R C Nesbit > wrote:

> The 156 was in need of a pair of front tyres, but since my
> financial partners pulled out in June I am flat broke most
> of the time.
>
> So I called in to The Tyre Shop, purveyors of cheap rubber
> to the denizens of Ollerton (ex mining village) and bought
> a pair of economy branded fronts for the princely sum of
> £89 - the pair, balanced and fitted!
>
> I was somewhat wary, but they drove, tracked and sounded
> fine, and as luck would have it I've just driven 20 miles
> through heavy rain and they are OK in the wet as well!

Marangoni are usually the answer when you need cheap tyres for an Alfa.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce Selespeed - Alfa 75 TSpark Lusso -
Ducati 750SS - BMW R100RT - Toyota Prius T-Spirit