Tyres in Cork

corblimey

Anyone know a good reliable and cheap place that I can get 4 new tyres in or around Cork city?

Rowley Birkin QC

Rathcormac tyres, they know their stuff.

exactiv

I've always gone to Tyre World on Tramore Road (just off the link). The guy who owns it is sound out. Cheap enough too.

techie

Any on the Ricky Galvin outlets around the city would be good.

exactiv

I've always found them to be expensive. They were quoting €20 more per tyre the last time I got the car re-shod.

techie

exactiv wrote:

I've always found them to be expensive. They were quoting €20 more per tyre the last time I got the car re-shod.

Never found that, I got 4 tyres there recently for the same price Dessies were quoting me for them but Galvins were closer to me

exactiv

Must've been the week I called Or else I bought some dodgey shit off of the lad on the Tramore road

rymus

always used the Ricky Galvins at the end of Forge Hill.. never any problems.

maidhc

bigkev49 wrote:

Rathcormac tyres, they know their stuff.

I wouldn't say they know their stuff (I have had war with them in the past over abortive attempts at fixing car and tractor tyres), but the prices are very right for good quality tyres. They were far cheaper than Dessies when I put new boots on my car at the start of they year.

Corbetts near the Mercy hospital are good to deal with too, and the Lassa tyres they favour are pretty OK.

crosstownk

I've used Treadwell from time to time and I find them quite reasonable. Hanover times aren't too bad either.

Rowley Birkin QC

maidhc wrote:

I wouldn't say they know their stuff (I have had war with them in the past over abortive attempts at fixing car and tractor tyres), but the prices are very right for good quality tyres. They were far cheaper than Dessies when I put new boots on my car at the start of they year.

Corbetts near the Mercy hospital are good to deal with too, and the Lassa tyres they favour are pretty OK.

Dunno maidhc, in the last six months Ive got tyres for my own yoke, an altezza, a skyline and a 2400 gallon connor vacuum tank!! all without a hitch and cheaper than any other place i rang.

maidhc

bigkev49 wrote:

Dunno maidhc, in the last six months Ive got tyres for my own yoke, an altezza, a skyline and a 2400 gallon connor vacuum tank!! all without a hitch and cheaper than any other place i rang.

Bloody big tanker.

My problems related to 3 attempts to repair a tyre for a New Holland tractor. On one occasion a worker rolled the wet tube across the yard and shoved it into the tyre without cleaning the stones off. I didn't say anything at the time but needless to say it lasted 5 minutes in the field! There was another saga relating to making a JCB tyre airtight. On another occasion I got 4 firestones that made the most unbelievable road noise, as if they were oval shaped. They were replaced without much hassle though.

Still, I deal with them all the time, and the prices are good.

littlejukka

there's a new place in midleton, KGW tyres, in the business park by the flyover at the cork side of the town.

KGW Tyres and Auto Services
Unit 4A, Europa Business Park
Midleton.
021-4630635
087-9894179

should be able to sort you out.

corblimey

littlejukka wrote:

there's a new place in midleton, KGW tyres, in the business park by the flyover at the cork side of the town.

KGW Tyres and Auto Services
Unit 4A, Europa Business Park
Midleton.
021-4630635
087-9894179

should be able to sort you out.

They're certainly the cheapest I've been quoted so far, and the handiest. I assume you've used them with no problems?

littlejukka

yeah. got sorted with a set of pirellis for new alloys, new clutch, brakes done, a couple of services at this stage. no problems at all.

CuoreSportivo

Must say I dealt with KGW in the past and found them great, spent a small fortune with them over a couple of years. But I noticed that when they started putting their advertising signs up all around Midleton their prices started going up, and they put your car on the diagnostic machine for everything. The last straw came when I was charged €150 to have an ignition coil replaced. Funny thing is that the same thing happened to a buddy of mine shortly after and got it done for €135 at a main dealer. Strange times when the Main dealers are better value than your local Mechanic.

llcoob

There is a new place behind Lidl in Churchfield never dealt with them but their advertising says cheapest tyres on the northside, but thats prob comparing themselves to Dessies Tyres who are probably the dearest........

bazz26

This thread is 3 years old.

CuoreSportivo

Humble apologies, I was unaware that there was a statute of limitations on conversations. Perhaps you can tell me the exact cut off time for posting?

-Chris-

3 years is well past the cut-off. Read the Charter.

Start a new thread if you want.