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Another boring tyre thread

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Looking for something a little less premium priced for the Clio. I love the PE2s, but supplies are almost non-existent now and what is left is stupidly expensive.

I'm not looking to drop down to linglongs, but want something reasonably cheap in my size (205/45/16) - say around the £60-70 mark.

From a quick look around here and the owners club, it's a toss up between Hankook V12s and Uniroyal Rainsport 2s, but I'm interested in hearing informed opinions of both (if you thought FK452s were a good tyre, you can discount your opinion as informed :P) and any potential contenders there may be.

I don't drive hard on the road much any more, but they should offer a decent level of grip and feel for when the mood takes me or in the event it's hammering it down at an autotest or track day and my cut slicks are no good - so I'm not about to jump in to premium contacts or anything like that.
 
It could just be the geometry of the Focus, but I really don't like the premium contacts when on the limit - they squeal like hell and just seem to go all "floppy" - lacking any sort of feel or feedback. Whilst they offer good levels of grip, they don't feel like a performance tyre.

SC2s are over £80 a corner.
 
I'm torn on the sidewall thing. I think the cars setup will work better with a stiffer sidewall but something a little softer wouldn't be too bad for daily use.

How soft is it? T1R soft or harder than that?
 
The V12 is a very good tyre, know a few guys who've put them on and been very happy. They do well in tyre test too.

I'd not bother with Falken 452's!

How about Fulda sport control, new but available too order if you wait 2-3 days.

What sort of cars do these people have?

The mention of 452s was that if someone thought they were good enough then I wasn't interested in their opinion :p

Not heard of these Fuldas, got any more info?
 
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