Show Us Your Motors!

Disco Boy · 3 Jun 2013 at 14:01

Are Falkens that objectionable? I thought they were upper-mid range?

Not as bad as putting part worns on a motorbike:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=74&t=1292073&mid=163081&nmt=Squared+off+tyres

rossk26 · 3 Jun 2013 at 14:09

Disco Boy said:
Are Falkens that objectionable? I thought they were upper-mid range?

Put it this way, I wholeheartedly regretted putting them on a 220bhp hatchback.

Why anyone would dream about putting them on a Porsche is beyond me.

They'd be OK for a small city car, but then price difference is so minimal at those tyre sizes anyway, why wouldn't you opt for the premium brand knowing you will have much better dry and wet braking ability.

Westyfield2 · 3 Jun 2013 at 14:41

I run Michelin PS3's on my 182BHP hatch

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Howard · 3 Jun 2013 at 14:45

I'll only ever put the best tyres I can get onto my cars. Love my Conti SportContact 5s

Clarkey · 3 Jun 2013 at 14:49

Tyres are evil

Rybo89 · 3 Jun 2013 at 15:52

Great picture!

Clarkey · 3 Jun 2013 at 15:58

Unfortunately that lovely big £££ MarkII went head on into the wall at 50mph during a battle in the afternoon competition. Car was destroyed and it was the guys 40th birthday too, wasn't even his fault. I'd have been gutted but he seemed calm about it.

adam cool dude · 3 Jun 2013 at 16:20

Nice and clean but in dire need of a machine polish sunshine really brings out the swirls in red paint.

mike gunnz · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:11

My 530SE on newly refurbed style 71's. I think they finish the car off nicely.

geekman · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:25

Lovely car but I'd get rid of the arrowspeeds - I had them on my first car and they were absolutely awful, bordering on dangerous.

Clarkey · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:34

Not feeling those wheels, Style37 are the only ones for e39. You could park a bus between the tyre and arch with those, not a great look.

[TW]Fox · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:37

Clarkey said:
Not feeling those wheels, Style37 are the only ones for e39. You could park a bus between the tyre and arch with those, not a great look.

Style 37's don't tend to look right on an SE though.

Clarkey · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:46

32's look ok on SE, saw a few when I was looking at e39s.

GT3 · 3 Jun 2013 at 19:49

Style 32's look good on a facelift SE

edit: beaten to it!

mike gunnz · 3 Jun 2013 at 20:04

32's or 71's for an SE IMHO. 37's only work on the Sport.

I rarely see 71's on an SE and I wanted something a little bit different. I think they work perfectly with the SE shape.

They're 17" OE alloys so perfect for the SE. Nice blend of looks and uncompromised ride qualty. I'm not bothered about the gap.

mike gunnz · 3 Jun 2013 at 20:05

geekman said:
Lovely car but I'd get rid of the arrowspeeds - I had them on my first car and they were absolutely awful, bordering on dangerous.

Yep thats the next job. Will have to wait a few weeks though.

adapt · 4 Jun 2013 at 08:34

Been a while since been on the forums but here is my current car. 58plate mk1 Mazda MPS with a few upgrades, running around 320/340 bhp (depends on what rr you believe lol)

NathWraith · 4 Jun 2013 at 08:47

bet that feels rapid. How is torque steer?

rossk26 · 4 Jun 2013 at 08:53

love the MPS

Not so keen on the exhaust tho

acemastr · 4 Jun 2013 at 09:09

geekman said:
Lovely car but I'd get rid of the arrowspeeds - I had them on my first car and they were absolutely awful, bordering on dangerous.

You see, I disagree, I had them put on because I couldn't source anything else at the time and one of the tyres was destroyed from it being flat and driving on it for 1/2 mile.
I've not had any kind of issue slamming on the brakes in the wet, or have any doubts when going round a roundabout far too quickly in the wet, or the dry, quite literally the tyres haven't ever caused me to think I needed better ones. They have however only lasted about 10k miles and are on the limit, so a pair of Vredesteins Sessantas are going on (got them on the back, plenty of life left in them)

*Edit* No I wouldn't purchase them again, but just saying they aren't literally ditch finders(although might be different with them on the rear as well)