**Unofficial Tyre Thread**
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made me chuckle
There is a little car dealer near me that used to be called M&S cars, with a black and green logo, and the slogan "its not just a car..."
Mysteriously one day they changed their name and slogan... I wonder why that might have been.
See, you should have the pauper's M3 like me with tiny 19s...£185 for the 275/35/19 rears.Just shelled out for two new mps4s 285/30/20 £214 a corner and some free earbuds, yay
Same size as my tedious diesel that
Which explains why they do a Pilot Sport 4S for the rear but not the front
Same size as my tedious diesel that
Which explains why they do a Pilot Sport 4S for the rear but not the front
That would irritate me...
Just the one size choice for the front?
Seeking your input tyre enthusiasts.... Spotted this on my tyre the other day when inflating my tyres...Is this okay? I think it is, it's the sacrificial part that's meant to stop your rims getting scratched (which didn't really work...)
Apologies, I always struggle to embed images.. here's the link https://imgur.com/a/rOCy44Y.
Apologies, I always struggle to embed images.. here's the link https://imgur.com/a/rOCy44Y.
Yeh, I think that vastly more vehicles these days come with big wheels and tyres than 10-15 years ago. Back then, only really performance cars had big wheels and tyres, with most other cars having smaller rims. These days, I'm sure you can probably get base level 1.0TFSI Audi A3's and Mercedes A Class's with at least 19" rims, if not 20"! I guess it means that more demand for these big tyres means they're less niche and cheaper as a result.
I think thats OK as long as it doesn't go much deeper in the bit we can't quite see? Tough to say without looking at it in person really.
When I had the same thing happen I couldn't find an angle that showed it quite how I was seeing it.
The photo shows the deepest bit. I know what you mean, I took a few photos before managing to get a 'good' one. Thanks. Is it worth cutting the bit off?
It doesn't have to be down to the cords to create a weakness in the sidewall.
Glue it down with a smear of rubber cement...
Finally got round to changing the rears on the RS3 the other week.
The fronts were changed to MPS4S a year or so ago, but the rears were still on some Pirelli’s.
Whilst they still had 4/5mm left on them they were old and had started to crack a little.
Now the car never felt like it was a great handler, and I wouldn’t really expect it to be as it’s a bit weighty at the front and is more of a brute force and ignorance type thing.
But since changing the rears to MPS4S as well the difference is night and day. I wouldn’t say I usually notice a huge difference when changing tyres but it feels so much better now.
The car feels a lot more planted, less twitchy, and definitely feel it when pushing tighter corners/roundabouts. The rear always used to feel a bit sloppy, which made the whole thing feel a little wobbly/slidey, but now it just feels solid.
And they ended up costing around £135 a corner fitted, which for 19s seems very reasonable.
The fronts were changed to MPS4S a year or so ago, but the rears were still on some Pirelli’s.
Whilst they still had 4/5mm left on them they were old and had started to crack a little.
Now the car never felt like it was a great handler, and I wouldn’t really expect it to be as it’s a bit weighty at the front and is more of a brute force and ignorance type thing.
But since changing the rears to MPS4S as well the difference is night and day. I wouldn’t say I usually notice a huge difference when changing tyres but it feels so much better now.
The car feels a lot more planted, less twitchy, and definitely feel it when pushing tighter corners/roundabouts. The rear always used to feel a bit sloppy, which made the whole thing feel a little wobbly/slidey, but now it just feels solid.
And they ended up costing around £135 a corner fitted, which for 19s seems very reasonable.
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Any recommendations for a new full set of tyres for a 2004 ford focus estate?
I'd been recommended the Michelin CrossClimate+ (195 60 r15) and can get them for £83.50 fitted per corner?
Sounds ok but thought I'd check whether people think they're worth it or whether it's better to just get regular road tyres not all season ones?
I'd been recommended the Michelin CrossClimate+ (195 60 r15) and can get them for £83.50 fitted per corner?
Sounds ok but thought I'd check whether people think they're worth it or whether it's better to just get regular road tyres not all season ones?
Currently in the process of buying a new car and they have put on 235/35/19 Alloy's on with Excelleron Tyres all round, does anyone know much about these as after googling I cant find much other than Goodyear have something to do with them.
Guessing by the lack of information they aren't great?
I like to use premium tyres but after buying a car and having to change 4 tyres straight away at not the cheapest size isn't ideal, so if they are shocking may try to see what can be done before I buy it.
It's a GTD - So not a performance car but I do like to bomb it around in stereotypical fashion
Guessing by the lack of information they aren't great?
I like to use premium tyres but after buying a car and having to change 4 tyres straight away at not the cheapest size isn't ideal, so if they are shocking may try to see what can be done before I buy it.
It's a GTD - So not a performance car but I do like to bomb it around in stereotypical fashion