** EVO TYRE TEST 2012 **
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Perfectly reasonable imo, I paid £240 for the same tyre/size on my Mondeo last year, hardly breaks the bank but also puts into perspective £38 Conti's on my GF's Ka
Ahhh that's my tyre size too! Decisions, should I buy now or wait until I genuinely need tyres...
Exactly. I've actually directly compared the S001 to the F1 A2 on the same car, same pressure, same bit of tarmac, same time of day and in 245/40 R18 the Goodyear offered much better feedback and steering response, which shocked me as Bridgestone ALWAYS usually offer a nice sharp turn in. As with everything, YMMV.
Michelin made a big deal of an accident research piece they did with the Primacy 3 launch. In short, only 1% of all accidents are caused by aquaplaning. Personally I think it's over weighted in these tests.
I'm led to believe the pricing came from http://lovetyres.com
The T1-Rs were superceded last year, so not surprising that they didn't feature.
Why would there be?!
Pretty sure Toyo discontinues that tyre and replaced it with something else!
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As always, I've tried to do my best as summarising the test for those who can't get the magazine, or don't want to read the PDF:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-EVO-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
The F1 A2 aquaplaning result is a little confusing, as it was at Goodyears home track. Goodyear don't know what happened either, thoroughly confusing.
Nice to see the overall pattern of premium -> midrange -> budget reflected in the overall results too.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-EVO-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
The F1 A2 aquaplaning result is a little confusing, as it was at Goodyears home track. Goodyear don't know what happened either, thoroughly confusing.
Nice to see the overall pattern of premium -> midrange -> budget reflected in the overall results too.
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Just plumped for a pair of F1A2s from black circles. At just over £100 fitted can't really complain, also get a bazillion clubcard points.
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Could I put them on my car? Currently has 225/45/18
What car? If its a 3 Series that sounds like the wrong size.
What do I win 
My dad has the 6, and I've been putting him through various stock sizes as I didn't like the idea of the smaller profile.
So far the Dunlops have been far the worst, a pair of Falken ZE912s were ok, but the wet grip fell away at about half treadlife and they were quite noisy.
He currently has a set of these: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Uniroyal/Rainsport-2.htm and is very happy with the comfort, noise levels and grip, especially in the wet. One of the cheaper 225/45 R18s too
My dad has the 6, and I've been putting him through various stock sizes as I didn't like the idea of the smaller profile.
So far the Dunlops have been far the worst, a pair of Falken ZE912s were ok, but the wet grip fell away at about half treadlife and they were quite noisy.
He currently has a set of these: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Uniroyal/Rainsport-2.htm and is very happy with the comfort, noise levels and grip, especially in the wet. One of the cheaper 225/45 R18s too
A kiss?
I was looking at the Rainsports myself, actually. They seem to get decentish reviews. And what with autumn/winter coming they seem like a goodish choice for damp weather.
Current tyres are at the end of their useful life, definitely need replacing within 1000 miles (3 weeks) I reckon, and are OK in the dry, and although I've not driven hard enough to find myself in trouble in the damp/wet/greasy after rain road, I can definitely tell that they are utterly ****e.
They were brand new when it was winter, and were terrible in that too.
I was looking at the Rainsports myself, actually. They seem to get decentish reviews. And what with autumn/winter coming they seem like a goodish choice for damp weather.
Current tyres are at the end of their useful life, definitely need replacing within 1000 miles (3 weeks) I reckon, and are OK in the dry, and although I've not driven hard enough to find myself in trouble in the damp/wet/greasy after rain road, I can definitely tell that they are utterly ****e.
They were brand new when it was winter, and were terrible in that too.
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OP, mind if I repost your link to the pdfs over in the tyre section of Z4-forum.com?
Recently upgraded to Asymmetric 2s myself so am happy to read the results of this tyre test!
Recently upgraded to Asymmetric 2s myself so am happy to read the results of this tyre test!