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Celica t sport (GT) so fwd 17" rims fairly light car, want good handling.
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I'd stick with the standard then, I tried both and didn't notice much difference.
I've just had the exact same tyres fitted on the rear of mine. Did a mini drift pulling out of the end of my road yesterday, then again as I turned onto a motorway sliproad, but since then they seem fine.
I had the 91Y XL's fitted. Think the old tyres were 87Y, but the price difference was negligible, so wasn't bothered.
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Ignore the XL/non-XL and just look at the load rating (the 91 in 91Y). Then compare to what the manual suggests. If it's a lightish car 91 or 93 should be fine, depending on how light is light you might be better with 87 or 89.
I just put F1AS2 97s on the S-type (1.7t+)
But the price isn't the reason you choose one load rating over another, you choose the right one for your car! 91 isn't 'better' than 87 unless your car's meant to have 91!
But the price isn't the reason you choose one load rating over another, you choose the right one for your car! 91 isn't 'better' than 87 unless your car's meant to have 91!
If I had chosen a lesser load rating to save myself a few bob, I'd agree. But the load rating is slightly higher than the previous OEM spec, so it's not going to be any worse.
EDIT: Re-reading my post, I admit it makes me sound like I made a conscious decision over the load rating. Allow me to clarify - I found the tyre, saw the load rating was slightly higher but the price was essentially the same, and continued with the purchase because it wouldn't make any noticeable difference.
Had two F1A2s put on the front of the BMW last week so it now has them all round. Quieter than the mismatched rubbish that was on there before, and best of all the car no longer tram-lines all over the place like it used to.
Done about 280 miles on mine and had a moment where the ABS cut in yesterday morning when a deer decided to try its luck in front of me while I was doing 50MPH, but the road was quite damp as well. Not had any other problems with them and they inspire a lot more confidence in the corners.
Just need to get a wheel alignment done because I had the control arms and bushes changed not too long ago as well.
Done about 280 miles on mine and had a moment where the ABS cut in yesterday morning when a deer decided to try its luck in front of me while I was doing 50MPH, but the road was quite damp as well. Not had any other problems with them and they inspire a lot more confidence in the corners.
Just need to get a wheel alignment done because I had the control arms and bushes changed not too long ago as well.
As road tyre seems the F1AS2, Advan V105, ContiSport 5, Michelin PS3 are all great road tyres with fantastic wet/dry manners, so might as well toss a coin or just buy cheapest.
MPSS still seem king if a bit of track work is thrown in but are limited size wise which is a shame.
Ordered a set of 595 RSR's today, really interested to see how they hold up especially on track. I know a coupleof people will say iI should've gone for ad08's or R888's but the price difference is just too vast to ignore. Will report back how I get on once I've done a few hundred miles
I hated them on the M3 to be honest, just as bad as the Michelin cups in the wet if not worse and not a patch on the cups in the dry.
Once heated up they worked well mind and are cheap, but I'd take an AD08, Michelin cup, R888 anyday of the 595 RSR, but they might react differently on a FWD Fiesta compared to a RWD M3/911.
Evening Gents,
My old car (Now girlfriends) needs a set of 4 new tyres (195/45/16). The car's a 1.4 Ford Fiesta and something Mid Range is wanted. When i brought the car 3 years ago i stuck 4 CSC3's on it and rotated them every 6 months, and while i highly reccommended the tyre, they are around 80 a corner.
I've found Hankook S1 Evo K107's on Tyres on the drive for £250 with my discount through work. Anybodys experience with these and additional advice is most welcome.
Cheers Guys.
My old car (Now girlfriends) needs a set of 4 new tyres (195/45/16). The car's a 1.4 Ford Fiesta and something Mid Range is wanted. When i brought the car 3 years ago i stuck 4 CSC3's on it and rotated them every 6 months, and while i highly reccommended the tyre, they are around 80 a corner.
I've found Hankook S1 Evo K107's on Tyres on the drive for £250 with my discount through work. Anybodys experience with these and additional advice is most welcome.
Cheers Guys.
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Hmmmm. Any more recent thoughts on Eagle F1 AS2 v Contisport Contact 5?
I'm a huge Eagle F1A2 fan and have never been anything but thoroughly impressed with them but this year it's the CS5/5P thats topping all the tests, with the F1A2 usually 2nd or 3rd. So clearly both are still exceptional.
CS5 are £50 more per set (And I'd end up mixing 5P at the back and 5 at the front, though presumably this isn't an issue?).
I'm a huge Eagle F1A2 fan and have never been anything but thoroughly impressed with them but this year it's the CS5/5P thats topping all the tests, with the F1A2 usually 2nd or 3rd. So clearly both are still exceptional.
CS5 are £50 more per set (And I'd end up mixing 5P at the back and 5 at the front, though presumably this isn't an issue?).
I've got CS5's on the Fn2.
Whilst I can't really comment on grip vs the eagle F1 as it's a different car (gut feel is it's not quite as good a tyre in the wet but it's really difficult to say as the Civic is much better in the dry than the BMW and much worse in the wet in general) I'd say they are definitely wearing quicker than the Goodyears that were on the back of the e46. I'll be lucky to get more than 12k out of the fronts
Whilst I can't really comment on grip vs the eagle F1 as it's a different car (gut feel is it's not quite as good a tyre in the wet but it's really difficult to say as the Civic is much better in the dry than the BMW and much worse in the wet in general) I'd say they are definitely wearing quicker than the Goodyears that were on the back of the e46. I'll be lucky to get more than 12k out of the fronts
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Interesting - I'm not too bothered about the wear i've got from them tbh but in balance I think the goodyears on the rear of the BMW were definitely wearing slower.
Maybe it's the overly firm setup on the Civic that does it. The rears are wearing well, but non driven tyres always do
Maybe it's the overly firm setup on the Civic that does it. The rears are wearing well, but non driven tyres always do
Did my first track day on the 595's today and they didn't disappoint, was hanging onto the back of a few cars with the tyres you mentioned without too much difficulty.
I do agree that they take a while to get warmed up though but it isn't the end of the world and definitely not a problem I'd pay ~£3-400 extra per set to eradicate, the wet weather performance is impressive on these IMO for what they are and I'm sure the same can't be said for the 888's (Maybe the AD08's are better but I've not tried them and I'm ignoring the Michelin because it isn't available in my size
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Couldn't really decide between them so the fact the F1A2's are a tyre I've always been really happy with and that they were 50 quid a set cheaper swung it for me.
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I've got CS5's and F1A2s on my car at the moment. I do prefer the CS5's, as the F1s seem to have a much softer tyre wall. Having said that, if it's £50 cheaper for the F1s, I'd buy the F1's