by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Cost and Where to Buy
TL;DR: The cheapest times to buy tyres in Australia are the big retail sale periods — End of Financial Year (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (late November) and the Boxing Day–New Year sales — plus footy-finals promotions in September and brand cashback cycles. But...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Cost and Where to Buy
TL;DR: A genuine buy-3-get-1-free tyre deal is effectively about 25% off a set of four — good value if the base price hasn’t been inflated first. The only reliable test is to compare the total fitted price of the whole set against a straight four-tyre quote...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Cost and Where to Buy
TL;DR: The tyre disposal levy on your fitting invoice is a small charge — commonly around $1–$5 per tyre as a 2026 guide — that covers your fitter collecting, storing and sending your old tyres for recycling. It is legitimate, not a rort: every used tyre has to be...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Cost and Where to Buy
TL;DR: A wheel alignment in Australia typically costs around $60–$120 as a 2026 guide. A front (two-wheel) alignment sits at the lower end; a full four-wheel alignment is dearer, and 4WDs, SUVs and lowered or lifted cars cost more again. Alignment is a separate job...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Best Time of Year to Buy Tyres in Australia Quick answer: The cheapest times to buy tyres in Australia are the big sale windows — End of Financial Year (June), Black Friday and Cyber Monday (late November), and the footy finals and Christmas/New Year periods. Brand...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Are Buy-3-Get-1-Free Tyre Deals Actually Good Value? Quick answer: A genuine buy-3-get-1-free tyre deal is effectively about 25% off a set of four — good value, but only if the base price of the three you pay for hasn’t been inflated. Always compare the total...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Tyre Pressures
Tyre Pressures for Corrugated Dirt Roads Quick answer: On corrugated dirt roads, drop your tyres to roughly 26–30 psi (from a typical sealed-road placard figure) and slow to about 60–80 km/h. The softer tyre absorbs the washboard instead of skipping across it,...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Tyre Pressures
Airing down is the single most important thing you’ll do before driving on sand. Dropping tyre pressure lengthens the tyre’s footprint so the vehicle floats over soft sand instead of digging in. Get it wrong and you’ll be bogged in minutes; get it...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Tyre Pressures
Two pressure numbers live on and around every car: the placard figure set by the vehicle maker, and the “max” pressure moulded into the tyre sidewall. They are not alternatives. Follow the placard for everyday driving — the sidewall number is a limit, not...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Cost and Where to Buy
A tyre quote can look reasonable and still be padded. The trick is knowing what a fair fitted price for four tyres should contain, then spotting the mark-ups, the “mandatory” extras and the sticker-price bait that push it higher. Here’s how to...