ned
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 10:45 AM |
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tdi tintop tyre time..
It's coming round to that time again, just wondered if anyone had any recent recommendations or 'avoid like the plague'
suggestions.
Currently looking at:
Dunlop SP Sport 2000E 205/55 R16 V (91) £47.89
Continental Sport Contact 2 (Mercedes) 205/55 R16 H (91) £55.24
Toyo Proxes T1-R 205/55 R16 W (91) £56.13
Falken Ziex ZE 512 with rim protection 205/55 R16 91V £48.00
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 205/55 R16 W (91) £54.98
Dunlops seem cheap, had falkens before and they were ok. had toyos which were well grippy but wore a bit quicker and always fancied some conti sports
as heard good things about them. goodyears seemed good value but not bothered about them either way.
comments?
Ned.
ps fwd vag 1.9tdi 140ish bhp, 270ish lb/ft
[Edited on 18/3/08 by ned]
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Guinness
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 10:53 AM |
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I've got Dunlop Sport Max on my TDi (Leon). Really happy with them.
But at £68 a tyre from mytyres might be a little more than you wanted to spend.
Mike
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mcerd1
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 11:32 AM |
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I've had a set of the budget Vredestein's on my car for the last year or so, much better than the Toyo's, Avon's and
Michelin's I've had before
(I'm limited to the budget ranges from all makes as I need 145/70 R13 for my crapy tin top)
the better Vredestein's always seam to score highly in back to back tests (like the autoexpress ones - see link)
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/213186/tyre_guide.html
http://www.vredestein.com/
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mookaloid
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 11:39 AM |
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I've long had the opinion that Continentals are a really good tyre 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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RickRick
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 12:38 PM |
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i've just had conti sports on the front of my fiesta for all of 3000 miles toyo t1's normaly get me close to 10k
Also try www.camskill.co.uk if your ordering online t1r's are £53 there
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Agriv8
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 01:13 PM |
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I have run Continental Sport Contact 2 on passat TDI and had no problem with them and lasted > 20,000 miles a year driven enthusically ( though
would estimate 1/2 o motorway miles ).
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Gergely
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 01:48 PM |
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Good Year Eagle F1s came out on top of the recent tyre test of evo magazine, so shouldn't be a bad tyre, but I have no personal experience with
them.
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onzarob
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 03:16 PM |
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I got eagle NCT5's on my Audi 1.9TDI and they are great, good handling and hard wearing. The F1's will not do as many miles, but it
depends on you driving style to which are best
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itiejim
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 04:50 PM |
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The F1s won the Autocar test too. I had them on my 968 CS and found them to be excellent. Grippy, progressive and good in the wet. Wear rate seemed
very reasonable too.
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gregs
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 05:15 PM |
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second vote for Goodyear NCT5s good alround tyre - last paid £35 for 195 65 15.
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jos
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 07:16 PM |
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Personally I avoid like the plague dunlops as anybody i know whos had them has had a blow out
I have had very good experience of both goodyear eagle f1's & toyo proxie T1R's & S's and for the price difference couldnt
justify the goodyears over the toyos unless i got special discount off them
At those prices I'd snap up the goodyears as they last slightly longer than the toyos with just as much grip and lack of road noise
My expeinece was in a 1998 petrol vauxhall vectra SRi 140 btw
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