Can never be too careful with all that severe winter weather you get on the south coast!
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Can never be too careful with all that severe winter weather you get on the south coast!
Why compromise a few days a year when you can compromise all year round?
Will be changing the front tyres on the ST as it had some random crap put on the front by the dealer (annoyingly as there was still a good 4mm left on the eagle F1's it had when i looked at it)
It's got goodyears on the back so am tempted to put a set of AS3's on the front - but I was also very impressed with the ps4's I had on the Skoda so can't quite decide what to do (continental SC6 also available just to mix it up). Leaning towards having them matching but honestly can't see it making a massive difference given the types of tyre we're talking about
It's got goodyears on the back so am tempted to put a set of AS3's on the front - but I was also very impressed with the ps4's I had on the Skoda so can't quite decide what to do (continental SC6 also available just to mix it up). Leaning towards having them matching but honestly can't see it making a massive difference given the types of tyre we're talking about
I'll be going for PS4's on the 18's that I run on my ST through winter months - had expected to need to replace them before the end of the year but there's a fair bit of life left yet in the AS2's especially if I don't rotate fronts & rears as I would usually.
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Need two new tyres for the front of my Fiesta 195/55/15 (to be rotated with the old ones from the back). Can't make my mind up on the following :
Appears they all are rated fairly well on 2017 Tyre Review
Local garage quoted £80 for some Khumo tyre (per) or £100 for a Dunlop tyre (per) but they couldn't tell me the type of tyre.
Another independent, who knew what they were talking about but are quoting £170 - £190 for a pair of the Dunlop/Continentals listed above.
Or I can go via a website like black circles and pay one of the above fees with fitting at another local garage.
I had Premium Contact 2s on before, and the only time I have ever found them wanting is in deep/standing water on the motorway at 50MPH + never even been remotely near the limit in the dry. The fronts have done 24K (2.5/3mm) and the rears have done the same (5mm)
Appears they all are rated fairly well on 2017 Tyre Review
Local garage quoted £80 for some Khumo tyre (per) or £100 for a Dunlop tyre (per) but they couldn't tell me the type of tyre.
Another independent, who knew what they were talking about but are quoting £170 - £190 for a pair of the Dunlop/Continentals listed above.
Or I can go via a website like black circles and pay one of the above fees with fitting at another local garage.
I had Premium Contact 2s on before, and the only time I have ever found them wanting is in deep/standing water on the motorway at 50MPH + never even been remotely near the limit in the dry. The fronts have done 24K (2.5/3mm) and the rears have done the same (5mm)
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195/55 is an awfully priced size.
Premium Contact 5 in 195/50 are £30-odd a corner cheaper from camskill than the above
Yeah it's irritating! Not sure why Ford changed from 195/50 to 195/55, would they have changed it for handling characteristics?
Is there anything to be said for buying a newer version if a tyre? The Bridgestone and Pirelli are fairly new, improved offerings. Are they a better choice?
Or is it better to go with something tried and trusted like the Goodyear efficient grip? Or am I overthinking it all and I should just go with whatever comes out cheapest of those 5?
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Bought a second hand set of wheels for the Z4, came with pirelli P Zero on the rears with around 5mm of tread and P7 Cinturanos on the front with 6mm, while I know they're not best in class tyres I assume they'll be decent enough to run down?
Current set has CS5s on the front with 5mm and F1A2 on rear with 4mm, I could get them changed over but is it worth it?
Current set has CS5s on the front with 5mm and F1A2 on rear with 4mm, I could get them changed over but is it worth it?
The reason those goodyears work out cheapest is because they are H speed rating. I was deciding a similar thing a few weeks back but in 195/60 size which is also a bit high on price. (though not as bad as 55 it seems) I was going to go for the pirelli originally but I've since decided to just pony up the extra and go with the michelin crossclimate. They seem to perform as well as a touring summer tyre in the summer and significantly better than any summer tyre in the winter. (be it snowy or just plain cold/wet) It might well be outclassed in the summer by the various UHP summer tyres, but since they can't be had in 15" sizes, it seems I'm not really making a compromise anyway.
I figure my old tyres, and OEM, were H rated, may as well put the same on. In the end I booked in tomorrow for a pair of Dunlop Sport BluResponse, figure they'll be a decent replacement for a pair of Continental Premium Contact 2.
Don't think you can go far wrong with the efficient grip ones. But the premium contact 6 will be better? Seems to come out as one of the better tyres.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-Auto-Bild-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
yeah I was just wondering if they are worth the extra £104 overall..