Show Us Your Motors!

mjt · 7 Nov 2017 at 08:25

That's why I don't understand why VX and Renault are putting 19" and 20" wheels as standard on some of their cars. They are supposed to be affordable family cars, but I doubt people are going to be splashing out on UHP tyres as the vast majority of people get their tyres fitted at dealers or kwik fit :/

£1000 for a set of new boots on a Scenic? Forget about it

Nevakonaza · 7 Nov 2017 at 09:15

Hyburnate said:
Can't say I'm a fan of those... Also, you should step back a bit in photos

they look much better than what was on there

the stock ones needed refurbishing bad and with the cost of refurb it was better to just get new alloys because one of the stock alloys was cracked anyway had to be welded but just personal preference aint it im not exactly a fan of Ferrari but others are?

geez they look like mg zr wheels,are those ditch finders too ?

They do actually

those wheels are what we got on the car..not our choice,still plenty or tread left on them so why replace.

Hyburnate · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:21

I've only ever had decent rubber and I don't exactly have a lot of confidence in my pzeros in the wet... let alone something like that

mjt · 7 Nov 2017 at 10:25

Nevakonaza said:
those wheels are what we got on the car..not our choice,still plenty or tread left on them so why replace.

Because they're complete *****.

Nevakonaza · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:12

Hyburnate said:
I've only ever had decent rubber and I don't exactly have a lot of confidence in my pzeros in the wet... let alone something like that

Not had any issues so far

also forgot to mention in the above reply,couldn't step back further to take photos theres a wall behind me there.

Joe T · 7 Nov 2017 at 12:50

Nevakonaza said:
Not had any issues so far

That's not how to do a risk assessment.

Glanza · 7 Nov 2017 at 13:54

Hyburnate said:
I've only ever had decent rubber and I don't exactly have a lot of confidence in my pzeros in the wet... let alone something like that

I've lost confidence with my pzeros in the wet this morning, wasn't exactly hooning on country lanes but I could feel them starting to give up. When I'm due a change going to give Michelin SS a try after the reviews on here.

peterwalkley · 7 Nov 2017 at 14:31

Glanza said:
I've lost confidence with my pzeros in the wet this morning, wasn't exactly hooning on country lanes but I could feel them starting to give up. When I'm due a change going to give Michelin SS a try after the reviews on here.

I changed all 4 of mine a while back to Pilot Sport 3's on the XJ and very glad I did. The PZero's are just rubbish in the wet, I would get wheel spin just setting off at the lights and I'm not being lead-footed or getting my boy-racer on. The tyre thread seems to recommend Pilot Sports a lot and I can see why. The PS3's were what was available in my sizes, otherwise I'd have gone for the PS4/PS4S (unless silly money time).

Hyburnate · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:37

Glanza said:
I've lost confidence with my pzeros in the wet this morning, wasn't exactly hooning on country lanes but I could feel them starting to give up. When I'm due a change going to give Michelin SS a try after the reviews on here.

Much the same here, they were on the car when I got them so no real lost cash here... In the dry they're awesome but in the colder weather they're just not designed for it

[TW]Fox · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:43

My car had Pzeros fitted at the factory. Awful, was glad to get them changed.

Robbo · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:44

I can recommend the CSC6, every bit as good as I hoped they would be, albeit not the cheapest.

wedrum · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:48

eagle f1 any good then ?

Robbo · 7 Nov 2017 at 15:50

wedrum said:
eagle f1 any good then ?

Yes, very.

wedrum · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:04

Robbo said:
Yes, very.

phew had some delivered today

[TW]Fox · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:15

wedrum said:
eagle f1 any good then ?

Happy with them here.

wedrum · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:20

[TW]Fox said:
Happy with them here.

its for a 325i E90, the fronts are avon zv5 which seem ok and lots of tread left, the rears are ditch finders that came with the car and terrible in the wet.
replacing the rears with the eagles, then once the fronts are low will change them too.

never understand why people scrimp on just a few quid more for much better tyres.

Akagi · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:40

I guess people just don't understand the importance, or just go to a tyre place and say "two tyres please" and thats that.

I'd rather have good part worn tyres than terrible new tyres if I'm in a pinch. When I had my Skoda I remember getting a pair of year old Michelins with 7MM of tread on them for less than a pair of 'Autogrip' tyres.

wedrum · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:42

Acme said:
I guess people just don't understand the importance, or just go to a tyre place and say "two tyres please" and thats that.

I'd rather have good part worn tyres than terrible new tyres if I'm in a pinch. When I had my Skoda I remember getting a pair of year old Michelins with 7MM of tread on them for less than a pair of 'Autogrip' tyres.

i guess on some cars the cheapo tyres do not make a difference for instance the wifes old focus gripped great on budgets, i have found that driving a rear wheel drive car it does matter a lot

grudas · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:43

wedrum said:
eagle f1 any good then ?

not a fan of them here.. some like them some don't.

I found my advan 105s to be better overall and better grip on my z4c.

grudas · 7 Nov 2017 at 16:45

wedrum said:
i guess on some cars the cheapo tyres do not make a difference for instance the wifes old focus gripped great on budgets, i have found that driving a rear wheel drive car it does matter a lot

the problem with budgets is that they might be fine on a dry road or deep summer..

but come rain or colder temps they will not do well. But where they fail the most is when you need them the most too, aka emergency breaking. Some have crazy stats like 20m+ in stopping time compared to premium rubber, this could be a difference between close call and A&E.