New tyre time

Maximum Triceratops · 23 Jul 2019 at 13:56

Just put eagle F1 on mine, good tyre and weren't the most expensive compared to Michelin etc.

koolpc · 23 Jul 2019 at 14:11

2 new front tyres fitted yesterday £90 for both, fitted! Good old budget.

Jony27 · 23 Jul 2019 at 14:38

andy_mk3 said:
Yeah much better suited IMHO. I'm not even sure if they do the PS4 in that size actually.

It's a nice happy medium. Last time I checked PS4s at 16" were £95 fitted per corner.

BUDFORCE · 23 Jul 2019 at 15:04

scrivz69 said:
I put some Kumho Ecsta PS71 on my Fiesta ST and they are brilliant, this is coming from pilot 3's. They have brilliant grip in both wet and dry.

Yea I've had Kumho tyres before they were decent enough. I don't think they are quite as good as some of the top end premium tyres but certainly a good option.

MrRockliffe said:
I put Falkens on my Fiesta for 72 per corner, down from 85 odd from black circles.

Proper happy with them, lots of grip and very comfortable in the wet

Be careful with those, Mrs had some (on her Fiesta funnily enough) and she had problems with tyre wall bulges. Just keep an eye out sure you be fine though.

ShiWarrior · 24 Jul 2019 at 20:04

my focus has Dunlop Blu Response (i think its called Fast Response now)
i would like Pilot Sport 4's but they are a big jump up in price

ShiWarrior · 24 Jul 2019 at 20:20

Jony27 said:
This is what I ended up with on my Mk3 Leon. Thought the difference to the PS4 was not worth it as the car only pushes 103bhp.

sorry but thats a poor statement

does not matter if you have 60 bhp or 200 bhp

tyres are whats keeping you on the road

there are lot more factors than going fast

Jony27 · 24 Jul 2019 at 21:17

Each to their own. It's a good compromise in price/performance in my situation.

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

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 25 Jul 2019 at 09:21

Tried black circles? They arent always the cheapest, but are generally around that point.
You can even have them fitted at ATS with black circles

Foghorn Leghorn · 25 Jul 2019 at 11:54

Try tyre shopper and tyres on your drive. Usually get good deals from them.

How do the pilot sport 4's compare to the pilot sport 3's?
Used the 3's before and they were very good, running f1's at the moment also very good but not quite the same league as the 3's, lasting much better though.

ShiWarrior · 25 Jul 2019 at 12:44

Foghorn Leghorn said:
Try tyre shopper and tyres on your drive. Usually get good deals from them.

How do the pilot sport 4's compare to the pilot sport 3's?
Used the 3's before and they were very good, running f1's at the moment also very good but not quite the same league as the 3's, lasting much better though.

They are supposed to be even better in terms of performance and grip
Not sure how longer or shorter they will last though

Nasher · 25 Jul 2019 at 13:18

Normally the grippier a tyre is the quicker it will wear. But even 3s are still pretty good tbh.

KillBoY_UK · 25 Jul 2019 at 14:00

I was thinking about new tires for my Ford Focus Mk2 (07) 1.6 TCDI which I've had about two months (my first car), its has a miss mash of a least 2 different tires/tire brands. Saying that the car seemed to be ok on the current tires when I tackled the M40 and M42 when it was ******* it down last Friday.

Still would a set of Michelin Energy Saver or Primacy 4 be a wise investment for a noob driver like myself.

Maundie · 25 Jul 2019 at 16:29

On my Focus I went for Michelin Cross Climate, the levels of wet grip are really impressive, looking to see how they fair around Matlock/Buxton in the winter but as long as they get me to work that's what they were bought for.

It did have Primacy's on before that, I had them fitted at Costco while I did the shopping.

Nasher · 25 Jul 2019 at 16:45

KillBoY_UK said:
I was thinking about new tires for my Ford Focus Mk2 (07) 1.6 TCDI which I've had about two months (my first car), its has a miss mash of a least 2 different tires/tire brands. Saying that the car seemed to be ok on the current tires when I tackled the M40 and M42 when it was ******* it down last Friday.

Still would a set of Michelin Energy Saver or Primacy 4 be a wise investment for a noob driver like myself.

Eco (not budget, which is different) tyres like the primacies are ok on lower powered cars. Grip falls off massively in the cold+wet though I found, which means braking distances will get much longer.

Primacies last forever, which is the up side.

Bounce · 25 Jul 2019 at 17:52

Stephanie Peterson said:
You could maybe get pilot sport 4s in that size for 80 folded pictures of her maj.
I run super sport 4s on my 5 and they are ridicules - just insane levels of grip when they get hot.

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.

I agree with you. But budgets do serve a purpose to a degree. Anyone who's looking to sell a car would be stupid to pay for premium tyres just to then sell it on.

Nasher · 25 Jul 2019 at 18:39

Most people are only driving FWD or AWD cars though, with numb overly assisted steering. They don't feel the difference in tyre quality as much. I've driven some cars which are so numb you struggle to feel when the fronts are losing grip :/

ShiWarrior · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:05

KillBoY_UK said:
I was thinking about new tires for my Ford Focus Mk2 (07) 1.6 TCDI which I've had about two months (my first car), its has a miss mash of a least 2 different tires/tire brands. Saying that the car seemed to be ok on the current tires when I tackled the M40 and M42 when it was ******* it down last Friday.

Still would a set of Michelin Energy Saver or Primacy 4 be a wise investment for a noob driver like myself.

I'm in Oxfordshire too, we hardly get snow here so cross climates are a bit of a waste as global warming is making our winters warmer.
So I would get same as mine, Dunlop fast response or if mitchilin pilot sport 4 isn't much more, get those

Nasher · 25 Jul 2019 at 21:26

Global warming doesn't make winters warmer, it makes the weather more extreme. Harsher summers and harsher winters.

LeeUK · 26 Jul 2019 at 00:02

I'm looking for some good tyres for the wet for my 207. The cheapy cheap ones on at the moment are like skating on ice at the slightest bit of damp.