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[05omegav6]

V is fine

http://www.blackcircles.com/general/speedrating

Tyre speed and weight/load ratings should match the capability of the car, regardless of how you drive... handbook will give suggestions for minimum speed/load requirements, expect to see summat like 225/55 VR 16 95 as an example... V being the speed rating and 95 being the load index

The efficiency and wet ratings that I referred to earlier are totally different and are a Eurcrat thing... useful for comparing tyre performance when choosing at a glance...

[rollacorolla]

Thanks Taxi Al. The online rep was saying V rated tyres were no good for the Omega!
And he looked up my reg and said I should have either 235/45 R17 W 93 or 235/40 R18 W 93...

Here are 2 pics of my tyres just for confirmation:

[Andy B]

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And he looked up my reg and said I should have either 235/45 R17 W 93 or 235/40 R18 W 93.. ....

The system makes a best guess. Various on-line tyre places tell me that our Smart has 16" rims ..... it has 15" 

Ironically, I found that the 17" tyres I fitted instead of the original 16" were cheaper because they're now more common that the originals   

[05omegav6]

Sounds about right...

Standard facelift CDX alloys, 6.5J16ET39... so 225/55VR16 93 are what you need... but W,Z,Y and any load index over 93 will fine...

Being an estate I would probably go with X(tra) L(oad)

Theses if you're on a budget...

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/blackcircles-com/quality-choice/225/55/R16/W/99/m?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f%26width%3d225%26profile%3d55%26rim%3d16%26speed%3dAny&tyre=33344126

They do do a £39 version, but if you compare the ratings, it should be obvious as to why they're £39

[dbug]

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Facelift Elite should have 17"s, hence my question...

16"s fine, as long as the wheel offset is correct, ie an Omega wheel.
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I wasn't tutting, just pointing out that the wheel size ie 16 or 17 is more applicable than whether the car is facelift or MFL  ....... some very early Elites it seems had the 15" cross spoke alloys from the previous Senator fitted.

Likewise ^^^

Shop around - I use Runway 926s on the Omega Estate on 16" rims, and pay less than £60 per tyre fitted all in.

[Varche]

W rating for 3.0 and V for the slower 2.5.

I am surprised no one picked up on this earlier in the thread. My feelings on the subject are well known i.e. only factory specifified tyre sizes and rims. Nothing else should be fitted.

[dbug]

V are rated @ 149mph, W @ 168mph

My supplier supplies W rated tyres for V6 Omegas, irrespective of engine size.

[05omegav6]

V are rated @ 149mph, W @ 168mph

My supplier supplies W rated tyres for V6 Omegas, irrespective of engine size.

Coincidentally, 149 is the top end of the 3.0

[rollacorolla]

Sounds about right...

Standard facelift CDX alloys, 6.5J16ET39... so 225/55VR16 93 are what you need... but W,Z,Y and any load index over 93 will fine...

Being an estate I would probably go with X(tra) L(oad)

Theses if you're on a budget...

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/blackcircles-com/quality-choice/225/55/R16/W/99/m?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f%26width%3d225%26profile%3d55%26rim%3d16%26speed%3dAny&tyre=33344126

They do do a £39 version, but if you compare the ratings, it should be obvious as to why they're £39

The £39 version has a fuel efficiency rating of C and a wet grip rating of C. Am I missing something? 

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/blackcircles-com/value-choice/225/55/R16/V/99/m?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f%26width%3d225%26profile%3d55%26rim%3d16%26speed%3dAny%26wintertyre%3d%26minpricerange%3d0%26maxpricerange%3d0%26viewmanufacturer%3dobj7888159%26displayall%3d6&tyre=11401754

[rollacorolla]

Shop around - I use Runway 926s on the Omega Estate on 16" rims, and pay less than £60 per tyre fitted all in.

That's a good price - can you let me have contact details for your supplier?

[05omegav6]

Sounds about right...

Standard facelift CDX alloys, 6.5J16ET39... so 225/55VR16 93 are what you need... but W,Z,Y and any load index over 93 will fine...

Being an estate I would probably go with X(tra) L(oad)

Theses if you're on a budget...

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/blackcircles-com/quality-choice/225/55/R16/W/99/m?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f%26width%3d225%26profile%3d55%26rim%3d16%26speed%3dAny&tyre=33344126

They do do a £39 version, but if you compare the ratings, it should be obvious as to why they're £39

The £39 version has a fuel efficiency rating of C and a wet grip rating of C. Am I missing something? 

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/blackcircles-com/value-choice/225/55/R16/V/99/m?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f%26width%3d225%26profile%3d55%26rim%3d16%26speed%3dAny%26wintertyre%3d%26minpricerange%3d0%26maxpricerange%3d0%26viewmanufacturer%3dobj7888159%26displayall%3d6&tyre=11401754

Yup... Comparatively the £39 tyres are shit. Fuel efficiency of C might seem better than the E rating of the others, but a fuel efficient tyre has a lower rolling resistance than a less efficient tyre... This equates directly to grip levels... Therefore, by definition, less efficient tyres are stickier.

And the C wet rating is clearly worse than the B rating of the slightly more expensive tyre...

[rollacorolla]

Thanks again Taxi Al.
I think I'll get the Runway 926 as dbug suggested - under £60 a tyre fitted seems like a good deal. E rating for fuel efficiency and B rating for wet grip as you recommend. 

[aaronjb]

One page I saw suggested that the difference between each rating level (for wet grip) was equivalent to 1-2 car lengths stopping from 60mph..

..which doesn't really quantify the difference in terms of anything you'll feel day to day, unless you're rapidly heading toward the arse end of a truck (Al…), as you're more likely to notice it when you're going sideways around a roundabout

[TheBoy]

OK, firstly a 2000 model (FL) Elite shoud be 235/45/17 with a load rating greater than 93, and a speed rating of W, Y or Z (not sure on speed rating for 2.2DTi)

A pre 2000 (PFL/MFL) Elite should be 225/55/16 with a load rating greater than 93, and a speed rating of w, Y or Z for petrols, or V upwards for TD


Any variance should be communicated to your insurance company.

[05omegav6]

First option applies as car is facelift from pics...

To which someone has fitted facelift CDX wheels