cost of winter/summer wheel swap

[Dmilne]

Just had my summer tyres put back on and for the first time Mercedes Aberdeen charged me £62 for the privilege. Up until now I had paid £60 per annum for storage and the wheels were swapped twice a year. This was a good deal. At £184 this is not quite so good.
Just wondering what other dealerships charged?

 

[Frontstep]

The exercise is good for you

 

[Chrishazle]

About £20 for the storage stand by our back door (now in its 4th year, so £5pa so far and reducing), and about an hour on my driveway with a hydraulic jack, wheel brace and torque wrench.

 

[Rotorhead500]

I'm with Chris on this... Although will have to buy a 2nd set of alloys first.

Had my winter tyres put on in Nov and got a chunk taken out of one alloy.

Put the summers back on last month and got two more damaged alloys, both with a nice impression of the tyre press!

Fortunately, they are in need of a refurb as Mercedes Exeter refurbed them in May when I bought the car...

 

[Chrishazle]

That's why I bought a full set of wheels rather than the additional tyres I was offered - my car was on winters when I saw it, but MB Ashford replaced those with the owner's summer tyres before I took delivery - and offered me the winters for £150 (payable to previous owner).

Bide your time on eBay and you'll get lucky - but know EXACTLY the spec of the wheels you can buy. Interestingly, my S204 Elegance has standard 7J 16's with 205/55 tyresfor summer, but for winter I bought a set of 7 1/2J 16's with 225/50 winter tyres fitted, on rims that were an optional cost extra on the car - for not a lot more than I was offered the winter tyres at!! I prefer the look of them, just have to figure out how to get the summer tyres on the winter rims and vice versa without spending loads of money or throwing useable rubber away!

 

[brandwooddixon]

For £184 you could buy a reasonable set of second hand rims or maybe even most of a new set of steel ones.

Easier to swap - do it when it suits you - less wear and tear on your alloys and when stored flat (and pumped up) the tyres maintain their shape better.

Only previso is that the tyres should be protected from sunlight whilst in store.

 

[Frontstep]

I got a set of steel wheels with my winter tyres they are still on I am waiting for the snow

 

[Davelincs]

Ok I know summers on the way, but I am used to having a 4x4 car,, but now I have a rear wheel drive , I am looking into buying wheels and tyres before winter, could anyone recommend decent winter tyres
Thanks
Dave

 

[as400]

Ok I know summers on the way, but I am used to having a 4x4 car,, but now I have a rear wheel drive , I am looking into buying wheels and tyres before winter, could anyone recommend decent winter tyres
Thanks
Dave

These worked well for me

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Wintrac-Xtreme.htm

Look on Camskill or on Ebay as you can get some from Germany occasionally for good money.

 

[Davelincs]

Thanks for the reply
Dave

 

[Rotorhead500]

These worked well for me

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Wintrac-Xtreme.htm

Look on Camskill or on Ebay as you can get some from Germany occasionally for good money.

My brother ran these on his Rangey Sport for 2 winters - very well mannered!

I've run Nokian WR A3 and they were very good (and quiet-running), and ran Avon Ice Touring ST last winter - well behaved in cold & cold, and very wet conditions - didn't get to test them in the white stuff.

 

[Ricardo_e220]

Paid about £40-50 to swap summer to winter and back.... Then picked up a set of pre facelift alloys from one of the chaps here. 2 winters on and following an initial DIY refurb and £40 to refit them, it's a max hour to swap them whenever the weather looks right....so about £160 saved...oh and I will at least get next winter out of them before they get to 4mm and the recommended change point ( close to 30k ) edit to say mine have been hankook ones.

 

[ernieh]

Just had my summer tyres put back on and for the first time Mercedes Aberdeen charged me £62 for the privilege. Up until now I had paid £60 per annum for storage and the wheels were swapped twice a year. This was a good deal. At £184 this is not quite so good.
Just wondering what other dealerships charged?

Remember you are now dealing with Arnold and his Merry Men of double glazing salesmen.

One of them wanted £100 from me to bring a car to my local branch to view, an offer which I declined, not too politely it should be said. They later relented and brought the car and while I was viewing it, he was running in and out of the showroom with 'things to do'. I discovered later what he was doing when he presented me with an order form to sign. That I also declined, but about an hour later, I got a phone call from their Insurance arm offering me cover for the car I was buying from --l-n. Talk about psychological pressure...! Needless to say, I went elsewhere and a car was brought to the door to for my wife to view and we negotiated over a friendly cup of coffee.

I don't know how AC gets the business he does. I have always got on OK with the service staff, but this latest episode would put me off the whole organisation for good. <rant over>

Ernie