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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: willyboy on 08 September 2009, 12:47:20
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Well having driven around on the tyres i have on now Wanlis I think its time I binned them there so noisey or seem it to me
Now I aint no rally driver so the performance tyres are wasted on me so got a few choices here anyone had any of these on & what were they like? a nice quiet driving tyre preferred
sizes are 225/55/ R16...........&.. fitted prices
NEXEN 3000 got good reviews from public .............£67
MINERVA F105 no reviews ............. £69
SUMO FIRENZA ST-08 no reviews .............£70
BARUM recomended by Auto Express .............£84
KUMHOS KU31 good reviews top of my price list @ ....£88
DUNLOP SP 3000 no reviews ............£88
Cheers guys :y
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I'll throw another iron in the fire...
Accelera Alpha's - Directional, grippy enough for some "Enthusiastic" driving, wear well and not particularly noisy. I'd have them again :y :y
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Falken FK452s - about £70/corner fitted on blackcircles IIRC - terrific tyre, certainly the best for the money IMHO.
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Falken FK452s - about £70/corner fitted on blackcircles IIRC - terrific tyre, certainly the best for the money IMHO.
I used to have them fitted all round but won't have them on the front anymore. I found the wear rate high and caused too much tramlining, but that could be because I have use slightly wider 235/40/17 tyres. Now use Bridgstone Potenza SO2's on the front which are so much better but I think they've now been discontinued and replaced by SO3's.
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I've got Dunlop SP3000 235 45 17 's on my Elite. Have to say that ride is ok but thy're not the quietest tyre I've had.If you're after quiet ,they wouldn't be my choice. Anybody else have these?
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I'll throw another iron in the fire...
Accelera Alpha's - Directional, grippy enough for some "Enthusiastic" driving, wear well and not particularly noisy. I'd have them again :y :y
Have to say saw them om ebay - liked the price- but never heard of em !
225/55-16 ACCELERA ALPHA X/LOAD 99W 4 X TYRES approx £60 ea fitted...Fitted free if you live in Macclesfield !
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Nice to see you :y
Just an idea , an alternative not sure how the price is there but I can say potenza adrenalin(bridgestone) is really silent and comfy.. check their prices also..
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Well having driven around on the tyres i have on now Wanlis I think its time I binned them there so noisey or seem it to me
Now I aint no rally driver so the performance tyres are wasted on me so got a few choices here anyone had any of these on & what were they like? a nice quiet driving tyre preferred
sizes are 225/55/ R16...........&.. fitted prices
NEXEN 3000 got good reviews from public .............£67
MINERVA F105 no reviews ............. £69
SUMO FIRENZA ST-08 no reviews .............£70
BARUM recomended by Auto Express .............£84
KUMHOS KU31 good reviews top of my price list @ ....£88
DUNLOP SP 3000 no reviews ............£88
Cheers guys :y
I agree with the public. I have them all round :D ;D
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I'll throw another iron in the fire...
Accelera Alpha's - Directional, grippy enough for some "Enthusiastic" driving, wear well and not particularly noisy. I'd have them again :y :y
Have to say saw them om ebay - liked the price- but never heard of em !
225/55-16 ACCELERA ALPHA X/LOAD 99W 4 X TYRES approx £60 ea fitted...Fitted free if you live in Macclesfield !
I've used these people before and they are very good but they will charge you extra for balancing ::)
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Cheers Pete {BOTH} for tip I imagine they would :y
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This link I come across ain't bad at all
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/
Gives a lot of info some from US but plenty from UK :y
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Falken FK452s - about £70/corner fitted on blackcircles IIRC - terrific tyre, certainly the best for the money IMHO.
I used to have them fitted all round but won't have them on the front anymore. I found the wear rate high and caused too much tramlining, but that could be because I have use slightly wider 235/40/17 tyres. Now use Bridgstone Potenza SO2's on the front which are so much better but I think they've now been discontinued and replaced by SO3's.
Falkens do tramline badly, also bad reports on a BMW E39, but they are very very quiet ime, if you do fit them make sure they are 452s not the 912s which seem totally devoid of any directional stability, front AND back. Havings said that 452 is the softer compound i think, so probably not suitable to the op.
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Right think thats it, about time to order finally ...
The NEXEN 3000 's look like being the ones priced del at Camskills...£217 plus a tenner a corner fitting/balancing locally.
Think that will do me after much surfing ze internet .... :y
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I've got Pirelli P6000s on the front and Kumhos on the rear and they seem OK to me, grip and noise wise :y.
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Tyre noise never bothers me, I can never hear it over the wife moaning anyway ;D
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Think this is PETE posting conspiracy
Elite Pete
Pete Elite
CD-Pete
PeteG
;D ;D ;D ;D Yer avin a larf :y