advice for new tyres?

[LeeM]

ok need some advice on this one, need 4 185/55/14 tyres, decent but not more than £40 each ideally unless its really worth it.
i want them to last a while, good grip in the dry and as good as possible in the wet. fire away!

[Mochachino]

tough one if u want them to last for that price.

Durable tyres are the bigger name brands such as michelin, goodyear and especially conti's for durability.

My personaly choice is Toyo CF1's which i would consider better than the toyo T1 r's for the larger wheels. Though they dont last very long. Federal for that budget maybe your best choice!

[LeeM]

i was eyeing up cf1's but only because they're the only ones in that size, would prefer them to last at least 6k miles is that a bit optimistic?

[razza987]

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198172
:y:

[LeeM]

what about yokohama s drives?

[LeeM]

are falken ze912 any good?

[jimbo06]

what about yokohama s drives?

i found S drives to be quite good when i had them, for the money that is anyway.

[Mochachino]

i was eyeing up cf1's but only because they're the only ones in that size, would prefer them to last at least 6k miles is that a bit optimistic?

yeh they will last them sort of miles easy enough! I used to be a tyre fitter and the contis used to be on car that had done like 40k! Had one customer who had contis changed and they had done 80k and were still leagal!! :panic:

what about yokohama s drives?

Stay away, theyre useless, worst tyre and many other poeple say the same

are falken ze912 any good?

Theyre ok, being a budget tyre they aint gonna be great, though better performance than the Sdrives.

If you want a tyre to last at least 5k then your best bet is the CF1's highly recommend them, they were amazing in the dry and the handling was quite dialed in the wet! Only drawback, is the tread pattern isnt very attractive, but who cares about that!

CF1's :y:

[razza987]

are falken ze912 any good?

http://www.reifendirekt.de/review/110/Falken_ZIEXZE912_Reifentestcom.html

[LeeM]

hmmm, falkens are generally more expensive than the toyos though?
not bothered about tread pattern theyre not there to look good!

[razza987]

hmmm, falkens are generally more expensive than the toyos though?


By 68p... :panic:

;)

[LeeM]

yeah i just meant that db_sax said toyos are good and falkens are budgets...

[dazdaz]

are you a member of costco wholesale? they have a 20% offer on at the moment on a set of 4 michelins

[Mochachino]

yeah i just meant that db_sax said toyos are good and falkens are budgets...

The brand is mid range budget where as toyo are a well known brand but with good prices. For the lower range of tyres between £32-£42 wholesale price then you dont go by the rule, you get what u pay for.

Just get the toyo's you wont be dissapointed.

[hellonpluto]

i bought Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response for the front my saxo. A bit over your budget i know but they rock in the wet!

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=69521119.110.23938&typ=R-153485&ranzahl=4&Breite=185&Quer=55&Felge=14&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=12&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&F_F=&dsco=110&sowigan=So&Achse=&LoadRange=

Check out the reviews

http://www.tyretest.com/pkw_sommerreifen/dunlop/sp_sport_fast_response/index.html

[LeeM]

cheers guys, am just gonna go with toyos. looks better on the spec list when i sell the car lol