Tyres for Ford Focus an odd size?

[fullbeem]

Currently looking at replacing an axle set of Conti's but im finding the pricing of the 215/50 R17 a little difficult to fathom. Is it a case of rubber pricing going up recently, postcode lottery or is it due to just an odd sizing by Ford. 2015 Ford Focus Titanium for reference. Any tyre premium-ish is over £100 with replacement Conti's coming in at £130

205/55/16, 215/50/17 and 235/40/18 for reference is on the label inside the door

[Glosphil]

Unless you change your wheels to a larger diameter it appears you have no choice for tyre size except as currently fitted.

[mmm-five]

All these are from Camskill (per tyre)...

• Kumho PS71 Ecsta - £75
• Hankook V12 Evo 2 - £77
• Yoko BlueEarth GT AE51 - £79
• Vredestein Ultrac - £81
• Uniroyal RainSport 5 - £82
• Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 - £88
• Pirelli P7 Cinturato - £92
• Bridgestone Turanza T005 - £99
• Bridgestone Turanza T001 - £101
• Continental SportContact 5 - £103
• Continental PremiumContact 6 - £104
• Continental EcoContact 6 - £110
• Michelin Primacy 4 - £114
• Michelin Primacy 3 - £119
• Michelin Pilot Sport PS4 - £120

You could also consider going to 225/45r17 (tyre will be about 2% smaller) as there are a lot more/cheaper options - for example:

• Vredestein Ultrac - £54 (vs £81 above)
• Uniroyal RainSport 5 - £59 (vs £82 above)
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect - £136.

[Chris32345]

Less common size but pricing isn't too silly