Porsche or similar Tyre “hotel”

[crockers]

Does anyone use the tyre hotel facilities. I gather Porsche charge around £500 pa to store and change wheels.

My Volvo dealer used to store mine free and charge £50 to swap them. That’s was a few years ago now.

I can get a tyre fitter to swap them on my drive for around £85 a session and store them in the garage.

I’m leaning very heavily towards this last option. What do you guys do (if you run a set of winters that is) ?

[sd1985]

I never change my tyres for the seasons, I’m to lazy

[Wolands Advocate]

£500?

Good grief! On my last car, our local BMW dealer here in central London used to do it for £180 per year - that covered two swaps per year and storage of the "off" wheel set in their tyre hotel. Sadly they closed the tyre hotel about two years ago, so thereafter I just had the local Kwikfit swap over the wheels as and when, and a friend kindly let me stash the off set at the back of their garage.

In Italy, for our Mini, the local tyre fitter charges me 100 euros a year for the two changes and storage - and that's even taking into account having to change the tyres over (didn't bother with a second set of alloys), rather than just bolting on and off two different sets of alloys with tyres.

[Scooby_Doo]

I bought a Porsche jack to fit mine, already have a torque wrench, so I swop them myself. It took about 75 mins, not quite formula one time but it was the first time I've used the Porsche jack. I used to store the spare set in my garage but 20" wheels take up a bit more room in front of my car so now store them in the shed.

[Tramcar]

Edinburgh will store them and change them for free so long as you’ve bought them through them.

[Wing Commander]

I used to get mine stored for free, but lately they charged (Swindon and Tewkesbury).

My winter wheels/tyres for sale as they no longer fit, after a brake upgrade.

[crockers]

To be honest £500 is a joke. How long does it take to swap 4 wheels? Usually done, I expect, by an apprentice. Then to store. They haven’t really thought this through. Firstly you buy the wheels & tyres. Then they’ve got you for replacements. Also fosters goodwill. This is what happens when bean counters run a business. It’s all for today. Oh well it’s not as if I have to use them.

[Wing Commander]

If you have suitable storage, £170 is a lot cheaper than £500.

[pmg]

4 years ago I approached my two nearest OPC's for quotes for a winter wheel set and storage and change costs. Both said they wanted £100 per change. The nearest OPC offered free storage so I went with them. and use them for service. I think the other wanted about £50 per 6 months for storage from memory.

7 wheel set swops on, I have never been charged for a swop. I have tended to time the with service work or MOT. i do not ask for loan car but tend depending on length of service but use nearby free hot desking services or use the OPC lounge/cafe. I am still not charged for service.

[GeeRam]

I'd rather run all-seasons instead.

Unless I lived high up and remote, or drove to the Alps etc., every winter for holibobs, decent all-seasons are OK for 95% of UK weather conditions.