No-one really seems to care about matching tyres here?

[TW]Fox;15819551 said:
Fifth Gear did one years back - a Renault Clio on premium, budget and mismatched tyres. The difference was quite remarkable.
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Interesting by mismatched do you mean mixing premium and budget together or say mixing 4 premium or 4 budget tyres.
 
iaind said:
Could we keep this on track, rather than taking a pop at someone because you dont like his car.

If you dont think a cheap hatchback needs good quality or matched tyres, perhaps you could explain why?
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Hey i dont mind his car (just not enough power for my liking in a big heavy shell), i drive and E39 M5 :D

And tbh ive had my fair share of cars, both performance and runabouts and i never could tell the difference on the cheaper cars as i never drove them hard.
 
cupofchow said:
Hey i dont mind his car, i drive and E39 M5 :D

And tbh ive had my fair share of cars, both performance and runabouts and i never could tell the difference on the cheaper cars as i never drove them hard.
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Cool, you should post it in the show your motors thread, lots of people here love those things.

Anyway, the main reason I see is stopping - an M5 is going to have the same inertia as a 520i (give or take) so will need the same amount of grip to stop it effectively. Other things like aquaplaning and comfort factors like road noise all make a different, good tyres aren't only beneficial on high performance cars, or even cars being driven to the limit.
 
iaind said:
Cool, you should post it in the show your motors thread, lots of people here love those things.

Anyway, the main reason I see is stopping - an M5 is going to have the same inertia as a 520i (give or take) so will need the same amount of grip to stop it effectively. Other things like aquaplaning and comfort factors like road noise all make a different, good tyres aren't only beneficial on high performance cars, or even cars being driven to the limit.
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M5 brakes are much bigger for starters and the tires are also wider (Rear 275-40-18's & Front 245-45-18) thus giving a lot me more stopping power.

I dont think i could tell any difference in road noise between my last set of tyres to the Continental Sport Contact 2's i run now as the cabin on the M5 is very well soundproofed.
 
cupofchow said:
M5 brakes are much bigger for starters and the tires are also wider (Rear 275-40-18's & Front 245-45-18) thus giving a lot me more stopping power.
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Ok the technicalities are fairly irrelevant - but cheapo tyres WILL significantly increase stopping distance, regardless of the car
 
cupofchow said:
Had it around 7-8 months :D will try and dig some out for you's.
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Really?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=15641507#post15641507

2nd Jan 2010, 15:12

cupofchow said:
what about a e39 m5 ? they can be picked up for between £10 - £13k has 4 doors and very quick.
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Princey said:
They are nice cars but I'm sure that the running costs far exceed anything I could afford.
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cupofchow said:
they get about 30miles to £10 fuel around town and 50miles on a run.

i would love one :D
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iaind said:
Ok the technicalities are fairly irrelevant - but cheapo tyres WILL significantly increase stopping distance, regardless of the car
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I wouldnt say significantly otherwise they wouldn't be allowed to go on cars as they would be as bad as bald tires.

I would say the softer and harder compounds would contribute more towards stopping distances.
 
Unfortunately the UK legislation on tyres is pretty laughable, but there's a lot of data that shows budget tyres do cause a big increase in stopping distance
 
I like to make my own tyres out of old shoe soles. I feel it makes my driving experience more interesting.

But in all seriousness, I find I replace an axel at a time. I find that my fronts out wear the rears by a fair bit, I think this is fairly normal?
 
Hairy said:
I like to make my own tyres out of old shoe soles. I feel it makes my driving experience more interesting.

But in all seriousness, I find I replace an axel at a time. I find that my fronts out wear the rears by a fair bit, I think this is fairly normal?
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In an FWD car, of course - the fronts are steering and driving, the backs are doing sod all
 
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