New tyre time

FluffySheep · 22 Jul 2019 at 19:13

Hi all

My focus is in need of new rubber all around. I'm looking to spend about £80 a corner fitted to avoid ditch finder specials but as I haven't needed to buy tyres for about 9 years I'm lost from there. Any recommendations what is good in that sweet spot of good grip, fair lasting, etc? Not looking to set new land speed records as it's a family taxi but being able to stick the anchors on when an idiot appears is always nice.

Tyre size is 205/55/R16

Thanks in advance
FluffySheep

FluffySheep · 22 Jul 2019 at 19:21

Stephanie Peterson said:
Makes me laugh and roll eyes a lot when i am in for tyres at my local, almost without fail everyone who comes in wants budgets - stupid idiots, the tyre is the only thing keeping you on the road, spend some decent £££s on it FFS.

Absolutely agreed. I'll never go budget on tyres

FluffySheep · 25 Jul 2019 at 09:13

PS4s are coming in at £330 fitted at the local ATS rip off site. Not a bad price. Just seeing if I can pick them up cheaper elsewhere before pulling the trigger

FluffySheep

FluffySheep · 26 Jul 2019 at 16:25

Vertigo1 said:
10% off on Michelins at Blackcircles at the mo.

I just bought four PS4S's (235/35/19) for £120 a corner (not fitted) which I thought was pretty good!

That's what I needed to make me jump. Booked in for next Wednesday and an air con regas too to make some long holiday journeys a little more tolerable

FluffySheep

FluffySheep · 26 Jul 2019 at 19:04

Dr Who said:
Paying attention and predicting other driver behaviour has left me with no need to emergency brake for at least 10 sets of tyres but premium tyres are probably best for the mostly useless drivers I see these days

Having had a pedestrian run out of a blind alley right in front of my car leaving me with a full car-squirming emergency brake and missing him by less than 6 inches has left me not relying on predicting the unpredictable but buying decent boots (before anyone asks, the guy was being chased by the cops)(before anyone asks this was NOT I Rhyl)

FluffySheep

FluffySheep · 16 Aug 2019 at 16:40

Well I've now put about 400 miles on the tyres. Haven't knocked the moulding knobbles off yet as I haven't pushed the tyres yet. Very solid feel in the wet. A bit more noise on concrete and textured roads but overall no extra noise. Good tyres...

FluffySheep