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[Del Boy]

Saab is in desperate need of some new front tyres now they're only just above the limit, anyway was wanting to get Sport Conti 3's as it has brand new ones on the back and even though the one of the front are low on grip only get mimimal slipping.

Anyway they're too expensive due to the fact I'm tight and I probably won't have it long after Xmas anyway. So what tyres do you find that have good grip and keep road noise down for sub £100 a pair 235/45/17 are there any 

[cem_devecioglu]

imho if I was in a tight budget, still I would go after good quality brands like michelin ps2, good year eagle F1, Potenza etc for second hand with a few thousand kms..

ps: dont buy which have puncture repairs...

[tunnie]

250bhp+ with budget tyres? 

I'd put some semi decent ones one, i'd go Dunlop...

[Selseybill]

My last pair of Conti 3 bought 2 months ago, cost £85 incl post from a seller on fleebay,cost £10 each for bal and fit total £95 each incl vat.These were new with the stickers on and dust free so not old stock.Can't remember the firms number or ID but they are still sell on fleebay.

[Andy B]

...These were new with the stickers on and dust free so not old stock. ......

Would a wash not remove dust from old stock tyres?  It's the date code you need to look at, 4 digits, the 1st two are the week number & the 2nd two are the year they were made (assuming they were made after 2000 for the pedants ....    )

[Selseybill]

You could see they were straight off the shelf.That's unless they got a toothbrush out to clean them.
I have just bought 2 Conti 3 from a Car super store down here in France for 65E plus vat each and a budget as a spare for 12E and this has the same tread patten as the Conti 3 but seems a lot harded rubber.
At the moment the store has a offer on Conti's buy 4 get 1 free plus 35% discount.

[Del Boy]

250bhp+ with budget tyres? 

I'd put some semi decent ones one, i'd go Dunlop...

Yeah but I'm tight 

[Lazydocker]

I run Accelera Alpha's but I wouldn't have them on the front of a WWD car

They're fine with RWD but... Just No!!

Stick the nearly new Rears to the front and stick the budget ones on the rear (if you must)

[Del Boy]

I run Accelera Alpha's but I wouldn't have them on the front of a WWD car

They're fine with RWD but... Just No!!

Stick the nearly new Rears to the front and stick the budget ones on the rear (if you must)

Stuff that it's worn the front one's out in wait for it... got a recipt for 2 brand new Conti Sports at 63,000 miles, it's now on 72k, rears were put on 2 days before I got it  So it's budget unless I can find a decent cheap set of tyres  Got some nice one's lined up from a bloke I know very cheap and they're sport contis with 6mm of tread hopefully he'll still have them.

[waspy]

I bought some second hand tyres & it cost me my car & almost my life Never again

[screwloose]

Nexen arent that bad. Had them on the rear of my M3 some years ago. Held up really rather well and were nice and progressive.

[VXL V6]

Kumho KU31's are good value for the money.

Got Dunlop SP Sport MAX on mine at the moment and am impressed but they are a bit more expensive than Kumho's

[Kevin Wood]

Got Dunlop SP Sport MAX on mine at the moment and am impressed but they are a bit more expensive than Kumho's

They have gone up quite a bit recently. I used them for a while. Impressive grip, don't tend to wander and reasonable wear rate but they are quite noisy, I found.

[VXL V6]

Yeh, seems to be a common trait of Dunlop tyres i've found, The 9090's and 9000's are noisy as well but I do like the grip levels.

[neilr]

try neo bros on ebay saab specialist they are doing neuton tyres at reasonable prices a subsidury to a high profile company but i cant remember who. got 2 for the rear of the mig seem to hold the road well even when haevy right foot injected in the wet.