[nura]

Hi! I am thinking of buying a Ford Fiesta 1.6 Limited Edition. The vehicle is shod with 14" steel rims & MRF ZV2K 175/65 R14 tubeless tyres. I plan to buy 14" Ford alloys & the dealer is quoting 19.5K for 4 rims. I am also thinking of replacing the tyres with Michelin XM1+ 175/65 R14, for which my tyre shop is quoting 3700 per piece. I am not sure if this is with or without Michelin warranty. He is willing to give me 1800 - 2000 for the MRFs.
I am unwilling to upsize as I do not want to compromise my Ford warranty.
Are these sensible plans or can I get better/ cheaper?
Thanks in advance.
nura.

[Glifford]

Originally Posted by nura

Hi! I am thinking of buying a Ford Fiesta 1.6 Limited Edition. The vehicle is shod with 14" steel rims & MRF ZV2K 175/65 R14 tubeless tyres. I plan to buy 14" Ford alloys & the dealer is quoting 19.5K for 4 rims. I am also thinking of replacing the tyres with Michelin XM1+ 175/65 R14, for which my tyre shop is quoting 3700 per piece. I am not sure if this is with or without Michelin warranty. He is willing to give me 1800 - 2000 for the MRFs.
I am unwilling to upsize as I do not want to compromise my Ford warranty.
Are these sensible plans or can I get better/ cheaper?
Thanks in advance.
nura.

Not sure if this is the right thread. This one is for the Fusion actually.

Actually try getting the 15" OE Alloys that come as a standard on the Fiesta 1.6S. And they come with Goodyear 195/55R15 Eagle NCT5s. Since they fit a Fiesta Variant, I doubt you should have any warranty problems.

If you want, you can get lovely Assurances in that size too.

Cheers,

Glifford.

[nura]

Thanks, Glifford. And sorry for posting in the wrong thread. I am starting a new thread, as I have many more questions. Team BHP moderators may transfer my question to that thread if appropriate.
nura.

[Glifford]

An update:

Upgraded the stock (195/60R15 88H Goodyear GT3) tyres on my (Petrol) Ford Fusion + to Goodyear Assurance 205/60R15 91V upsizes.

Read about it in a separate thread (with pics ):

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540814

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540853

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540872

and

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540886

[deepfusion]

Originally Posted by Glifford

An update:

Upgraded the stock (195/60R15 88H Goodyear GT3) tyres on my (Petrol) Ford Fusion + to Goodyear Assurance 205/60R15 91V upsizes.

Read about it in a separate thread (with pics ):

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540814

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540853

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540872

and

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1540886

Hi.

Could you tell your reading of the assurance 205/60 after having driven these?

I am also planning to get the stock gt3 on my plus sometime in the near future, and your research izz gooood.

[Glifford]

Originally Posted by deepfusion

Could you tell your reading of the assurance 205/60 after having driven these?

I am also planning to get the stock gt3 on my plus sometime in the near future, and your research izz gooood.

Hi DeepFusion,

Sorry for a delayed reply! Was off TBHP for a while!

Well haven't driven much since October last when I got them fitted. Barely some 1200-1300 km. Have had one puncture.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1709670

Tyres have held up well and supremely confidence inspiring. Never once have they shown any signs of slippage. Must admit, not done a serious out of town trip as well!

Follow that thread for updates.