Tyre fitting

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owen080808
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Tyre fitting

Post by owen080808 » Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:04 am

Anyone want to recomed where i can get tyres fitted cheaply/quickly in glasgow before i give up and put more money in kwik fits pockets?
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Post by VanDerGraaf » Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:36 am

Yep, try Kahn's Autos just off of Allison Street- they charge £5 per tyre, don't know if that's cheaper than kwik-fit or not.

Give me a ring and i'll get directions for you!
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00 W210 Mercedes E430 V8 estate LPG .....wünderbar!
00 W210 Mercedes E320cdi estate dead, eaten alive
95 Citroën XM 2.5 TD estate dead
95 Citroën XM 2.1 TD stolen/dead
'97 Saab 9000 Aero gone
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"Scar", Vase Green '94 Turbo dead
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Post by piper1st » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:36 pm

The car wash on Maryhill road do it for £3 a tyre i think! :lol:
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1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
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Post by piper1st » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:12 am

how'd you get on with this Owen ... any luck?

I got prices per wheel:

Kahn Autos - 23-25, Garturk St, Glasgow, G42 8JG
Tel: 0141 424 1257

£5 to fit + £3.50 to balance

National Tyres And Autocare - 389, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3AD
Tel: 0141 551 8244

£9 to fit & balance

Kwik-Fit Tyre & Exhaust Centre - 1246-1256, Maryhill Rd, Glasgow, G20 9BJ
Tel: 0141 945 1343

£9.50 fit & balance

Not really enough in it to trapes around town huh!
Current:
Honda Civic ES I-VTEC
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previous:
BMW E46 330i SE Touring
VW Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion
Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 WRC
1995 (M) Dark Grey Metallic 480 Turbo
1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
1992 (J) Black Metallic 480ES 1.7i

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