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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As my car is not a performance car by any stretch of the imagination. When it comes to tyres I always go for the cheapest. Where I used to work I go so many punctures on the estate, I would by part worns.
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over a year ago
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I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road 
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all |
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Always put on a good mid range plus set and would never touch anything part worn or iffy, respect some will choose to do so but given they're the thing keeping contact with the road then safety is paramount.. |
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over a year ago
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all "
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though  |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though "
*Falken* |
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The part of the OP about sticking to what they came out of the factory with made me have a little chuckle.
Few weeks ago went down to Range Rover with my mum to collect her new Range Rover, she wanted me to remember how to use all the gadgets on it 
Anyway....salesman proceeds to try sell her a "tyre protection plan" because these tyre are extremely expensive, £250 each from Range Rover, que me asking the salesman for the registration, 2 mins later I tell him they're £110 delivered from black circles 
Watching him stumble over his words and trying to justify £250 each was rather amusing  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though "
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two "
They're great. The problem is they're soft... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When looking for new tyres for your car do you stick to a certain brand or is it always about price."
Good tyres can safe your life. Go to Internet and check all test with tyres. You will see. The same is with winter tyres and summer tyres. Cheap winter one are better than good summer one in winter because is not just about snow is about temperature.
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over a year ago
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After having such a nice experience with a set of pirellis on my lease car, (after only getting 8000 miles out of continentals) i fitted pirellis to the family car.
The question is, how does anyone other than Sir Stirling Moss get only 8000 miles out of tyres on a peugeot 107?!?!?!?!?!?!? |
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"After having such a nice experience with a set of pirellis on my lease car, (after only getting 8000 miles out of continentals) i fitted pirellis to the family car.
The question is, how does anyone other than Sir Stirling Moss get only 8000 miles out of tyres on a peugeot 107?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
Easy. Worn suspension bushes or badly adjusted geometry. |
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"After having such a nice experience with a set of pirellis on my lease car, (after only getting 8000 miles out of continentals) i fitted pirellis to the family car.
The question is, how does anyone other than Sir Stirling Moss get only 8000 miles out of tyres on a peugeot 107?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
Had a 107 as my first car and they chew through front tyres, lucky if you get 10k out of a set, know a few who have had them and report the same |
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By *im himCouple (MM)
over a year ago
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"The part of the OP about sticking to what they came out of the factory with made me have a little chuckle.
Few weeks ago went down to Range Rover with my mum to collect her new Range Rover, she wanted me to remember how to use all the gadgets on it
Anyway....salesman proceeds to try sell her a "tyre protection plan" because these tyre are extremely expensive, £250 each from Range Rover, que me asking the salesman for the registration, 2 mins later I tell him they're £110 delivered from black circles
Watching him stumble over his words and trying to justify £250 each was rather amusing "
If you can afford the Range Rover then it should not be a problem to put the right rubber on it . Would never go to a main dealer for my boots would do the same and shop around |
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"When looking for new tyres for your car do you stick to a certain brand or is it always about price."
. I stick to certain brands and try to avoid budget tyres . It is your only contact between your car and the road . For me it is either Michelin's or Pirelli P 6000s . I did try Event tyres once
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft..."
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to. |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to."
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda "
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo. |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo."
Blimy! Who manufactured the engine?! |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo."
You can have your 400ftlbs...it's the audio that counts for me
New 3000watt RMS amp and I'll break 145dB 
Although I did go to buy the new type R, however at 23 insurance still presents a significant problem  age discrimination at its finest |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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On past cars have gone "cheap as chips" budget tyres and although I managed to get about 12 months use out of them, they didn't wear evenly and actually wore a bit quicker than I'd anticipated. Then went for mid range.
However, on this car when I needed new tyre, stuck with Michelin (as it came with them) and so far, can't fault them at all. I'd say, go for the best you can afford |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo.
Blimy! Who manufactured the engine?!"
Alfa Romeo did.
It's such a good engine that Fiat, Saab, Vauxhall all use a variant of it. |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo.
You can have your 400ftlbs...it's the audio that counts for me
New 3000watt RMS amp and I'll break 145dB
Although I did go to buy the new type R, however at 23 insurance still presents a significant problem age discrimination at its finest "
Mine has 1000w Bose as standard which is plenty for me. I did lift the interior carpets and lay dynamat what made a significant improvement. |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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I get a good deal from my supplier on Michelin which is handy as they are my preferred tyre.
Had a Michelin on the front of my motorcycle and a Chen shying on the rear. I didn't really mind the sliding on the rear as long as the front stayed planted.
C... |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though
I'll be trying some falkens next, my brothers got them on his 1.9 A3, tuned from 105bhp to 190bhp currently, he said the falkens are great
He can also get them £90 for two
They're great. The problem is they're soft...
I LOVE falkens! They work so well on my bimmer! Really excellent. And last well to as I'm not pushing much torque through them. At the end of the day though your tyres and your fuel will last as long as your right foot allows them to.
I'm not pushing much torque either......
Why?
Because Honda
I'm pushing nearly 400ftlbs.
Why....
Alfa Romeo.
Blimy! Who manufactured the engine?!
Alfa Romeo did.
It's such a good engine that Fiat, Saab, Vauxhall all use a variant of it."
Nice work! What is it? |
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I'm going for Michelin Cross climate all season tyres. Designed for British style temp variations including light snow.
As to budget get the best you can afford. Your life and that of others depends on it. |
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"I've had Yokohama tyres from brand new, bearly lasted 10k miles, then had some pirelli P zeros, now on some roadstone (mid range)
The pirelllis were awesome, accelerating at 60mph round a bend in 2nd and being glued to the road
Yokohama and road stone......not impressed at all
Try 600 miles on a set of Fallen ZE502's.... It was on my old 575bhp Cossie though "
I was getting about that out of my 235x35x19 Michelin Pilots but they were stretched on 12j rims and on the rear was running 8 degrees of negative camber on my Lexis Gs300.
Worst tyre wear was 3 miles out of 215x40x18 Advan Neovas on my S14a on a track day.
Always use black circles site for tyres and my mate fits them for free |
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