Tyre Choice

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Tyre Choice

Post by Ridgeway » Sun May 10, 2009 7:17 pm

I have to get some new Summer tyres, I'm still on my Winter Vredesteins :shock:

What are you all running ?

I guess that performance vs lifetime is the challenge...

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Post by no_RS » Sun May 10, 2009 7:44 pm

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.

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Post by Ridgeway » Sun May 10, 2009 9:02 pm

Will be getting some prices this week for the major brands to see how they fair on that aspect

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Post by chunky79 » Mon May 11, 2009 6:48 am

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)
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Post by Merlot » Sat May 16, 2009 6:47 pm

P Zero Rossos on mine after years of Sport Contact 2's. Impressed so far. Last set of SC2s had very poor wear.
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Post by mhopkins2007 » Sat May 16, 2009 7:41 pm

Toyo proxes you just cant beat em. They are what they say (summer tyre) but the fronts wont last the season

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Post by Ridgeway » Tue May 19, 2009 11:00 pm

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 ?

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Post by TiggerS4 » Wed May 20, 2009 12:08 pm

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!

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Post by Merlot » Wed May 20, 2009 1:23 pm

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.
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