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Recommended tyres.
« on: 08 April 2014, 20:54:05 »
My car has 4 Pirelli P Zero Rosso? on it & a (new?) Firestone? spare.

What tyres would you recommend I put on it?
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #1 on: 08 April 2014, 20:56:21 »
Quote from: Lagondanet on 08 April 2014, 20:54:05
My car has 4 Pirelli P Zero Rosso? on it & a (new?) Firestone? spare.

What tyres would you recommend I put on it?
Eff off.
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #2 on: 08 April 2014, 20:58:39 »
black round ones with tread :y
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2014, 21:00:30 »
Try again tomorrow night, as we've more important things afoot!!!  :D  ;D

Or if you're desperate PM Gixer!  ;)
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #4 on: 08 April 2014, 21:04:10 »
Ty*es . .  :o :o :o   a word of advice . . .  don't mention 'em . . .   bit of a dodgy subject on here  ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #5 on: 08 April 2014, 21:06:39 »
SERIOUSLY!!!!! Mods lock the thread quick.......
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #6 on: 08 April 2014, 21:09:39 »
Quote from: The Mad mechanic on 08 April 2014, 21:06:39
SERIOUSLY!!!!! Mods lock the thread quick.......
it not the sort of rubber your into ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #7 on: 08 April 2014, 21:11:40 »
Quote from: plym ian on 08 April 2014, 21:09:39
Quote from: The Mad mechanic on 08 April 2014, 21:06:39
SERIOUSLY!!!!! Mods lock the thread quick.......
it not the sort of rubber your into ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #8 on: 09 April 2014, 02:24:09 »
My experience is that goodyear f1 assemetric or conti 3 are the best choice.
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #9 on: 09 April 2014, 10:05:26 »
Conti SC3 (not SC5) seem to be the most widely recommended tyre, expecially if you can get the Mercedes "MO" variant but they are towards the higher cost end of the market.

Some budget tyres work well, but most recommendations on here are for tyres which are now discontinued.

"Avoid Falken" is also sound advice.

But.. different people need their tyres to do different things depending on budget, driving style, etc. so you won't necessarily get the right answer for you.

Oh, and online tyre review sites are a waste of time.

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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #10 on: 09 April 2014, 18:28:34 »
Depends what you want from a tyre.  Some that are definitely worth avoiding are, unless you're on a suicide mission:

Continental SC5
Falken (anything, but esp 912)
Autogrip (anything)


Mid grip, premium, worth considering:
Goodyear F1 Assymetric 2
Continental SC3 (generic)

High grip, premium, worth considering:
Dunlop Sport Maxx TT
Dunlop Sport Maxx RT


These are based on my own personal experiences of tyres on my own Omegas, over the life of the tyre (with the exception of Falkens, which were only on for a couple of miles). Tyres long obsolete are excluded.

My driving style is...   ...I tend to get approx. 10k from a set of tyres.
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« Reply #11 on: 09 April 2014, 19:04:03 »
I've been recommended Federal tyres on the fronts today, are they any good ?

Garage told me they weren't budget but just above ?  :-\
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #12 on: 09 April 2014, 19:06:15 »
The cheapest I can find ::)
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #13 on: 09 April 2014, 19:06:52 »
Quote from: Tall Paul on 09 April 2014, 19:04:03
I've been recommended Federal tyres on the fronts today, are they any good ?

Garage told me they weren't budget but just above ?  :-\
Was this a recommendation from the place potentially supplying them? If so, ignore the recommendation...
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Re: Recommended tyres.
« Reply #14 on: 09 April 2014, 19:07:42 »
[quote autho ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;Dr=STEMO link=topic=122902.msg1565231#msg1565231 date=1396987900]
Quote from: plym ian on 08 April 2014, 21:09:39
Quote from: The Mad mechanic on 08 April 2014, 21:06:39
SERIOUSLY!!!!! Mods lock the thread quick.......
it not the sort of rubber your into
;D ;D
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