**Unofficial Tyre Thread**

May as well throw my two pence into the ring,

Strictly my own opinion and I cant comment on different cars.

Stock 2011 370Z GT – Staggered Front = 245/40/R19 Rear = 275/35/R19

Bridgestone RE050 – OEM tyre for the car so I use this as a base for comparison. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta – Very Slightly less grip than the Bridgestones with a lot of progression upto the point of peak grip. Due to the design of the tread it offered reasonable grip in the winter. Cheaper than the Bridgestones also. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti – Slightly more grip than the Sessanta with the same progression upto the point of peak grip. Not a great winter tyre but all my tyres have only ever been for summer. I just adjust my driving for wintery/cold conditions. Good even wear all round.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport – More grip than the Vorti. Occasionally you can really lean hard on this tyre, it will just dig itself into the road when pushed, very impressed. To approach the peak grip on public roads would require you travel at a vast rate of knots, I guess I really didn't want to push my luck and run out of talent at those speeds. A very capable tyre in the wet but will aquaplane like any other tyre if pushed.

However, my main beef with the tyres and the reason for my current set is that my rears only lasted around 6000 miles with the vast majority of the distance on the motorway. Uneven tyre wear on front and rears left around 6mm on the inside and 2mm on the outside. It concerned me so much that I had 4 wheel alignment done on my car to see if something had come loose or changed, too much toe in was under suspicion. The alignment report come back well within Nissan's recommended values and almost spot on. Tyre pressures were always checked and maintained. A real mystery as to why previous tyres had all worn with almost perfect symmetry yet the MPSS had this issue with outside wear.

Continental Sport Contact 6 (current tyre) – Still too early to tell but grip levels are at least equal to the MPSS with impressive turn in response. On high speed, open corners I feel the MPSS were more stable on entry, one could say that the MPSS felt lazy but sure footed in fast corners. I'm hoping this set will be more durable than the MPSS with at least good even wear.
 
I've got a screw in my tyre. Don't laugh, but should I pull/lever it out or screwdriver it out? Apparently it isn't very deep at all (and I haven't noticed any drop in pressure)and must have happened in the space of a week
 
almoststew1990 said:
I've got a screw in my tyre. Apparently it isn't very deep at all (and I haven't noticed any drop in pressure
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Put some soapy water over it and if it bubbles leave it in, or the tyre will go down when you pull it out. If not, pull it out and put soapy water on. If no bubbles, just put a dash of glue in with a wooden skewer to keep water etc.. out.
If it goes down, get it repaied.
 
Kinitawawi said:
May as well throw my two pence into the ring,

Strictly my own opinion and I cant comment on different cars.

Stock 2011 370Z GT – Staggered Front = 245/40/R19 Rear = 275/35/R19

Bridgestone RE050 – OEM tyre for the car so I use this as a base for comparison. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta – Very Slightly less grip than the Bridgestones with a lot of progression upto the point of peak grip. Due to the design of the tread it offered reasonable grip in the winter. Cheaper than the Bridgestones also. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti – Slightly more grip than the Sessanta with the same progression upto the point of peak grip. Not a great winter tyre but all my tyres have only ever been for summer. I just adjust my driving for wintery/cold conditions. Good even wear all round.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport – More grip than the Vorti. Occasionally you can really lean hard on this tyre, it will just dig itself into the road when pushed, very impressed. To approach the peak grip on public roads would require you travel at a vast rate of knots, I guess I really didn't want to push my luck and run out of talent at those speeds. A very capable tyre in the wet but will aquaplane like any other tyre if pushed.

However, my main beef with the tyres and the reason for my current set is that my rears only lasted around 6000 miles with the vast majority of the distance on the motorway. Uneven tyre wear on front and rears left around 6mm on the inside and 2mm on the outside. It concerned me so much that I had 4 wheel alignment done on my car to see if something had come loose or changed, too much toe in was under suspicion. The alignment report come back well within Nissan's recommended values and almost spot on. Tyre pressures were always checked and maintained. A real mystery as to why previous tyres had all worn with almost perfect symmetry yet the MPSS had this issue with outside wear.

Continental Sport Contact 6 (current tyre) – Still too early to tell but grip levels are at least equal to the MPSS with impressive turn in response. On high speed, open corners I feel the MPSS were more stable on entry, one could say that the MPSS felt lazy but sure footed in fast corners. I'm hoping this set will be more durable than the MPSS with at least good even wear.
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Interesting to read thanks. I've done a few thousand in the CSC6 now and still can't come to a solid conclusion on wear rate or wear pattern as they still seem to be even and loads of tread on the rears left to decide yet. Launching off from standstill when a short gap opens up at a junction or roundabout is much easier in the CSC6 over the MPSS on my car (265/30 rears). If they were cold then the PSS would slip causing DSC to kick in instantly and I'd miss the gap.
 
How critical (accurate?) are the tyre ratings for wet and fuel economy for normal everyday driving?

I am struggling to find any tyre rated higher than E on fuel economy for a kia picanto.
 
Kinitawawi said:
May as well throw my two pence into the ring,

Strictly my own opinion and I cant comment on different cars.

Stock 2011 370Z GT – Staggered Front = 245/40/R19 Rear = 275/35/R19

Bridgestone RE050 – OEM tyre for the car so I use this as a base for comparison. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta – Very Slightly less grip than the Bridgestones with a lot of progression upto the point of peak grip. Due to the design of the tread it offered reasonable grip in the winter. Cheaper than the Bridgestones also. Good even wear all round.

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti – Slightly more grip than the Sessanta with the same progression upto the point of peak grip. Not a great winter tyre but all my tyres have only ever been for summer. I just adjust my driving for wintery/cold conditions. Good even wear all round.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport – More grip than the Vorti. Occasionally you can really lean hard on this tyre, it will just dig itself into the road when pushed, very impressed. To approach the peak grip on public roads would require you travel at a vast rate of knots, I guess I really didn't want to push my luck and run out of talent at those speeds. A very capable tyre in the wet but will aquaplane like any other tyre if pushed.

However, my main beef with the tyres and the reason for my current set is that my rears only lasted around 6000 miles with the vast majority of the distance on the motorway. Uneven tyre wear on front and rears left around 6mm on the inside and 2mm on the outside. It concerned me so much that I had 4 wheel alignment done on my car to see if something had come loose or changed, too much toe in was under suspicion. The alignment report come back well within Nissan's recommended values and almost spot on. Tyre pressures were always checked and maintained. A real mystery as to why previous tyres had all worn with almost perfect symmetry yet the MPSS had this issue with outside wear.

Continental Sport Contact 6 (current tyre) – Still too early to tell but grip levels are at least equal to the MPSS with impressive turn in response. On high speed, open corners I feel the MPSS were more stable on entry, one could say that the MPSS felt lazy but sure footed in fast corners. I'm hoping this set will be more durable than the MPSS with at least good even wear.
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I'm surprised at your review of the MPSS, although I think this type is quite good it never lived up to the hype in terms of grip, but mine have lasted me very well. Granted I don't have a RWD car but I've done 15k ish miles and two full track days. The front's are almost at the limit but the rears still have 4mm remaining.

I'm thinking of the Continental Sport Contact 6 to replace the front's and wear rate will be a big deciding factor as I now do 1300 miles a month and they are about £25 cheaper per tyre than the MPSS.
 
Not sure whether to go for Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 3 or Pilot Sport 4 on my boat like handling E90. Based on this, I would prefer the quieter tyre. Given how new they both are, I don't suppose anyone has a view on this?
 
On the look out for some 17" tyres. Want premium but nothing over £90 a tyre fitted. Car is a Saab 9-5 Aero so no sticky semi slicks. Want something quiet while still having performance. Continental 5's seem like the best option according to online tyre tests but is there anything new that I should be looking for?
 
I've got Uniroyal rainsport 3s on my aero and they suit it well. Quiet and comfortable but keeps the front end in check nicely, impressively so in the wet. They're only about 70 quid a corner too. Remember to get the right load rating, they're apparently sensitive to that!
 
sigma said:
I find the AS3 to be woolly compared to the AS2 but I guess it depends on your car.
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Yeah I think I am going to stick to Conti 5's as the as3's seem a little hit and miss.

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Ended up going for the Eagle AS3. Mainly as they are a brand new tyre and Conti 5's are quite old now. Also I couldn't get Conti 5's in 94 load rating without spending a silly amount as the Saab is a heavy old beast.
 
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adam cool dude said:
Ended up going for the Eagle AS3. Mainly as they are a brand new tyre and Conti 5's are quite old now. Also I couldn't get Conti 5's in 94 load rating without spending a silly amount as the Saab is a heavy old beast.
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What size? I would have sold you mine, they're less than 1k old :p
 
I'll have to check but pretty sure I have the same. Size is definitely the same, will have to check whether they're XL, I think they might be. Fitted to a 200SX, so a relatively light car.

I actually ordered ASY2 on ebay but when they arrived I noticed they were ASY3 and didn't want to return them because I had used a voucher which I wouldn't have been able to use again, plus I thought that, naturally, the ASY3 would be better... should have realised from the mixed reviews - hope they're OK on your car. Another poster on here with an Evo says they're woolly too. I have been out and pottering about today and they're hardly a disaster but I could just be getting used to how they feel.
 
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It's nice to see progress moving so swiftly. I'm still rediculously impressed with the grip levels in the wet and dry of the Yoko v105's, so it's nice to know that the next tyres are again going to be an upgrade.
 
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