Tire choice: facelift 2.2 Estate

[05omegav6]

My bro has managed nearly 40k miles from a set of 19" Goodyear Eagle F1s... and that's on a 330d

[biggriffin]

My preference is, go to tyre place see what's on offer, decide, then fit, then drive off and hope I've chosen well,
Has worked for years, Yokohama's, Toyo, etc before they were trendy and expensive, sometimes it's worth it

[TheBoy]

My bro has managed nearly 40k miles from a set of 19" Goodyear Eagle F1s... and that's on a 330d

Ah, yes, I didn't do too well off them either .  Out of 6 tyres, 1 had an obvious defect (dirty great blister/hole in the middle) when reasonably worn (which I just accepted and replaced myself), 2 had overheat marks around the inside edge tyre walls (GY refunded 60% of cost, based on wear, but without admitting liability), another 2 are just starting to show the brown marks on the outer wall, and one I wore to the limit.

None managed more than a few k.  Grip was mid range, stability was not good.  Gixer reckoned I overdrove them.

[TheBoy]

I still maintain that the best tyres ever for the Omega were Sport Maxx TT, sadly no longer available. A perfect combination of grip, feel/feedback, straight line stability and reasonable durability (about 12k rears, 24k fronts).

[05omegav6]

My bro has managed nearly 40k miles from a set of 19" Goodyear Eagle F1s... and that's on a 330d

Ah, yes, I didn't do too well off them either .  Out of 6 tyres, 1 had an obvious defect (dirty great blister/hole in the middle) when reasonably worn (which I just accepted and replaced myself), 2 had overheat marks around the inside edge tyre walls (GY refunded 60% of cost, based on wear, but without admitting liability), another 2 are just starting to show the brown marks on the outer wall, and one I wore to the limit.

None managed more than a few k.  Grip was mid range, stability was not good.  Gixer Reckoned I overdrove them.

I suspect he was on to summat

[TheBoy]

My bro has managed nearly 40k miles from a set of 19" Goodyear Eagle F1s... and that's on a 330d

Ah, yes, I didn't do too well off them either .  Out of 6 tyres, 1 had an obvious defect (dirty great blister/hole in the middle) when reasonably worn (which I just accepted and replaced myself), 2 had overheat marks around the inside edge tyre walls (GY refunded 60% of cost, based on wear, but without admitting liability), another 2 are just starting to show the brown marks on the outer wall, and one I wore to the limit.

None managed more than a few k.  Grip was mid range, stability was not good.  Gixer Reckoned I overdrove them.

I suspect he was on to summat

In which case, they are disappointing as a premium performance tyre. I'd say I'm not overly hard on tyres, though did work in Milton Keynes.

[Mr Gav]

My bro has managed nearly 40k miles from a set of 19" Goodyear Eagle F1s... and that's on a 330d

Ah, yes, I didn't do too well off them either .  Out of 6 tyres, 1 had an obvious defect (dirty great blister/hole in the middle) when reasonably worn (which I just accepted and replaced myself), 2 had overheat marks around the inside edge tyre walls (GY refunded 60% of cost, based on wear, but without admitting liability), another 2 are just starting to show the brown marks on the outer wall, and one I wore to the limit.

None managed more than a few k.  Grip was mid range, stability was not good.  Gixer Reckoned I overdrove them.

I suspect he was on to summat

In which case, they are disappointing as a premium performance tyre. I'd say I'm not overly hard on tyres, though did work in Milton Keynes.

I suppose if you do like to `press on` and you were in the Land of Roundabouts then maybe life expectancy (of the tyres) would be shortened quite a bit and possibly expose any faults that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

[05omegav6]

Managed almost twice the mileage out of the set I had on the white one and was hardly gentle with it...

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A premium performance tyre on an Omega wont make it a "premium performance" car. I suspect that's where the problem lies. 

[TheBoy]

A premium performance tyre on an Omega wont make it a "premium performance" car. I suspect that's where the problem lies. 

Indeed not. Whilst its chassis is pretty capable, being a refinement of the Senator chassis, its certainly no sports car.  And cannot be driven like one. Its a executive, luxury saloon.

Hence the disappointment with the performance and failures.

[TheBoy]

Managed almost twice the mileage out of the set I had on the white one and was hardly gentle with it...

I'm hoping for better durability now my commute is mostly straight, rather than lanes and constant roundabouts.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A premium performance tyre on an Omega wont make it a "premium performance" car. I suspect that's where the problem lies. 

Indeed not. Whilst its chassis is pretty capable, being a refinement of the Senator chassis, its certainly no sports car.  And cannot be driven like one. Its a executive, luxury saloon.

Hence the disappointment with the performance and failures.

Rumour has it, that you give it  a damn good try. 

[05omegav6]

Managed almost twice the mileage out of the set I had on the white one and was hardly gentle with it...

I'm hoping for better durability now my commute is mostly straight, rather than lanes and constant roundabouts.

Pads might last more than a week too

[tunnie]

Kumho's on everything here, I really like them, silent tyres give very little road noise. Grip is fine for 'normal' driving, I have Ku39's on the 3.2, far, far better than the Nexen 6000's they replaced. They really were shite!

I had  KU31's on the 2.2 before, now going with KH31's - Just as good, although early days.