Tyre Shop in SE QLD to buy my new COOPERS from?

Apparently the Bridgestone 697's are around $240 for 245/70/16 and at that price you can buy a couple of extras for the rotation options or to carry a case or two for outback where damage may occur.
By most accounts the 697's are a good thing.

The funny thing is for the same $Australian you can buy two Coopers in America, The cost of the warranty doubles the price here.
Ross M

Yes Ross, my 697's were $245 fitted, balanced, and the old tyres disposed of.
The Cooper's warranty has come in for a lot of criticism and derision on this forum. Is there no warranty in America?

G'day Allan
I looked at importing some Cooper's and found for half the equivalent $AUS you got the warranty and the TYRES/TIRES in America.

So they get same rubber rings as us for 1/2 the money.
A bulk purchase buy an Australia importer can get the rubber rings for less than the average American buys for and ( me not being an expert on importing) it seems that would pay for the shipping of the container full and some of the import duty too.

However, landed here (yes they must make a profit) the price has now doubled for the same outlay.

Anyone want cream on the strawberries after the caviar?

Same with Toyota hilux, In England their higher spec model than here costs 1/2 what we pay for them despite both being exported to the two countries. Greed by our importers not just a profit.
No I'm not mistaking $ and Euro's value.

Cheers

Ross M

Yes, I had some sidewall splitting too. Put it down to a lot of aired-down running. But???

they also advertise, flogging their product on tv !!

they have to pay for their ads somehow.

funny that you dont see a BFG ad on tv

some people "buy" into the advertisement..
"somehow" it must be good.......

Regardless of which it is (Tires or tyres) I don't get sold tyres/tires, I buy what I need, not what some pushy salesman/technician? tries to sell me.

By the time you get to my age, you get cynical when it comes to sales pitches and tend to research products for yourself.

Disco.

hi asmithy
anyway coopers usa has been bought out by apollo tyres in india
if you weren't aware

$275 plus fitting, balancing and disposal costs = ?

asmithy

Is that $275 + freight you mean? or plus what Allan mentioned? The total cost is the total cost in my book.

I had a Goodyear dealer charge me for disposal. Funny that, I was sure I carried 5 new bare rims into the store. Didn't they get snakey when corrected though.


MAZCAN
Does that mean we can get genuine Mahindra Muddies?

Ross M

You must have been the one with the Cooper's tyres!

If you are not getting them fitted in NSW take off the cost of fitting balancing and disposal, add the freight, you gotta be better off.

Bought two off Murfhys tyerpower in midland WA at $340 all up

Thanks Geoff, they are defiantely the cheapest, I'll be going there to get my tyres soon!

Cheers mate.