New tyres - a recomendation

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Hi all,
Well after weeks of faffing about I finally got the new Assy 5s fitted this morning.
So far I've only driven from Norwich to Attleborough and it's peeing down. I don't want to try anything silly until they've cleaned up a bit.
However, already the difference is noticeable. Anyone who has ever driven the concrete portion of the A11 south of Norwich will know what a bumpy piece of crap it is. The journey home was transformed! Ok, so it's never going to be a magic carpet, but it's already quieter and less crashy.
I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

I cannot recommend F1 Autocentre in Norwich enough. Polite, knowledgeable, took extreme care (nylon sockets etc).

I ordered online and my total bill was £480, with fitting and 'precision balancing'.

From my looking around, that seemed a decent deal.

But, to cap it all,they then handed over a discount card. All I need to do is contact Goodyear with a photo of my invoice and they'll send me a John Lewis or Amazon voucher for £80!
The offer ends on 30th November. £40 for 2x18s, £80 for 4x18s, £50 for 2x19s, and £100 for 4x19s.

Maybe someone else can make use of this if you get in quick!

 

[IRD]

Hi all,
Well after weeks of faffing about I finally got the new Assy 5s fitted this morning.
So far I've only driven from Norwich to Attleborough and it's peeing down. I don't want to try anything silly until they've cleaned up a bit.
However, already the difference is noticeable. Anyone who has ever driven the concrete portion of the A11 south of Norwich will know what a bumpy piece of crap it is. The journey home was transformed! Ok, so it's never going to be a magic carpet, but it's already quieter and less crashy.
I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

I cannot recommend F1 Autocentre in Norwich enough. Polite, knowledgeable, took extreme care (nylon sockets etc).

I ordered online and my total bill was £480, with fitting and 'precision balancing'.

From my looking around, that seemed a decent deal.

But, to cap it all,they then handed over a discount card. All I need to do is contact Goodyear with a photo of my invoice and they'll send me a John Lewis or Amazon voucher for £80!
The offer ends on 30th November. £40 for 2x18s, £80 for 4x18s, £50 for 2x19s, and £100 for 4x19s.

Maybe someone else can make use of this if you get in quick!

I use the Formula 1 Autocentre at Grantham and find their prices to be competitive and the service to be good too. I have had three sets of tyres from them in the last two years. I got £100 cash back from Michelin buying four tyres for the Z in the Summer and a £50 voucher for Amazon should be on its way after I purchased four Goodyears for my wife’s Prius on Wednesday. Needless to say you can probably guess who has claimed the Amazon voucher when it arrives? :wink:

 

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Hi all,
Well after weeks of faffing about I finally got the new Assy 5s fitted this morning.
So far I've only driven from Norwich to Attleborough and it's peeing down. I don't want to try anything silly until they've cleaned up a bit.
However, already the difference is noticeable. Anyone who has ever driven the concrete portion of the A11 south of Norwich will know what a bumpy piece of crap it is. The journey home was transformed! Ok, so it's never going to be a magic carpet, but it's already quieter and less crashy.
I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

I cannot recommend F1 Autocentre in Norwich enough. Polite, knowledgeable, took extreme care (nylon sockets etc).

I ordered online and my total bill was £480, with fitting and 'precision balancing'.

From my looking around, that seemed a decent deal.

But, to cap it all,they then handed over a discount card. All I need to do is contact Goodyear with a photo of my invoice and they'll send me a John Lewis or Amazon voucher for £80!
The offer ends on 30th November. £40 for 2x18s, £80 for 4x18s, £50 for 2x19s, and £100 for 4x19s.

Maybe someone else can make use of this if you get in quick!

I use the Formula 1 Autocentre at Grantham and find their prices to be competitive and the service to be good too. I have had three sets of tyres from them in the last two years. I got £100 cash back from Michelin buying four tyres for the Z in the Summer and a £50 voucher for Amazon should be on its way after I purchased four Goodyears for my wife’s Prius on Wednesday. Needless to say you can probably guess who has claimed the Amazon voucher when it arrives? :wink:

Yup! John Lewis!
Doubt I'll see any benefit, but it did divert the 'whats wrong with the old tyres?' argument.

 

[IRD]

Hi all,
Well after weeks of faffing about I finally got the new Assy 5s fitted this morning.
So far I've only driven from Norwich to Attleborough and it's peeing down. I don't want to try anything silly until they've cleaned up a bit.
However, already the difference is noticeable. Anyone who has ever driven the concrete portion of the A11 south of Norwich will know what a bumpy piece of crap it is. The journey home was transformed! Ok, so it's never going to be a magic carpet, but it's already quieter and less crashy.
I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

I cannot recommend F1 Autocentre in Norwich enough. Polite, knowledgeable, took extreme care (nylon sockets etc).

I ordered online and my total bill was £480, with fitting and 'precision balancing'.

From my looking around, that seemed a decent deal.

But, to cap it all,they then handed over a discount card. All I need to do is contact Goodyear with a photo of my invoice and they'll send me a John Lewis or Amazon voucher for £80!
The offer ends on 30th November. £40 for 2x18s, £80 for 4x18s, £50 for 2x19s, and £100 for 4x19s.

Maybe someone else can make use of this if you get in quick!

I use the Formula 1 Autocentre at Grantham and find their prices to be competitive and the service to be good too. I have had three sets of tyres from them in the last two years. I got £100 cash back from Michelin buying four tyres for the Z in the Summer and a £50 voucher for Amazon should be on its way after I purchased four Goodyears for my wife’s Prius on Wednesday. Needless to say you can probably guess who has claimed the Amazon voucher when it arrives? :wink:

Yup! John Lewis!
Doubt I'll see any benefit, but it did divert the 'whats wrong with the old tyres?' argument.

You have got to be creative to stay ahead of the game. :wink:

 

[scootr]

"Hi all,
Well after weeks of faffing about.." - I got this far without google and I think we deserve pictures now
Let's see these bad boys.

 

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I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

When I had my Goodyears F1s fitted few months back (same size as yours) I was told by the fitters to use the same pressures as per the original run flats. Is this not the case? do normal tyres need different pressures to the run flats?

 

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I have 225/40 x 18 front and 255/35 x 18 rear. I've started off with F34 and R36 and will adjust around that as I get a better feel for it.

When I had my Goodyears F1s fitted few months back (same size as yours) I was told by the fitters to use the same pressures as per the original run flats. Is this not the case? do normal tyres need different pressures to the run flats?

That's the lid well and truly unscrewed from the can of worms.
Everyone has an opinion it seems.
I did a lot of research on this forum and spoke to one person in particular who has had more wheel/tyre combinations than I've had hot dinners.
From all that, I have decided to stat with 34/36 and will see how it feels.
I think you'd find that two people, driving the same car, may well end up with different ideas of hat works best.
It's a never-ending thread on here to be honest.

Won't e getting much action over the winter months, but as I gt the tyres settled in and mess about with it a bit, I will have a better idea to report back on.

I would appreciate your input as well, as we seem to both be in the same position with newish tyres. Will be a good comparison, depending what miles are going on yours.