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Tyre Choice
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:17 pm
by Ridgeway
I have to get some new Summer tyres, I'm still on my Winter Vredesteins
What are you all running ?
I guess that performance vs lifetime is the challenge...
RE: Tyre Choice
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:44 pm
by no_RS
I have Michelin Pilot Sport 2's on mine, have lasted just over a year and 10-12k miles. I am looking for new rubber but not sure which to choose, car had Conti Sport Contact 2's on when I bought it and was not overly impressed so the Michelins went on. I have heard good things about the Vredestein Ultrac-Sessenta and these are a lot cheaper than Michelins £134 fully fitted instead of £192 for Michelins.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:02 pm
by Ridgeway
Will be getting some prices this week for the major brands to see how they fair on that aspect
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 6:48 am
by chunky79
Got goodyear asym's on mine and very impressed with them, as are all the other people on rs246 who have them (lot's of them)
Dunc
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 6:47 pm
by Merlot
P Zero Rossos on mine after years of Sport Contact 2's. Impressed so far. Last set of SC2s had very poor wear.
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 7:41 pm
by mhopkins2007
Toyo proxes you just cant beat em. They are what they say (summer tyre) but the fronts wont last the season
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:00 pm
by Ridgeway
OK gone for some P-Zeros as I got then cheap, well cheap here anyway. In the end £110 each for standard 235x40x18 reckon they'd be cheaper in the UK ?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:08 pm
by TiggerS4
I got a cracking deal on some 235/35 x 19 Falken 452's from Tyre Northampton - so far I'm very impressed, at least as good as the Continental Sport Contacts I had on before. Had Goodyear Assymetrics on when I bought it, but they didn't last very long!
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:23 pm
by Merlot
About £550 a set in the UK for P Zeros. Would have been a better comparison with your's at last year's exchange rate.
PS Great tyre - I'm putting all my cars on them gradually.