**Unofficial Tyre Thread**

When did this ridiculous Manufacturer Approved tyres thing become a thing anyway? It used to by only Porsche that did this - now everyone seems at it, artificially restricting tyre choices to ancient rubbish for fear of voiding warranties :rolleyes:
 
Guess that's one reason camskill are cheap then, sounds like aftersales is more "how can we avoid this" rather than "how can we help here"
 
This is one of the reasons why I'm sometimes happier to pay more to order through a local business than somewhere online. At least that way I have a place I can effortlessly go to and see to getting the issue sorted one-to-one rather than deal with all this sort of situation. And I don't mind supporting good local businesses this way.

I'm inclined to leave the tyre as is, as I'm not confident I'll get a satisfactory outcome with Camskill, and Continental direct want me to deal with Camskill also.

All options to this result in me having to spend £££, and there may not actually be a fault either, it could just be extra moulding that has created a bit of a vein on the sidewall.

I'll take the car to my local tyre guys and get them to take the tyre off and inspect the insides. If they're happy with it, then I'll leave it at that, and reconsider where I buy tyres from next time round.
 
I would have told him to stick it - CS6 are XL tyres so they are for that sort of 'application' if he's talking about a tyre that needs a harder sidewall. Seeing as the car has been out of production for 10 years I doubt you can buy a tyre 'made for' the car - and you can point him in the direction of his local crash repair centre which will be full of cars with bald or mismatching tyres where insurance have paid out. All in all, utter balls.
 
Emailed Yokohama about size availability of the V105 earlier and was pointed towards the V701 which is due for launch late 2016/early 2017 but from the information available I can't seem to place where in the product line it falls.

Can anyone else work out if it's the successor to the V105 or sits a tier below?
 
mrk said:
I'm not one to argue over the phone, so left it at that, but yes those are pretty much the exact same responses I had as well.

At one point the guy even said my insurer can refuse any claim purely because they're not an authorised tyre for the car!

It is classic fobbing off and nothing more
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They sound like a pain in the arse to deal with, almost like dealing with a main dealer :rolleyes:

A) The MPSS was never an approved tyre for the E46 - the Continental Sport Contact M3 and the Pilot Sport 2 were the only ones IIRC.

B) An insurance company would never refuse a claim because you didn't use a tyre approved for the car 15 years ago. They wouldn't even refuse it if the car was 15 months old, so he's talking rubbish again.

C) They clearly don't want to get involved so are putting up all these roadblocks in the hope you don't go through with it.

I won't be ordering from Camskill in the future.
 
Frozennova said:
Emailed Yokohama about size availability of the V105 earlier and was pointed towards the V701 which is due for launch late 2016/early 2017 but from the information available I can't seem to place where in the product line it falls.

Can anyone else work out if it's the successor to the V105 or sits a tier below?
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Got a reply back from Yokohama.

V701 falls between the AD08R and V105

Similar performance to the V105, but better feel and steering response

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I need some tyres in size 195/40-50/r16.

What would you recommend? No more than about £50 a corner. The rainsports I have on my 15's are too much in 16's :(

Anyone used Toyo Proxes T1-R? They seem pretty good for the money.
 
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Which of these tyres for an Aygo?

so front tyres need replacing. car is a Toyota aygo. tyre size: 155/65/r14
narrowed the list down to the ones below all within a few quid of each other but don't know which are the best to get:

Goodyear Efficient Grip Compact
Uniroyal Rain Expert 3
Dunlop Street Response 2
Continental Eco Contact 3
Pirelli Cinturato P1
Michelin Energy E3B
Toyo NanoEnergy 3

which you guys rekon I should go with? wifes car so safety comes first.
 
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Clarkey said:
More sporty but less premium. What the hell is 'premium'?
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Directly from the Yokohama rep that replied to my initial email after I asked him to clarify where in the product range they fall

It’s the successor of the S.drive (AS01) pattern.

You are correct Vs AD08R it will not have the same level of dry performance however noise levels will be lower and overall wet performance better.

Vs V105 performance levels will be similar but will have a more responsive/sporty feel closer to the AD08R.
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Frozennova said:
Directly from the Yokohama rep that replied to my initial email after I asked him to clarify where in the product range they fall
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Fair enough, has my interest. AD08 have got mega expensive recently and I go through them like nothing so was looking at V105 as a cheaper option anyway, they are half the price and meant to have a tight feel to them which is most important to me really.
 
Clarkey said:
Fair enough, has my interest. AD08 have got mega expensive recently and I go through them like nothing so was looking at V105 as a cheaper option anyway, they are half the price and meant to have a tight feel to them which is most important to me really.
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Think I'm going to try a set once I've killed these AD08R off, cost isn't too a problem in 195/50/15 but I really struggle putting any power on the road even on even lightly damp tsrmac
 
Yeah they are comical in the wet with no heat in them. I remember running them on my E36 in the winter, I'd be sideways leaving work every day even 10mph in 4th they would spin :D With a bit of heat they are good in wet though and considered among the best for wet trackdays.
 
Cyber-Mav said:
yea but not sure if they gonna be a .lot worse in non snow and ice conditions?
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Winter tyres are designed to work better in cold temperatures than normal tyres, not just snow and ice. For example the Nokian WR D4 tyre is what I have and is A rated for wet grip so even if it's just wet out it'll have excellent grip and braking ability. It's something like when the temperatures get below 7 degrees normal tyre rubber gets harder so is less effective at gripping the road. Where as the winter tyres stay soft at the low temperatures. I keep a spare set of Nokian tyres for my 2 cars that I change over in winter time. Because you only use them in winter they don't tend to get as much mileage so usually last 2 or 3 winters. Nokian are known as the inventors of winter tyres and they are reasonably priced.
 
marcus25 said:
Winter tyres are designed to work better in cold temperatures than normal tyres, not just snow and ice. For example the Nokian WR D4 tyre is what I have and is A rated for wet grip so even if it's just wet out it'll have excellent grip and braking ability. It's something like when the temperatures get below 7 degrees normal tyre rubber gets harder so is less effective at gripping the road. Where as the winter tyres stay soft at the low temperatures. I keep a spare set of Nokian tyres for my 2 cars that I change over in winter time. Because you only use them in winter they don't tend to get as much mileage so usually last 2 or 3 winters. Nokian are known as the inventors of winter tyres and they are reasonably priced.
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Totally pointless for for 2 days of snow we might get, and 60 days of below zero temperatures. If I can manage to not crash or die driving a high powered lightweight rear wheel drive car with what are effectively road legal semi slicks the average car on "premium" tyres is going to be absolutely fine
 
It's not even anything like 60 days below zero.

I got a set of winter tyres/wheels for the Mini in 2013 and they've proved useful a whole one times :D
 
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