Tyres for 02 Focus

BeatMaster · 7 Apr 2009 at 15:35

chrislusty said:
continental premium/sport contacts

These and ~£50 on MyTyres

Jonnycoupe · 7 Apr 2009 at 16:27

Janesy B said:
Noooooooooooooooooo

For the price, they are awful. £70 price tag for the performance of a £20 tyre. Had them on my Escort and they were horrid in the wet.

There not that bad tbh. In the dry they ware remarkably grippy aswell as being progressive and they do seem to work very well with the Focus chassis. Since changing from P6000's my Focus has lost a bit direct steering feel and everything feels a bit wooly.

Mine also is a 99 Focus Zetec. Seems to perfectly compliment the chassis.

Ste · 7 Apr 2009 at 18:42

I used to put firestone TZ220 (i belive, something like that) on mine.

SportContacts on a standard focus is a bit OTT.

MarkDavis · 7 Apr 2009 at 19:29

P6000s might 'feel' okay in the dry but they are absolutely horrendous in the wet. They don't lose grip progressively and break traction unexpectedly in turns and fast sweepers. I just wonder whether the progressiveness of the Focus chassis masks how genuinely bad they are. The double whammy (as others have already pointed out) is that they are a complete rip off in terms of price.