Autocar's Tyres Test 2007
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I have Pilot Sports on my car and I think they're pretty good in the wet
No their crap. It's your driving.
I've got Nankang NS-2 on the front of mine.
Superb grip in the dry, really good for the money. Wet grip is pretty shocking though. It's actually quite entertaining trying to keep the car on the road
Will be getting something tasty when I have some money. Nankang's can go on the rear.
Superb grip in the dry, really good for the money. Wet grip is pretty shocking though. It's actually quite entertaining trying to keep the car on the road
Will be getting something tasty when I have some money. Nankang's can go on the rear.
Current thinking from accident investigators is that you should not have less grip at the rear even if you have a FWD car. Apparently, a lot accidents are caused by loss of control due to the car 'fishtailing'. If you've even seen a motorway pile up in action, when cars 'fishtail' out of control due to a high speed swerve(s), you'll know what I mean.
Agree totally.
The NS2's aren't THAT bad thought, I don't expect them to just snap and let go... and I'm pretty cautious in the wet anyhow.
I'll see how they do. If the back end does snap out or perform unexpectedly, they'll be coming off don't worry
P.S. People who swerve are n00bs. Brake hard if you need to while assessing the situation and then move out of the way if you have to. If you find yourself in the position where you have to swerve hard enough to upset the balance of the car, you were too close anyway.
The NS2's aren't THAT bad thought, I don't expect them to just snap and let go... and I'm pretty cautious in the wet anyhow.
I'll see how they do. If the back end does snap out or perform unexpectedly, they'll be coming off don't worry
P.S. People who swerve are n00bs. Brake hard if you need to while assessing the situation and then move out of the way if you have to. If you find yourself in the position where you have to swerve hard enough to upset the balance of the car, you were too close anyway.
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hm ive never had the back end snap out on my car in any circumstance, ive lost traction at the front pretty easy but it is a saloon, not a lightweight hatchback so maybe tht has something to do with the better stability?
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I totally agree. It amazes me the amount of people who try and kid themselves that the Nankangwanglisuperduper's they bought for 25p are not that bad, really.
The 452's are poop compared to the F1's. Really, really, really wish i'd taken £10-20 on the chin and got F1's up front
However, had just bought the rims and the 452's were *supposed* to be a good alternative.
I'd rather walk than have them on my car.
The only excuse for having them on your car is that you bought the rims and they came with them free, and even then they only stay between your home and the tyre place
No tyre is going to save you from bad driving
Thought that Autocar test was interesting, not least because some of tyres perform better on RWD cars than FWD cars. Also the effectiveness of tyres degrade with age - quite significantly in some cases (see the Evo article). I bought some 17s off eBay a while ago, and they came with some P7s and although they *looked* okay, the bloke said that they'd been in his garage for a few months, so I bought replaced all 4 corners.
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I'd rather walk than have them on my car.
The only excuse for having them on your car is that you bought the rims and they came with them free, and even then they only stay between your home and the tyre place
Had NS-2's on my MK1 and for dry grip they were just slightly behind the Yoko prada's which were very good.
Both were bad in the wet,but tend to be careful in the wet anyway
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I'd rather walk than have them on my car.
The only excuse for having them on your car is that you bought the rims and they came with them free, and even then they only stay between your home and the tyre place
have to be better than the fedral and "champ" tyres im running lol.
rear 2 are both avon zz2's sp they are okay..
I'm glad you think its funny to have 3 completely different brands of tyres fitted to your car, including one ultra weird brand, but I think you might stop laughing if you knew the effect it has on your cars handling.
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yea the luck ive had with punctures and stuff isnt funny. Even one of my rears has had a puncture that i had to get repaired:/ still running that tyre.
this is why i want some new front rubber as currently the situation is less than ideal in the wet.
In the dry it doesnt matter because my car can hold a lot of latergal G's anyway
this is why i want some new front rubber as currently the situation is less than ideal in the wet.
In the dry it doesnt matter because my car can hold a lot of latergal G's anyway
I hope you don't drive anything faster than a Fiat 500
That sounds like some of the bilge sam83uk would come out with
In the dry it doesnt matter because my car can hold a lot of latergal G's anyway
That sounds like some of the bilge sam83uk would come out with