Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2, is this cheap?

[Derelict-UK]

been looking for new tyres for ages, they aren't bald but will be close in a month or so.

Kwikfit of all people have a price for 195/50/r15 82V's at £53.30 each if you pay and book online, so including their disposal and valve/balance extras it comes to £255.20

Is this good?

And another thing, whats the deal with filling tyres with Nitrogen? Is it marketing bull or does it actually, and to quote from Kwikfit,

Have your tyres filled with Nitrogen and increase tyre life by up to 25%, improve road holding and handling and increase fuel economy by up to 5%!

Cheers.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Price is certainly reasonable, wouldn't bother with nitrogen though, complete gimmick.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

As far as I know, using nitrogen in tyres only has benefits if you're going on track. On the road it's pointless.

 

[m4rkie23]

is it a freebee?

 

[rory182]

nitrogen means after a long spirited drive on a hot day the pressures won't have varied much, its less temperature / pressure sensitive than air.

The claims for life and fuel economy will be from a lab under worst case conditions and in reality are grossly exaggerated I'd expect.

 

[Derelict-UK]

is it a freebee?

na, a quid extra per tyre.

 

[jenic]

na, a quid extra per tyre.

Last time i got tyres i turned down the nitrogen and he put it in anyway for free. He said they had to fill them all with nitrogen now as it was company policy, that was at HiQ btw.