What tyres? 185/55/R15

toyotacelicagt4 · 20 Nov 2010 at 04:13

Morning all,

I'm after 2 front tyres for my wifes corsa. It has continental premium contacts all round at the mo and was wondering if its worth paying the bit extra for these? My only problem is that she drives the same speed whether its raining or dry, so my only requirement is that the tyre must grip well in the wet.

I know its only a small car but is it worth paying extra for premium tyres over budget/mid-range? So which tyres do you guys recommend?

Thanks

tigerstyle · 20 Nov 2010 at 05:11

Go for the ones with the free umbrella

But really: If you love your wife, buy her nice tyres, it's really that simple.

/edit: you have listed 2 pretty high performance cars in your sig, do you skimp on tyres for those? Why would your wifes car be any different?

iaind · 20 Nov 2010 at 08:21

At this sort of size, the difference between budget and decent brands is minimal, so there's even less of an excuse. They don't need to be high performance tyres, but good quality is important

deano · 20 Nov 2010 at 10:50

Yokohama C Drive2 tyres are great in dry/wet pretty much the same amount of grip

Ricochet J · 20 Nov 2010 at 11:36

I have Kuhmo KH-31 on my Focus.

All the details and the thread is here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18172848&highlight=kuhmo

I've had them for around two months now and they're absolutely fantastic. Dry grip is excellent. Wet grip is excellent. Stopping distances are excellent.

Xez · 20 Nov 2010 at 12:00

Last time I looked that particular size was quite expensive. A lot of people change to 195/50/R15 as they're near enough the same radius but cheaper! Might be worth a look in that size?

James07 · 20 Nov 2010 at 12:24

I need to sell 4 at that size, im in bradford if you wana buy all 4 for the price of 2?

saitrix · 20 Nov 2010 at 12:24

Go for continental premium contact 2's, £59 on camskill.

scoobyrichuk · 20 Nov 2010 at 12:36

saitrix said:
Go for continental premium contact 2's, £59 on camskill.

Slight overkill for a corsa maybe? Kuhmo ku31's are £37 each in that size on camskill, more than good enough for a corsa with tiny wheels IMO.

mjt · 20 Nov 2010 at 14:36

McHaMmEr said:
Slight overkill for a corsa maybe? Kuhmo ku31's are £37 each in that size on camskill, more than good enough for a corsa with tiny wheels IMO.

A Corsa might still have to do an emergency stop on a wet road one day..

ganesh · 20 Nov 2010 at 14:41

mjt said:
A Corsa might still have to do an emergency stop on a wet road one day..

Kumho KU31s are hardly ditchfinders now are they?

mjt · 20 Nov 2010 at 14:43

ganesh said:
Kumho KU31s are hardly ditchfinders now are they?

I wouldn't know, but saying CP2s "aren't worth it on a Corsa" is just stupid.

SB118 · 20 Nov 2010 at 15:04

mjt said:
I wouldn't know, but saying CP2s "aren't worth it on a Corsa" is just stupid.

Then again, can a Corsa get up to the speeds where the additional wet braking performance of the more expensive tyre is needed?

thedoc46 · 20 Nov 2010 at 16:14

I went budget once.. And only once..Yokohomo S-Drive. My car became so noisy i thought the axel was on the way out.. Cost me an absolute fortune, cos it was 4-new tyres that i had to throw away only after a couple of thousand miles.. Went with the Conti's in the end.. Stick with either Bridgstone, Continental, Michellin and even Dunlop or Pirelli's.. Can't go wrong then.. Personally, i just stick with the OEM's now, since thats where all the development was done on what was best for road noise and economy/ grip.

Kumho's, had a Jeep with a set of those on not all that long ago.. Went to turn a corner in a little bit of rain and thing lost control.. AVOID !

SB118 · 20 Nov 2010 at 16:23

thedoc46 said:
Kumho's, had a Jeep with a set of those on not all that long ago.. Went to turn a corner in a little bit of rain and thing lost control.. AVOID !

Which Kumho? Had nothing but good results with them. Odd pricing in some sizes, only 7-8 quid a corner from the bottom of the range stuff like KH11 up to the KU31.

Clarkey · 20 Nov 2010 at 16:49

thedoc46 said:
I went budget once.. And only once..Yokohomo S-Drive. My car became so noisy i thought the axel was on the way out.. Cost me an absolute fortune, cos it was 4-new tyres that i had to throw away only after a couple of thousand miles.. Went with the Conti's in the end.. Stick with either Bridgstone, Continental, Michellin and even Dunlop or Pirelli's.. Can't go wrong then.. Personally, i just stick with the OEM's now, since thats where all the development was done on what was best for road noise and economy/ grip.

Kumho's, had a Jeep with a set of those on not all that long ago.. Went to turn a corner in a little bit of rain and thing lost control.. AVOID !

Nout wrong with Yoko S.drive, is noise your only complaint?

deano · 20 Nov 2010 at 17:46

got Yoko S drive 2 and there fine

jon- · 20 Nov 2010 at 19:27

For something like a Corsa I would be tempted by the new Pirelli P6 CINTURATO. Won the European summer test this year and not overly expensive:

http://www.tyresearcher.com/TyreSearch_Tyre-Brand:Pirelli,All_185-55-15-.html

scoobyrichuk · 21 Nov 2010 at 14:51

mjt said:
A Corsa might still have to do an emergency stop on a wet road one day..

...And the Kuhmo's will be absolutely fine

They are not rubbish ditchfinders now are they? I'm using them on my Impreza and they're fine, I admit that I'm going to want some better tyres for trackdays but for road use they're fine.

thedoc46 · 21 Nov 2010 at 22:14

Clarkey said:
Nout wrong with Yoko S.drive, is noise your only complaint?

Yes noise was my only complaint, but you could also feel it through the entire car.. When i was braking, it really felt grindy. I was convinced since the tires were new that I had issues with the car's axel.. I had the dealer swap the wheels over from a car on the forecourt, that had Conti's. The same day I ordered four new Conti's.