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Hey LenT Indeed I was surprised they were very close to m external sourcing quotes and the fact they could do everything in one visit suited me ..all the other quotes were for individual tyres and then tracking ...so I would advise anyone to at least get your local dealershp to quite you as from what I seen there was very little difference in price and way more convenient . For the TPMS I did ask them and was told they do check it but that they would not expect that the batteries will die before about 12 years ..but they did check and confirm all mine were well withing safe limits and did not need changing .. Tracking check di reveal some adjustments needed ...from what I can see there were slight adjustments to tracking and camber on all wheels with the left front passenger one needing a bit more than the rest ..I knew this would be the case as you could visibly see wear on the outside of that tyre. But al i all I was very happy with the service .. Mike .

Hey David I went with the goodyear eagle F1 in the end a bit on the pricier end but seem to be a good tyre. Road noise is more acceptable as well. Apprecate your information hopeuflly it helps someone else on the forum looking for tyres . Mike.

Hey Goody12 I think if you read through the thread there were quite a few suggestions ...Linas P done a good breakdown I thik earlier .. I myself decided to splash out a little and go for the good year eagle F1 they were not cheap and had to sacrifice a few beers for them 🙂 ...but I think worthwhile considering the trust we put in tyres ... I also needed to get a full tracking done so sicked it up and got lexus to do it mainly for convenience or getting it all done in one place ..that being said I paid about £580 for everything that did include the luxury of having them collect and return the car and a free easy (free bring really questionable lol) But I think if you do not want to go ovwrboard like I did there were some good suggestions for more pocket friendly but still safe tyres on the thread .. Hopes it gets you the info you need Mike.

Hey @LenT Yep i think I am doing ok cost wise considering I don't even have to leave my house ...and indeed it is lexus MK .. They will call me on the day before so I will request they they test the TPMS then just to be sure ...fingers crossed they are all ok 🙂

@Mr_Groundhog Yeah totally agree even the Goodyear are picey but I tend to get good milage from tyres my days of burning rubber for no reason are gone lol. I now tend to try drive hybrid to see how much mpg I can eek out of a 2.5 litre engine ...taking into account you can never trust the reading on the car itself as it always over reports the milage on the is300 is not bad at all .. I did use pirelli before and even though a od grippy tyre I found they wear super fast so went for something that would give me a little more milage 🙂

All appreciate all the advice shared on your experiences it helped a whole lot. I have decided on the Goodyear Eagle F1 assmetric 6 tyres . It was a toss up between them and Michelin the dB level and slightly better fuel economy for Goodyear made the decision for me in the end as both are pretty close. Actually based on a suggestion from LenT I reached out to my dealership and they can indeed do the lot ...full wheel fitting + full alignment / camber / balancing . Whole lot in was £583 this include their collect and deliver which works for me I don't have to take time off work to get it done .Pricey I know I might have to curtail my pub visits this month 🙂 , but for convenience I think it works ..based on pricing online by the time I factor in my time hassle with taking off work and having to get tyres done separate to alignment it was working out about the same .. Anyway just wanted to let everyone know hopefully thread might help someone else out. Mike.

@IS300FSPORT Apreciate the info am going premium this time myself a bit pricier but I guess it is a very important part and with family in car I would prefer the confidence and feel it is worth the extra exense.

@bashedpotatoes Luckily enough I am 225/45/17 front and back so don't have the complications you have had ...so far based on the recommendations on here I am leaning towards either Michelin or Goodyear I will start to source prices soon ...I am currently researching companies iny locality (milton Keynes) which have hunter machines to do the all wheel tracking /camber adjustments ..if I can get both in one place may go that route.

Thanks Dave appreciate the info

Hey @LenT Yeah they done the previous tyre change as I had the car in for a service but my next one is way out so prob not an opipn and they never mentioned alignment that time which leads me to believe they don't have it as they would have surely mentioned it that time .. I will look up the tpms sensors for sure I had not realised these needed replacment ...out of interest would a good tyre / wheel alignment shop be able to do these or is it purely a lexus task ...any idea of cost for the 4 of them ?

@Bob99 Thanks will take a look at ATS and Protyre

Hi @Linas.P Good synopsis of my predicament ...I will prob ai for another premium brand for sure and already I am starting to see a trend which is what I was looking for ...Michelin looks to be in the lead after 2 replies but as you have added the Goodyear look like a good option ...I will do a search eventually across the recommended brands and see I'd I can get any deals ...yes I fully intend to get a full alignment done as you ay new set of threads is the ideal time ...was wondering if anyone on here had a recommendation around MK I have started to research myself anyway ...from what I gather the IS300 requires all wheel alignment so I want to get it done right .. Appreciate your info and vice thank you . Mike.

Hey @Bob99 I have seen a few posts mentioning Michelin so appreciate the info , out of interest did you get a full alignment completed as well ?

Hi All Hoping someone on here has a good recommendation for new tyres on an IS300h lexus 2014 model. I currently have hancock tyres on it and even though i have got good life out of these tyres the road noise is not so impressive now they are starting to wear down. So i was wondering if anyone on here had recommendations for good tyres from experience on their own cars ? Also if anyone can recommend a good place to balance / track the car in the milton keynes area that woudl be greatly appreciated i have noticed some wear on the outside of one of the front tyres , i think the car needs a full re-alignment so i will look to do this when changing the tyres. All help and suggestions apprecated. Regards Mike.

Hi Forum I was wondering if anyone had any experience of Chip tuning adding, i have recently got an IS220d and even though i like the cars internals (only have it a week) the fuel economy does not seem to be that great ( i previously had a 320d for a while and it had better economy) , anyway i came across some of these websites advertising chip tuning adding so i was wondering if anyone had any experience of this ? Do they do what they say on the tin or is it just all smoking mirrors , would appreciate any advice here ? Mike.