mate disappointed with eagle F1's

My problem with the Falkens is that beyond subjective opinion there is zero information on them other than the fact they are significantly cheaper than everything else.

As a result I refuse to even think about using them until I see quantifiable performance data on paper. Hopefully Autocar and Evo will include them in their next tyre test.
 
[TW]Fox;11855588 said:
My problem with the Falkens is that beyond subjective opinion there is zero information on them other than the fact they are significantly cheaper than everything else.

As a result I refuse to even think about using them until I see quantifiable performance data on paper. Hopefully Autocar and Evo will include them in their next tyre test.
Click to expand...

How about actually using a set! Its a better judge of performance than reading someone elses thoughts on paper ;)
 
paradigm said:
How about actually using a set! Its a better judge of performance than reading someone elses thoughts on paper ;)
Click to expand...

I'm not about to spend £550 on a set of tyres which may or may not be any good when I can view performance facts about other tyres on paper and make my choice from that :)

Chosing tyres sucks, pretty much. Make the wrong choice and you are stuck with them. Ask the wrong person and you get an uninformed opinion. It's impossible to know how useful the 'advice' you get from others is. Whilst proper tyre tests under controlled conditions are not ideal they are, in my opinion, the best chance we've got of accurately judging between 4-5 different make/models of tyres without testing them all personally.
 
I got over 10k out of my F1s on the rear and about 13k on the fronts but I changed them a bit earlier than needed.

I now have a set of Falken 452s on the rear with another set of F1s on the front. IMO the Falkens are decent for the price and fall short of the F1s in the wet but offer similar performance in the dry. Personally I wont get another set of Falkens but will go for a set of F1 Asymmetrics.
 
F1's are a soft tyre, a good tyre but soft and they do wear out quite quickly compared to some of the other ranges of tyres in my experience. My wife got about 6000 out of the ones I put on the front of her Golf GTi when the Bridgestones she had on before we over 12000 if I remember correctly. My be slightly out on the mileages, but I know their wear rate was MUCH quicker to the Bridgestones, but their grip, no least in the wet was better too.
 
i've had 2 sets of F1's on the fronts, both lasted about 10k miles and i like to throw my car into the corners, i had dunlop sport Sp01's on the rear which lasted almost 40k miles, i've gone and stuck them on the fronts now to compare, still driving the same and grip is still good on them.
 
[TW]Fox;11855588 said:
My problem with the Falkens is that beyond subjective opinion there is zero information on them other than the fact they are significantly cheaper than everything else.

As a result I refuse to even think about using them until I see quantifiable performance data on paper. Hopefully Autocar and Evo will include them in their next tyre test.
Click to expand...

Not much help but I had Falkens on the CTR when the Bridgestone plastic tyres wore out and they were infinitely better. I never tried any other tyres on that car so I can't compare much more than that I'm afraid.
 
Such a shame that all tyres are not properly tested. If I ever see figures on the Falkens that show them to perform better than F1's then my next set of tyres will Falkens but until then I dont really want to risk it.
 
Quite pleased with the F1's. Not so pleased that i'm going to form instant brand loyalty to them though. Pradas were as good as these in the dry, although not in the wet. I've never tested the F1's in the wet anyway.. but I guess if I never needed a harsh stop in the wet it may be useful.
 
wont be buying any after all (this month anyway)

my car has developed a severe erratic idle problem, pretty common on high miler mk3's, swirl flaps on inlet manfold, £350 fix :(

though it was odd when i only got 70 miles for £20 (some how associated with the flaps)

could be worse, could be a 320d
 
i think the parada spec 2's are awesome in the wet, found the F1's to be a very good dry tyre offering up plenty of rear end grip but yes a very soft tyre and prone to wearing when driven enthusiastically
 
DannyW said:
am sure even the cheapest of budget tyres last longer then 6k
Click to expand...

I can't believe you've said that ! :eek:

I wouldn't stick budget tyres on my car if you gave me them for free, I don't want to visit the ditch each time I get abit fighty with my car :(

I had a big argument with my dumb 22 year old sister a few months back.. she needed a new tyre for the front of her car, but instead of replacing it with the same ( Pirelli P3000 IIRC ) she went to this new tyre fitting place near prees heath.. and got a " CORSA 60 " fitted and was bragging about how it was a bargain at £20.. I tried telling her all about el cheapo ditch finders.. but it was like trying to talk to a brick wall.

edit - Damn you Para.. you Ninja ;)
 
Last edited:
fonzee said:
meh, grip is for pussies :p
Click to expand...

LOL,

tbh I used to think that, when I bought my car it had two completely different tyres on the back.. one a Barum and the other a uniroyal, I didn't mind until I was saying to myself " damn this car sticks well " down some back roads then hit some small bumps mid bend and ended up having some oposite lock action with me nearly having a heart attack ;)

F1's went on soon after :D
 
Tim said:
They stop being any good well before 6k too, much like RE010's.

F1's should be fine on a Mondeo. I suspect they'd wear much faster on an LCR, you can't really throw a Mondeo about anyway?
Click to expand...

...........were you in a different car when to me at the MM? ;) Spose it's not a normal mondeo.

I have and love the Yokohama Parada spec 2, and have seen a few st220 guys running them and loving them :) Good buy, and very predictable with a reasonable wear rate, i get about 8-10k out of mine with 200bhp through the front wheels and i live on twisty country roads.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom