Our little Peugeot 206 needs 2 new tyres and I'm thinking I might buy them on-line from Allo-Pneu, and have them fitted by one of the 3,500 French garages tied in to their scheme. If anyone has any experience of buying tyres this way, good or bad, I'd really appreciate hearing from them at chezfoz@gmail.com or on 05 63 31 70 84.
The last time I put two tyres on this car, the local garagiste charged me an eye-watering €277. The car does take an uncommon size, admittedly, (205-45-16) and it seems the only ones the garagiste could source quickly were "ZR" speed rated - good for 240 kph - hence the price. My devis from Allo-Pneu is for €150 plus fitting: maybe €185 in total. Too big a difference to ignore...
Thanks
Chris Robinson
