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Post by SR71 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:42 pm

ChrisRS4,

I have to say my F1's took a good while to get used to and I was mucking around with the pressures for a good few weeks to see what difference it made.

My P-Zero's were literally slick by the time I changed them and I thought they were fantastic in the dry...

I'm running 39psi up front and 37psi at the rear on the basis both rise by about 2psi once warmed up.

Personally I couldn't comment on whether I've got more grip or not...
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Post by mac4RS » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:46 pm

Personally I couldn't comment on whether I've got more grip or not...
I understand what you are saying Chris. I have thought ''is it my imagination etc''...I just feel more secure when driving hard on the F1's.

Even the wife thinks they are better...she now only averages just over 16mpg when driving it now...
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Post by theaxe » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:04 pm

If I was to go for a set of Pirellis do I want the Rossos (£217 on Blackcircles) or the Asimmetricos (£231)? What's the difference?
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Post by PetrolDave » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:18 pm

My RS4 came from the factory with Rossos - but I would never have them again (they only lasted 9,000 miles).
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Post by Mgbruce » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:25 am

4 x Rossos fitted last week for £715 @ Kwik-fit
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Post by P_G » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:48 am

Forgot to say had 4 275/30 R19 96Y Goodyear F1 Assymetric's fitted, £720 all in.
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Post by Ozrs4 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:16 pm

Sorry to sound lame but what's the recommended method to "scrub" new tyres in? TIA
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Post by pippyrips » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:14 pm

Drive on them. (Don't mean to be Facetious!)
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Post by pippyrips » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:40 pm

Mgbruce wrote: @ Kwik-fit
Brave man :shock:
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Post by Mgbruce » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:21 am

I tried various tyre shops and of which Kwik-fit was the cheapest plus they had the tyres in stock. I hate using Kwik-fit which is why I stood next to the car whilst they were being fitted.
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Post by rAudiguy » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:00 pm

Kwick-fit did a very good job of destroying all 4 of my RS6 alloys 3 years ago and I had to take them to court to get it sorted. for obvious reasons I won’t be using them again!!!!
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Post by ChrisRS4 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:37 pm

SR71 wrote:ChrisRS4,

I have to say my F1's took a good while to get used to and I was mucking around with the pressures for a good few weeks to see what difference it made.

My P-Zero's were literally slick by the time I changed them and I thought they were fantastic in the dry...

I'm running 39psi up front and 37psi at the rear on the basis both rise by about 2psi once warmed up.

Personally I couldn't comment on whether I've got more grip or not...
A belated thanks!! Ive been running on 40psi up front and 38psi at the rear with a similar logic and liking them a lot.
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Post by SR71 » Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:25 pm

Just FYI, Camskill are still doing 4 Vredestein 275/30/19's for £572 including postage...

I'm going for a set of these next...

It is possible to get 275/30/19's for £85 a corner and I'd love to know what kind of performance these tyres delivered...
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