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Originally Posted by itwasntme Hi Nirmalts,
Did you manage to go for the Lenso GTRs? Eagerly awaiting pictures!
ItWasntMe |
Hello all,
First of all, a big thanks to all you guys who helped me choose shoes for my Aveo cheers:. Special thanks to Ayyappan (of team-bhp) who spent half day with me to get the wheels fixed.
I finally went for Lenso GTR alloys + Yokohama S-Drive 195/50/R15.
Let me walk you through my shopping experience.
The biggest source of info was ofcourse "
Tyre & Alloy wheel Section" in Teambhp. It has all the info you need to choose alloys + tyres (plus a little extra information that could leave you easily confused on what to choose ).
The shops I visited in Blore were
1. Millivision
2. Sai Iyenger, Lalbagh Road
3. Sai Iyenger, CMH Road
4. Super Tyre, JC Road
5. Auto Fusion, Koramangala
Here are my impressions about the different dealers
1. Millivision
+ Very warm welcome
+ Main dealer for Yokohama in Bangalore and hence very competitive price for it
+ Knew team-bhp
- Deals with Advanti alloys only and hence was pushing it
- No tyre fitting, balancing or alignment
2. Sai Iyenger, Lalbagh Road
+ Mainly deals with Michelin and hence was pushing it
+ Tyre fixing and balancing available
+ Knew team-bhp
- Very busy shop, hence not much attention given
- Prices for Michelin and Yokohama quoted was high
- Offered very low price for stock tyres
- No alloys. Suggested the nearby shop Car Trendz for alloys.
- Wheel alignment not available
3. Sai Iyenger, CMH Road
+ Very warm welcome
+ Quoted same price for Yoko as Millivision
+ Offered the best price for alloys
+ (Ashwin) Knew team-bhp
- Shop in busy area. Congested shop
- Guys who fix the wheels dont know their job (see next post for details)
4. Super Tyre, JC Road
+ Competetive price for Lenso alloys
+ Tyre fixing, balancing and alignment available
- Doesn't deal with Yoko or Michelin
- Wasn't technically good
- Never knew team-bhp
5. Auto Fusion, Koramangala
+ Of course knew team-bhp. Thoquer was very co-operative
+ Lenso and League available
+ Quoted same price for Yoko as Millivision
+ Gives good suggestions
- No balancing and alignment available. Hence charges extra to get it done at a tyre shop
- Prices high for alloys
I finally went with Sai Iyenger, CMH Road. The deal was
Yokohama S-Drive 195/50/R15 - Rs.3,950 per tyre (incl tax and 3 year warranty)
Lenso GTR (set of 5) - Rs.20,000. Includes fixing, balancing, alignment, valves
Chrome Nuts - Rs.1,000
Stock Tyre 185/60/R14 buy back (Run 6K on it) - Rs.1,140 per tyre
The total came to Rs. 35,050 (no rounding off in the end for Rs.50 by the dealer)
Did a long drive of about 700kms with the new wheels. Here are my observations
+ Handling and grip has definitly improved
+ Feels more confident while braking. Had to do a sudden brake at 100 Kmph and the vehicle came to a immediate halt without any skid
+ Rid quality has not been affected at all (atleast I could not find any difference)
+ Vehicle seems planted on the road better at high speeds (went upto 140kmph. Not very high wrt to team-bhp standards
)
+ Aveo looks really good in 15''
- FE seems to have dropped slightly. Gave me tank to tank 11.84 kms/litre on highway. I used to get more than this on highway (will confirm after city drive)
Will post pics very soon (the car and tyre looks very dirty now after the long drive...). The car looks almost same as my last PS edited post.
Thanks once again,
Nirmal