Another Can of Worms... Your thoughts on Tires....
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Hahah im great at this !
That s the second I've done hahahha
How the F I did it I've no idea
But cool skills eh?
That s the second I've done hahahha
How the F I did it I've no idea
But cool skills eh?
D4dawg said:
I don't know if Michelin sells the same tires on both sides of the pond, but I just bought Pilot Sports A/S 3+ and like them very much. Something in the car which was rattling on the way to the tire shop was quiet on the way home. Ride and handling are both much improved. Non RFT of course: I will take my chances with no spare and no jack, although I do have a 12V inflator pump aboard in the event of a slow leak.
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Nictrix said:
It was a spammer that resurrected it. Since been deleted :evil:
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Should be buddy
As they launched them in the USA before UK haha
Big bmw launch for them mps4s
As they launched them in the USA before UK haha
Big bmw launch for them mps4s
Falken'sIn recent years and cars ill almost certainly go for Falken's
Failing that Kumho's or Toyo Proxes.
I have previously bought, tried and tried and read and researched and asked and re-read about Goodyear Eagle F1, and Michelin Pilot and i really struggle to see any justifications of the price over performance gains. With out the advantage of my own scientifically controlled research ill stick my neck out and say they dont perform any better in wet conditions than Falken's.
You better wind it back in because you're wrong. :!:ESP said:
In recent years and cars ill almost certainly go for Falken's
Failing that Kumho's or Toyo Proxes.
I have previously bought, tried and tried and read and researched and asked and re-read about Goodyear Eagle F1, and Michelin Pilot and i really struggle to see any justifications of the price over performance gains. With out the advantage of my own scientifically controlled research ill stick my neck out and say they dont perform any better in wet conditions than Falken's.
Falkens are OK in the wet but F1s are noticeably better.
Proxes are like plastic in the wet compared to F1s.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 I have also just got and they are at least as good as the F1, better I believe.
In addition to my own experience I give you the following quotes from journalist testing:
'The Falken was the slowest tyre around the dry handling circuit, and by no small margin. We could forgive it for that if it shone in the wet handling test, but it didn’t. It came seventh. The Falken also lost the dry braking test, but to its credit it did finish fourth in wet braking, bettering some big names.'
'Rather like the Yokohama, the Goodyear earned its podium position by showing well across the various wet and dry tests. There are other tyres here that give sharper steering response and more outright grip on a dry road – most notably the Michelin – but only the winning tyre offered a broader spread of ability across wet and dry conditions.'
'In fact, the Proxes never placed higher than eighth in any test, and in two dry tests, the autocross and the skidpad, the Toyo finished last, trailing the top finishers by significant margins. In some tests it felt better than it actually was performing, but overall, Geswein noted it was "soft and imprecise" and didn't "feel like a sport tire."'
I could go on but there's no point.
I bought a 5litre Chimaera a few years ago with those Toyo's fitted.....never checked to see how old they were,so some leeway given.......but man they were trecherous in Scottish wet weather,obviously need some heat as they were overwhelmed by the torque of the old Rover lump easily......not recommended :thumbsdown:
greg81 said:
Love it when this happens! On the buy and sell section it's quite interesting to see someone interested in something that was advertised years ago! Equally interesting when the OP confirms it's still available for sale! (Only the one time!)