
 

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