Michelin pilot exalto

[DaveLiquid182]

Hi Guys



I have just contacted mytyres.co.uk about exalto 205/45R16 83V tyres. They tell me michelin no longer make these and we have to use 205/45ZR16 83W now @ £112.00 each.

Anyone else heard about this? Cos that makes it bloody expensive.

Or can you reccomend an equally good tyre.

Any help appreciated.



Dave

 

[blink172]

Yeah, cocopops was having the same trouble. The W is higher rated for speed i think, but its not on they hike the price as they have done. Try Blackcircles.co.uk or join costco

 

[DaveLiquid182]

Cheers blink

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

hmm, there may be some truth in that.

I cant find the V rated ones on mytyres.co.uk anymore.

That sucks, they were expensive enough as it is. And its not like most of us are going to need anywhere near 168mph treads.

 

[DaveLiquid182]

Yeah thats why i contacted them cos they dont list them now. Its a rip off.

 

[CocoPops]

TBH, I said this last week.

It smacks of a Renault/Michelin stitch up to be frank. I cant understand that Michelin would pull a tyre, so soon after a cars launch.

So what are Renault going to put on the car now?

 

[182_blue]

just another excuse to sell the 182 really

 

[CocoPops]

Well I just got a call from Britannia Tyres in Coventry to say that they have got my pair in for tomorrow.

£185 for the pair, fitted/balanced etc.

 

[182_blue]

are they the v rated ones

 

[blink172]

V or W rated Coco?

 

[CocoPops]

V rated.

 

[182_blue]

it looks like just mytyres cant get them then

 

[blink172]

Probably old stock. When i got mine before Xmas, they were delayed coming from Germany and i reckon it was this removal of the V option that caused the delay.

 

[CocoPops]

Just spoke to Michelin UK Technical and they said there are no plans to stop the 205/45/16 Exaltos V nor W.

They have 33 Vs in the UK and 40 Ws in stock.

 

[blink172]

So its just mytyres stopping the cheaper tyre to make more cash, oh well ill go else where next time.

 

[DaveLiquid182]

Coco

Could i have the number so i can try to locate a pair of Vs

Cheers Dave

 

[CocoPops]

Sure, here ya go:

Tel. 01782 403227/403325 taken from their website.

 

[DaveLiquid182]

Cheers

 

[Darren S]

Mine was W rated from Rapid Fit at £130 all in. Couldnt find the V rated one anywhere, but like phunkey says - its not like we need a 168mph-capable tyre, is it???

D.

 

[DaveLiquid182]

Just ordered a pair of Ws from mytyres. Couldnt find any Vs

 

[CocoPops]

Just had mine fitted.

£184 all in, fitted, balanced, new valves etc.

 

[rich[182]]

anyone know if this applies to the 195 exaltos ? I just put 2 exalto 195s on and will need another 2 by end of this summer

 

[DaveLiquid182]

No it doesnt.

Mytyres still list the v rated 195s @ £70 & a few pence each

Dave