Cost of Tyres
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:03
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Echucan Bob
When I last bought tyres in 2007 I paid $300 for Cooper ST-Cs fitted in Kalgoorlie.
I thought with the relative increase in value of the $AUD v Greenback they would have been a bit cheaper by now. However, I just paid $370 fitted for STTs. Was I ripped off or is that about right? (LT 245/75 16s)
Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:10
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:10
Bob,
You have really compared Apples with Apples in this comparison ;)
Lots has happened in 4 years as
well in regards to tyre pricing.
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Battery Value Pty Ltd - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:16
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:16
Bob,
tyres are made from crude oil.
Look how easy we could get our hands on this stuff then, and what effort it takes now to extract enough for all of us - and you know the answer.
cheers, Peter
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 16:13
Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 16:13
wasnt oil dearer back then ($150 a barrel?)
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Reply By: Member - The Bushwhackers -NSW - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:22
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:22
G'day Bob
I paid $340 For Cooper Zeon LTZ 265/75/16 about 12 months ago,(would have to
check the receipt for exact date), so I guess the pricing is about standard.
I agree we should be seeing some benefit from the high Aussie dollar, so maybe we are all being ripped off! I mean, the high AU dollar gets blamed for everything being dearer!!
Cheers, Dave
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Follow Up By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:45
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:45
We are certianly getting benefit from the high dollar. Tyres are mainly made from oil and the price of that has risen steeply. Only the strong $ is saving us from much higher prices for tyres and at the bowser. If the oz dollar hadn't done its thing, fuel would be over $2 a litre now.
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:36
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:36
Good morning
The cost of imported rubber sheet has risen by 40% in the last 2 years .
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:47
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:47
Prefer Cotton myself.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:58
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:58
Gday Michael
They do stop the cotton sheets getting wet.....
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:39
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:39
Goooood comeback.
On a serious note I have just put a new set of BFG,s on $20.oo each cheaper than 2 years ago but disposal up $4.00 each.
Mike.
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Follow Up By: The Rambler( W.A.) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 13:15
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 13:15
Its not only the price has gone up considerably but here in WA(wait awhile) there is a big waiting time for some tyres--3 months for Hankook 235/85/16.I couldn't wait so bought Mickey Thompson for $290 each so hope they give me as good service as the Hankooks.
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Reply By: Patrol22 - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:59
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:59
I think we in Australia are still paying too much for tyres. There has been a discussion going on at work (we have a group of
recreation folders on outlook - one is 4WDriving) and there are a few guys who have recently imported BFG AT tyres from the US. They are saying that they get 5 delivered to the door (265/75R16 AT) for less than the $1000 GST free limit - freight included. The reason they went down this path in the first place is due to the fact that BFG tyres are pretty hard to come by at the present.
Personally I like to give the local bloke a go but it does seem that the mark up we have to pay is far too high.
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Follow Up By: muffin man - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:36
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:36
This is being tossed around alot lately. A bloke on another
forum posted a quote for the above from the US. By having them imported he saved $60 for a set of four tyres. The big thing was he could get the tyres within a week rather than waiting 4 months.
MM
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Follow Up By: Member - Des Lexic - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:41
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:41
G'day Patrol,
I've been looking into getting some new rubber from USA and they appear quite a lot cheaper. One Question if you don't mind but who organised thefreight, the outlet or the purchaser?
Des
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Follow Up By: muffin man - Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 10:40
Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 10:40
If you buy them from tireack they organise it about $400.
MM
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 15:59
Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 15:59
Like Muffin Man says Des.....the crowd used by the guys at work was
Tire Rack and as you can see from the discussion at the link that do the organising.
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Reply By: Notso - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:31
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:31
I just bought some Bridgestone D694 LT 245 70 16 for $243 Fitted, Balanced and Disposal of old.
2 years ago quoted $289 for same.
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:38
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:38
What has the cost of oil got to do with the cost of tyres, really?
What is the cost of a barrell of crude oil?
How many tyres will 1 barrell of oil make?
I would guess that the crude oil cost contained in a tyre is
well under $10, so if it doubled, so what. More to do with manufacturing, supply and demand, shipping, overherads and margins along the way.
Cheers,
Peter
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Follow Up By: Battery Value Pty Ltd - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:19
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:19
Hi Peter,
how are you?
...More to do with manufacturing, supply and demand, shipping, overherads and margins along the way....
The cost of oil affects all of these, not only the ingredients, that's why.
Secondly, in an attempt to pay the higher cost for oil based products, we have to use more of the oil to be successful at it.
You can't make money out of thin air.
So there are some inflationary pressures which can't be overcome as long as demand exceeds a constrained supply.
cheers, Peter
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Follow Up By: Peter_n_Margaret - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 11:03
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 11:03
G'day Peter. We are
well :-) and you?
You are correct of course, I guess the point I was trying to make (badly) is that the oil content of the tyre is not the big deal part of the equation and a tyre is not likely to be effected by the direct cost of oil a lot more than many other products.
Cheers,
Peter
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Reply By: MEMBER - Darian, SA - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:05
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:05
There are lots of variables in the pricing structure of every commodity, including the most important one ("how much would a consumer actually pay for this ? :-o). I bought 4 Cooper ST's (my size is 265/75/16) in the Alice 9 months back for $350 a piece fit and bal (BFG AT's were $400 ! - I got another one in
Adelaide 3 months ago for $10 less - I think at the time the ATR's, the AT3's and the ST-C's were all the same price in the Alice - the STT's were quite a few $ more (but the ST's were my pick anyway). I haven't bought anything in 245 for quite awhile.
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Reply By: Mr Pointyhead - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 11:58
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 11:58
Compare the price you paid in OZ with a US retailer like this:
http://www.tirerack.com/
Then remember to ship a bulk shipping container of tyres from the US to Australia costs about $10 per tyre.
Now, do you think that Australians are being ripped off on tyres prices ?
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 19:38
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 19:38
Mr PH
I looked up the site. They didn't have Coopers but some pretty impressive BFG muddies were less than $800 US.
The answer to your question is yes.
Bob
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Reply By: Andrea11 - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 15:29
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 15:29
Hi,
Last friday we put all new Cooper At3's on our car at a cost $297 each. We had cooper AT's on before that and never had an issue with them and got 70k out of them so we were more than happy to replace with cooper again.
Have a nice day
Andrea
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 19:42
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 19:42
Andrea,
mine lasted 4 yrs so in the scheme of things its not a bad investment. Still, I would have preferred to pay around $250 rather than $370.
Bob
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Reply By: Crackles - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:12
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:12
I just bought a set of Procomp Muddies & was told the price list has not changed in over 2 years as the increased production & transport costs have been offest by the stronger Aussie dollar.
Cheers craig.......
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