Uniroyal 195/55R13 80H TL RALLYE 340/55 U Tyres Group Buy / News

[Big Steve - Raider]

Further to these recent threads 1 & 2 regarding the sudden disapperance of Uniroyal 195/55 13 Tyres from all good tyre retailers; I've been on the phone today to a "Very Nice Man" from Uniroyal who has told me that the reason we can't find these tyres at the moment is:

THE MOULD IS BROKE!

He tells me that according to his system their is a note that says that production is due to re-commence soon when the new mould is finished!

His system also tells me that at the moment their is no date to cease production of these tyres (and the fact that they are going to the expense of having another mould produced is a good thing) which means they will probably be selling the tyres for a few years yet!

Whilst I was on the phone with him however, I asked him if they would be open to us setting up a group buy for the tyres DIRECT with Uniroyal (or Continental as they are now) which he said it would be something they would discuss with us depending upon how many people would be interested??

So guys.... Who would be interested in a group buy of 195/55 13 Tyres??

[dangerous dave]

nothing wrong with a good set of oe sized tyres better news it they'll be funky fresh and not sat about in warehouses for ages before we get sold them

i could very well be interested as i will want a set of fresh tyres on my phase 2's

[5teve L]

What do they work out at ?

[Tinka_Dill]

Nice one for doing the research on that Steve... I would definitely take a set of four Uni's

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

I would be interested

[Brigsy]

Good work Steve, Depending on price id be interested in a set

[Purple_rob]

Nice one Steve, I'd defo have a pair straight away, but probably buy in a pair depending on cost.

Thanks for taking this one that extra mile mate.

Rob

[markg]

Depending upon the price I would be interested in a pair.

[Wallace]

Also interested if the price doesn't pull my pants down and...........

[chris_t]

I'd be interested in 4

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Im in big stevO....

[Alan]

dont forget mee!!
set of 4 please

[Big Steve - Raider]

I'm not really one for lists so lets give one a try eh?

Put your name down and how many tyres you'd be interested in then I can find out a cost based on the number of takers:

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4

[Russ B]

I'm not really one for lists so lets give one a try eh?

Put your name down and how many tyres you'd be interested in then I can find out a cost based on the number of takers:

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5

[djinuk]

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5
10)Djinuk - 5

[Mattw]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

I'd be interested if price is right, 4 please ta..

[reco]

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5
10)Djinuk - 5
11) reco - 4

[Big Steve - Raider]

Wow, were almost up to 50!? I'm sure we can come up with a group buy with those sort of numbers!?

[5teve L]

Wow, were almost up to 50!? I'm sure we can come up with a group buy with those sort of numbers!?

Club shop, I'm sure Clee can find space for 50 + tyres

[Purple_rob]

Any news ?, tyres are getting quite hairy in this much wet.

Rob

[robbie506]

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5
10)Djinuk - 5
11) reco - 4
12) robbie506

[Big Steve - Raider]

You want to clarify the amount of tyres you want Robbie otherwise I'll put you down for 506!?

I'm waiting to hear back from Continental about the tyres & am working on a quantity of 50??

[The new Bill J]

Wow, were almost up to 50!? I'm sure we can come up with a group buy with those sort of numbers!?

Don't forget the RTOC rule

[robbie506]

You want to clarify the amount of tyres you want Robbie otherwise I'll put you down for 506!?

I'm waiting to hear back from Continental about the tyres & am working on a quantity of 50??

oops think 506 will be a few to many dont get through tyres that quick

it will be 4 depending on price otherwise 2 guess there will be delivery charge (courier) charge

[Big Steve - Raider]

Don't forget the RTOC rule

Don't you worry Birthday Billy Boy, £££ will need to be shown before I get lumbered with 50 tyres?!

[Sparkie]

you'd get lumbered with 33 of them according to the rtoc rule.

[Big Steve - Raider]

you'd get lumbered with 33 of them according to the rtoc rule.

And a 3'rd!

[J$£5GTT]

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5
10)Djinuk - 5
11) reco - 4
12) robbie506
13) J$£5GTT - 4

[VALE46]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Nice work Steve I would have a set no probs ( Would like a rough guide price).

[Big Steve - Raider]

1) Big Steve - 4
2) Dangerous Dave - 4
3) Tinka_Dill - 4
4) Purple_rob - 2
5) Markg - 2
6) Chris_t - 4
7) Jesus in the seat of a 5 - 4 (No doubt at a guess )
8) Alan - 4
9) Russ B - 5
10)Djinuk - 5
11) reco - 4
12) robbie506 - 2
13) J$£5GTT - 4
14) VALE46 - 4

52 Up to now!

[dangerous dave]

mattw wants 4 for his phase 2s.

[The new Bill J]

Steve, have you thought about asking Michelin to see if they'll dig out the old mould for the MXV's? I know that a few years ago, 'due to popular demand' they started remaking the old TRX's that the 5 Turbo/Turbo 2's wear.

The MXV's are 1,004.7 times better than the Uniroyal's

[JRP]

Steve, have you thought about asking Michelin to see if they'll dig out the old mould for the MXV's? I know that a few years ago, 'due to popular demand' they started remaking the old TRX's that the 5 Turbo/Turbo 2's wear.

The MXV's are 1,004.7 times better than the Uniroyal's

LOOK OUT if that happend i would pass a laugh or two marts direction

[J$£5GTT]

here we go better start another thread for the 4's an against's....

[Hoolio]

here we go better start another thread for the 4's an against's....

Eeeee another list.

[Big Steve - Raider]

Steve, have you thought about asking Michelin to see if they'll dig out the old mould for the MXV's? I know that a few years ago, 'due to popular demand' they started remaking the old TRX's that the 5 Turbo/Turbo 2's wear.

The MXV's are 1,004.7 times better than the Uniroyal's

I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids!

Made contact with Michelin now ALSO!

[J$£5GTT]

its billys big night soon his hormones are running riot....

[The new Bill J]

[Mat E]

I would be very interested in a set depending on price. Nice one for your hard work.

[Big Steve - Raider]

Just a quick update for you all.... NONE!

None of the feckers have returned my calls....

I shall be phoning them both tomorrow & not being fobbed off again with the old... they will call you back!

Rant Over

[Purple_rob]

Nice one!, I'm wondering if I should continue driving the car it feels so dangerous on these crap tyres.

Looking forward to hearing on this one.

[Big Steve - Raider]

Quick update for you all...

I've been in touch with both Continental (Uniroyal) and Michelin again.

Continental have told me that they would need for us to be a company and provide accounts & credit references to get an account to then purchase directly. The best option therefore would be for us to go through one of their largest Wholesales's & buy from them direct. I've been in touch with one wholesaler at the moment & had a price of £45 +VAT per tyre which isn't that good considering were trying to purchase 50+?? I'm going to speak to another wholesaler they've given me & see what their price is??

The interesting news though is with Michelin... I've been in touch with a good guy there who has done some research and confirmed that there isn't a classic option for a 195 55 13 and agrees with me that he see's an opportunity here for them to help us out. He needs to speak to the main decision maker on Monday & will then come back to me then?? It'd be interesting if Michelin would be willing to support us??

I'll keep you all posted when I hear....

As for you Rob, I don't think any of this is going to happen mega quickly so if you're tyres are feeling dangerous, please get yourself sorted out & safer sooner rather than later

[VALE46]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Hi steve , ref these tyres, I am in the motor trade and have a few good contacts in the tyre world I will do some digging as well for a bulk buy and see what I can find out, Thanks, John.

[Sam Fish]

I would be interested in a set if we can get a good discount. Otherwise Ill hold onto my pennies.

Steve, surely a RTOC member can use their company name as a distributor?
My old man may be interested. We wouldnt be able to place the order without the monies from everyone though. It would be alot of work to organise wouldnt it.
Storage wouldnt be too bad, if it was for only 2 weeks max.

The idea of buying direct is nice.

Good Efforts Steve

[jamie_8]

I've got some promising news regarding these tyres.

We've just had an online tyre ordering service from continental intstalled at work, so I thought I'd put in the tyre size to see if any info came up about them.

The latest is that there will be 46 uniroyal's available from continental from the 01/12/2010, and a few more available the week after. Once works added there bit on, they come out at £42 + vat.

If everyone's happy with this I could order these up at any point, the sooner the better though, just incase someone else snaps them up before me

[Hoolio]

That's really good news but I hope it doesn't stop the feelers going out about the MXV's which would be more desirable for some. (and me especially )

[dangerous dave]

I've got some promising news regarding these tyres.

We've just had an online tyre ordering service from continental intstalled at work, so I thought I'd put in the tyre size to see if any info came up about them.

The latest is that there will be 46 uniroyal's available from continental from the 01/12/2010, and a few more available the week after. Once works added there bit on, they come out at £42 + vat.

If everyone's happy with this I could order these up at any point, the sooner the better though, just incase someone else snaps them up before me

thats great stuff jamie, if we snap them up they WILL roll out another batch keeping some on the shelf..

STEVE - if you can't get better anywhere else steve drop jamie a msg and he'll get you in touch with my old manager. this tyre garage is a chain of around 20 in the southeast so not some 1 man band outfit that could turn us over.. you should know the garage steve as you dropped off that engine loom to me there a few years ago

if this went ahead people could arrange collection from the garage, collect themselves or i could cart some along the m4, surrey meet, ace meet if its on.. theres garages near oxford, farnham, kingston, leatherhead, so some could be collected there i believe..

nice work hunting the price down jamie

[jamie_8]

thats great stuff jamie, if we snap them up they WILL roll out another batch keeping some on the shelf..

STEVE - if you can't get better anywhere else steve drop jamie a msg and he'll get you in touch with my old manager. this tyre garage is a chain of around 20 in the southeast so not some 1 man band outfit that could turn us over.. you should know the garage steve as you dropped off that engine loom to me there a few years ago

if this went ahead people could arrange collection from the garage, collect themselves or i could cart some along the m4, surrey meet, ace meet if its on.. theres garages near oxford, farnham, kingston, leatherhead, so some could be collected there i believe..

nice work hunting the price down jamie

cheers dave

As dave said, people could collect direct from the garage, or could be delivered locally as dave has just kindly volunteered to deliver them (you was on about getting a bigger van anyway)

I'm not too keen on people collecting them from other garages tho, as tyres have been known to go missing whilst being delivered between branches before . Its better if all the tyres are in one place so I know where they all are instead of being scattered around the company.

Another option is for me to order the tyres in and then the club to buy the tyres and put them the club shop.

[robbie506]

i will have to take my name off the list as im selling up the 5 due to some tw@t breaking into it sorry guys.

[phase i 16 v turbo]

And so it starts