Tyres

Wondering what everyone here does for tyres. Priced a set of replacement Michelin PS2's for my 996 turbo ... $3500. Price from US (www.tirerack.com) including shipping, GST, customs is approx $2500. My tyre guy says that's way less than his cost. Anyone else get theirs from overseas?

 

How much is shipping and do they organise the whole thing?

 

Will they have the australian approval code stamped on the sidewall? Might be an insurance issue if not.

 

Shipping for a set is approx $200USD. They don't handle getting them in but from what I had read its just a matter of paying the duties/taxes when they arrive so they can be released for delivery. I guess they probably wouldn't have an australian approval code though.

 

I wouldn't be so sure, because it's a specialty tire (and the limited demand for them in Australia) Michelin might manufacture the same tyre for all markets, and hence carry the required markings. Only a close up picture would tell.

M

 

Thanks - have emailed them to request a pic

 

Ship the tyres one at a time for maximum savings!! (no import tax for items under $1k)
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549#e987

 

When you say "one at a time", if you received 4 separate boxes from the same source on one day, that wouldn't work, would it? So what time frame stagger is legitimate?

 

No to question 1. As per Customs site

To be honest I have never tried it but you would prob give it at least a week to be safe. A friend was looking at this option for rims from the states.

 

Use sea freight, far cheaper than air freight but you'll have a lead time of about 4 weeks.

If you use someone like DHL they will use one of their partners for this such as Danzas,

Also, tyres are tyres are far as customs will value them, create a proforma invoice attach the way bill and off you go

I bought a set in for my 996 couple years back and it was no probs all the way.

 

Check that out first..........

 

Don't we have free trade between here and the USA anyway?

 

one way traffic ... and who wants to trade with a broke country anyway ???????????????

 

Yeah they love us so much that starting 2010 they want to take your picture and thumbprint leaving the country as well as entering

 

Think that only applies to goods manufactured in USA

 

Are you talking about Australia or the U.S. bit hard to tell who is in the bigger mess. Oh!,,,,,,,,, wait a minute I forgot, Krudd said the recession is over, phew!!! now I can relax, I believe him.
MG

 

On the subject of tyres, have a set of speedline 355CH wheels with tyres that I need to get from the UK - will look around for shipping costs but any suggestions on who to use (sea freight is fine if cheaper)

 

I guess I'd find a general shipping broker in UK and put on a ship, tell them no hurry to get cheaper rate?

 

I have the Michelin Pilot Super sports now.
Need something slightly softer.
Considering the Pirelli Pzero or Pzero PZ4

 

15 years, not bad..