Winter Tires Year-round - Page 3

Ace1 · #41 01.02.2012, 13:47

	Quote:	Belgianmum
	Blimey you are being ripped off. We pay 70chf a year at our local garage for them to store the rims plus tyres and swap them over twice a year. We're getting a bargain methinks.

Maybe, but I think you're right the first time - paying 300chf is a ripoff.

Personally, I prefer to do them myself, takes about an hour for two cars. But of course that depends on having the equipment, skillset and space to do so.

Which I have.

Now, if anyone wants to pay me 300chf a year to change and store their tyres for them I'll gladly oblige...

Ace1 · #42 01.02.2012, 13:54

	Quote:	Apollo55
	I have never experienced any problem driving on snow rain or dry. Had though some problems driving on ice but I don't think any other tire would have behaved better taking all things into account.

How would you know though?

Odile · #43 01.02.2012, 13:54

	Quote:	rob1
	NO.. tyre sets are classed as 1 item, they can not be split between a group

Well I am surprised. I can see how a double bed cannot be seen as 2 items, but tyres?
So go with 4 friends and take it in turn driving back and forth over the border, having coffee, lunch, a walk, etc, to break it up over a day

rob1 · #44 01.02.2012, 14:05

	Quote:	Odile
	Well I am surprised. I can see how a double bed cannot be seen as 2 items, but tyres? So go with 4 friends and take it in turn driving back and forth over the border, having coffee, lunch, a walk, etc, to break it up over a day

in thats case its single items, put 4 in/on a car and its 1 item

fatmanfilms · #45 01.02.2012, 14:40

	Quote:	Wallabies
	I used ATU and they charge 60CHF to change over including wheel alignment I have my own storage so not an issue

I don't believe wheel alignment is included at all, you might be thinking of the wheels being balanced.

Edit sorry this was already answered!

Buy 1 or 2 tyres at a time to stay bellow the 300CHF limit, or just save the hassel & use rifen direct which is way cheaper & they will deliver wherever you want.

Wallabies · #46 01.02.2012, 21:28

	Quote:	stvjulia
	I am originally from Europe! You know what happens when you make an assumption?

Great post my posting does make it look like I was having a dig at you.

Yeap ASSUME makes ASS out of U and ME

Humble pie tastes really nice, but your reply is much better then the abuse some people push at each other on this site hopefully mine is ok

FabrizioM · #47 16.03.2012, 18:08

If you are going to change your own wheels it's quicker with a trolley jack. I bought one in Jumbo Allschwil yesterday for 30 CHF. I think this may have been a barcode error

I thought the on shelf price was 130 for the 3 000 KG and 110 fro the 2 000 kg. I bought the 2 000KG one