What tyres are you running?

[wedge]

Falken 912s all round.

Surprisingly good. Good grip, decent on track days despite being Touring tyre range.

Tempted to go for similar tyres as I only do a 1or 2 track days a year.

[Mark]

Ditto!

[Daniel]

Falken 912s all round.

Surprisingly good. Good grip, decent on track days despite being Touring tyre range.

Tempted to go for similar tyres as I only do a 1or 2 track days a year.

Interesting. Caroline had two Falken 912's on her Subaru and they were terrible. Absolutely no feel at all through the steering on them and they were terrible in the wet also. The Subaru has a couple of Vredestein Sportrac 3's and 2 Continental Premium Contact 2's on at the moment and both types of tyres seem good, Conti gives a nicer steering feel and the Vredestein's are quite sticky.

The Fiat runs the tyres which came with it from new which arse Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's in the summer which are performance tyres and far outstrip the cars ability to corner but once you get to November and it gets below 10 and is damp, they get a lot of wheelspin and are pretty dangerous in the snow and ice. After almost 22k miles they've still got 3.5-4.5mm of tread left and the wet performance is just starting to drop off as I felt today, when do they get to maybe 2 or 2.5mm I'll replace them with whatever's cheapest in the range of decent tyres but which does well in tests . So far I'm thinking Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response's. In the winter it runs Vredestein Snowtrac 3's which are simply so fantastic on snow and ice that we take the Fiat out when it's snowy, not the Subaru.

I'm so sad I even have a picture of both types of tyres the Fiat runs



As for buying the cheapest tyres, no idea why you'd do that, it's just false economy and if you're buying a Continental, Michelin, Pirelli, Goodyear, Dunop or similar then you're going to be in better hands. Always amuses me when you're walking along and you see an expensive Audi with a big engine which is rolling on Wanli's or some other rubbishy far east tyres. It's a cliche, but those are the only 4 things stopping your car from falling off the road, I can understand some knackered l reg Corsa running cheap tyres but if you can afford a new car you can afford proper tyres and you should buy proper tyres. Sorry if I come across as a tyre snob but it's true

[driveace]

I dont buy expensive tyres,by changing them round every six thousand miles,and not kerbing them,I do OK.It would be nice if money was NO problem,then i would probably buy Michelin. Another thing,is that when Toyo tyres first came onto the market they were cheap,and then the same with Hangkang,from China,but as soon as they become popular UP goes the price.You get quoted £30 for a tyre,THEN new valve,fitting,balancing and we are at £48 !!

[Daniel]

I dont buy expensive tyres,by changing them round every six thousand miles,and not kerbing them,I do OK.It would be nice if money was NO problem,then i would probably buy Michelin. Another thing,is that when Toyo tyres first came onto the market they were cheap,and then the same with Hangkang,from China,but as soon as they become popular UP goes the price.You get quoted £30 for a tyre,THEN new valve,fitting,balancing and we are at £48 !!

Only 6 thousand miles on a set of tyres? What are you doing to them?!?!?!?!?!? I typically pay about £9 for a valve and balancing. I fit them myself as I don't trust the shaved chimps that these places seem to employ.

[donKey jote]

oh great another tyre thread

[Daniel]

oh great another tyre thread

You go to work and probably look at tyres now and you have to come on here and read about them

[CaptainRaiden]

oh great another tyre thread

I agree. A slow day indeed...

[CaptainRaiden]

I'm running them black and round ones.

[Rollo]

Pirelli P3000 Energy - 175/65 R14

The Michelin Hydroedges which the 206 was sold with only comes in Metric, so I had to change the wheels and the tyres at the same time.