Another what tyre thread...

Ev0 · 25 Nov 2010 at 10:05

I need to replace the tyres on my Impreza WRX and think I've narrowed it down to either the Contisport Contact 3 or the F1 Asymmetric.

The car currently has F1 GSD3s on it, they've lasted pretty well (from what I hear about the wear rate normally!) but road noise is shocking with them.

So out of my 2 choices which would you go for and why?

Or are they much of a muchness and I should just go for whichever out of the 2 I can get cheapest?

The size is 215/45/17.

Forgot to say, 90% of my driving is just trawling up and down a dual carriageway.

volospian · 25 Nov 2010 at 12:41

I don't know what Conact 3's are like for noise, but I just had Contact 2's replaced on the Jag and chose something else as I found the C2's to be very noisy.

Lumeycom · 25 Nov 2010 at 12:43

C2's i had on an old 200sx were stupidly noisy

spaz · 25 Nov 2010 at 13:37

Funnily enough I had both those tyres and in that size on my 197. They both performed pretty similarly in both wear rates and noise level, with perhaps the CS3 edging the wear rate over the F1. I think I'd be inclined to go for the CS3 given the marginal price difference but you won't go wrong with either, they're both very similar tyres.

Ev0 · 25 Nov 2010 at 13:47

Yeah price difference isn't much, £172 for the F1s or £180 for the Contis, then take them somewhere for fitting.

ubersonic · 25 Nov 2010 at 14:30

Try asking on an Impreza forum, the answers you get here will be pretty worthless unless somebody who replies has the same car as you as comparing the same tyre across multiple vehicles will give many different results.

ScoobyDoo69 · 25 Nov 2010 at 14:44

I can say the Vredstein Ultrac Sessantas are getting good reviews on Scoobynet, and I have to agree, they are doing a great job on my car :-)

FTM · 25 Nov 2010 at 14:51

a lot of the briskoda crowd have gone for the Vreds as well...

Jonnycoupe · 25 Nov 2010 at 14:57

The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is worth considering if its in your size, it was a bit of a suprise winner of a 2010 AutoBuild test.

fabkat · 26 Nov 2010 at 09:13

I have heard good things about Kumho ECSTA SPT KU31

Dangerous Dave · 26 Nov 2010 at 09:42

Jonnycoupe said:
The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is worth considering if its in your size, it was a bit of a suprise winner of a 2010 AutoBuild test.

I just put Pirelli P7s on my girlfriends car and can confirm they are significantly quieter than CS3s that were on it before after 2k the wear rate also seems better than the CS3s which in turn were better than F1s. Grip wise it is hard to compare as it is a Zafira but not had any problems compared to the CS3s or the F1s before them. Also seems to have offered slightly better fuel consumption over the CS3s comparable to the improvemnt seen with these over F1s 0.5-1mpg.

Mucky_Pup · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:18

Ev0 said:
Yeah price difference isn't much, £172 for the F1s or £180 for the Contis, then take them somewhere for fitting.

That per tyre? :eek:

I've just ordered 4 new SC'3 for my car, to be fitted on Wednesday.

MikeHiow · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:21

Ev0 are these online prices? They seem extortionate.

Mucky_Pup · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:22

Just checked, think they're 2 tyres each from camskill for those prices.

mrk · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:46

ScoobyDoo69 said:
I can say the Vredstein Ultrac Sessantas are getting good reviews on Scoobynet, and I have to agree, they are doing a great job on my car

They do a great job on pretty much all cars I've seen people use them on and post about

They're so good I've used them twice over now! (coming from PS2s which were also very good but longer lasting).

Firestar_3x · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:52

VFM wise the Sessantas used to be great, however now the prices have gone up i don't think the small cost saving is worth it, last time i checked you can get Asymmetrics for a few quid more.

ScoobyDoo69 · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:59

They're even better value for money when you get them on a set of wheels for £300

mjt · 26 Nov 2010 at 17:37

Jonnycoupe said:
The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is worth considering if its in your size, it was a bit of a suprise winner of a 2010 AutoBuild test.

I've got them on my S90 and they're good.
Not as good as CS3s though by any stretch of imagination.

Ev0 · 26 Nov 2010 at 18:18

Mucky_Pup said:
That per tyre?

I've just ordered 4 new SC'3 for my car, to be fitted on Wednesday.

MikeHiow said:
Ev0 are these online prices? They seem extortionate.

Use your noggins, for the pair of course

Those prices were supply only, had a quote from a local tyre place of £190 for 2 fitted so will likely be going with them, that's for the Goodyears.

Hope the road noise is a little better than the previous F1s currently on it!

jon- · 26 Nov 2010 at 21:36

Ev0 said:
either the Contisport Contact 3 or the F1 Asymmetric.

So out of my 2 choices which would you go for and why?

Which: Contis
Why:
1st: 2010 EVO Tyre Test (205/45 r17)
1st: 2010 Autocar Tyre Test - RWD (225/45 r17)
1st: 2010 Auto Express Ultra High Performance Tyre Test (225/45 r18)
2nd: 2010 Auto Zeitung Ultra High Performance Summer Tyre Test (235/40 r18)
3rd: 2010 European Summer Tyre Test (225/45 r17)
4th: 2010 AMS Premium Brand Tyre Test (245/45 r17 )

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Continental/Sport-Contact-3.htm

Dangerous Dave said:
I just put Pirelli P7s on my girlfriends car and can confirm they are significantly quieter than CS3s that were on it before after 2k the wear rate also seems better than the CS3s which in turn were better than F1s.

Are they the vanilla P7 or the CINTURATO version? They're quite different tyres.