Hi Guys and Gals,
Needed new tyres all round along with full wheel alignment and rear brake pads so booked the motor in at the weekend at Merit Tyres in Hazlemere, High Wycombe.
Opted for the Dunlop Lexus Sp9000's MFS tyres as couldn't make my mind up between these and the Goodyear F1's. And received an excellent service from Merit's. Phoned up last week to ask for a quote. Was told tyres would be £126 all in, 4 wheel alignment would be £50 and rear pads would be £77.
Phoned back two days later to confirm and when the guy asked what I was quoted, I said £126 and he said, I can get them down to £111 (rarely hear of a company actually 'trying' to get the price down unless specifically asked).
Got the car down there, brakes ended up at £72, another £5 off and when it came to wheel alignment, he managed to get the toe adjustments and something else but the camber adjustments just wouldn't budge but he got an improvement. Still, he gave me a discount again cos he couldn't get it absolutely spot on.
So all in all, excellent service and pricing (in my opinion). :D
Only one thing that made me nervous, they have filled my tyres with nitrogen instead of air. Apparently, its better solution all round, less leakage and other benefits and they will check and refill FOC if required. Just not heard of this before. Is this a good idea?