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[snipe]

Hi
Looking for best tyres for facelift 2.2 Dti. Currently on cheapies but suffering tyre noise.Any to be recommended or others to be avoided. thanks in anticipation im a relative new member.

[JamesV6CDX]

Have a go with the search mate - it's been done to death on here, you'll get plenty of information / past discussions

[cem_devecioglu]

best tires for winter ? summer ?

[tunnie]

done to death, no right or wrong answer. Do a search 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I'm impressed with the Kumho KH31s I've just fitted on the back - when the fronts are due there'll be some going on there too.

[woodoo]

Uniroyal Rain Expert, good quality for price  Fitted for my friend last winter and he drove away on snow and ice like he was on winter tyres 

[feeutfo]

Hi
Looking for best tyres for facelift 2.2 Dti. Currently on cheapies but suffering tyre noise.Any to be recommended or others to be avoided. thanks in anticipation im a relative new member.

You need to start with your expectations? What exactly are you calling a good tyre? Cheap or Grippy?
Quiet or stable?
How do you drive? Steady or quick?

I expect alot from tyres, apparently. Never waring out, sticking like shit to a blanket and all four for 50p doesnt seem unreasoanle to me, but there you go

 No1 on my list as straight line stability, so defo no Falkens they are dangerous on omega, esp over half worn on soft Elite suspension and if you like to carck on. Although they are exceptionally quiet, the comfort that fives is far outweighed by the streess of keeping the car in a straightline. Avoid.

Kumho ku31 although much loved as a minimum price level, have been superseeded, no longer available. Ku39 which replace them are un tested on here unless someone has taken the plunge lately...?

Ime conti sc3 are excellent, but not cheap. Very good dry and wet grip, reasonable wear and noise.

Any budget tyre will be generally noisy, and dry grip will be far outweighed by apalling wet grip.
Others have had excellent results from Dunlop sport max/sport max tt.

[feeutfo]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

[cem_devecioglu]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

this wonder will last until,  the first time when you pump the brakes on snow or frost
 
there are all season tires which I dont believe as they are the worst for both summer and winter.. 
 
if an economical solution is expected then kumhos and a set of chains will be ok..
 
ps: chains must be tested and practiced before snow..

[feeutfo]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

this wonder will last until,  the first time when you pump the brakes on snow or frost
 
there are all season tires which I dont believe as they are the worst for both summer and winter.. 
 
if an economical solution is expected then kumhos and a set of chains will be ok..
 
ps: chains must be tested and practiced before snow..

While i agree sc3 are hopeless in snow, we didnt all move here in the last 2years cem. Never had winter tyres yet. And if snow chains or kumhos are are ok on frost then rain tyres will be better than sc3

Ps Cem still thinks we all move to the Alps in winter btw.

[cem_devecioglu]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

this wonder will last until,  the first time when you pump the brakes on snow or frost
 
there are all season tires which I dont believe as they are the worst for both summer and winter.. 
 
if an economical solution is expected then kumhos and a set of chains will be ok..
 
ps: chains must be tested and practiced before snow..

While i agree sc3 are hopeless in snow, we didnt all move here in the last 2years cem. Never had winter tyres yet. And if snow chains or   ++ kumhos are are ok on frost then rain tyres will be better than sc3

Ps Cem still thinks we all move to the Alps in winter btw.

    last year I watched the snow on your M roads from live cameras, or I'm dreaming

[feeutfo]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

this wonder will last until,  the first time when you pump the brakes on snow or frost
 
there are all season tires which I dont believe as they are the worst for both summer and winter.. 
 
if an economical solution is expected then kumhos and a set of chains will be ok..
 
ps: chains must be tested and practiced before snow..

While i agree sc3 are hopeless in snow, we didnt all move here in the last 2years cem. Never had winter tyres yet. And if snow chains or kumhos are are ok on frost then rain tyres will be better than sc3

Ps Cem still thinks we all move to the Alps in winter btw.

    last year I watched the snow on your M roads from live cameras, or I'm dreaming

two days of snow bad enough to restrict travel in the south of the uk do not make a set of winter tyres imo cem. Generally we do not live in mountains covered in snow for 3 months, never minde 3 days. Although Northern England was differant, but even Debs has moved.

[cem_devecioglu]

And i wonder if a "rain tyre" would be a more sensible bet than full on winter tyres in the uk.

Certainly sc3's are hopelessly apalling in snow. A wee fact about them, in a recent test of winter tyres, stopping from 30mph on fresh snow, all winter tyres had stopped, but sc3 where still doing 23 mph. hopeless.
Please god we dont see much snow this year. Cartainly we havent seen much rain so far.

this wonder will last until,  the first time when you pump the brakes on snow or frost
 
there are all season tires which I dont believe as they are the worst for both summer and winter.. 
 
if an economical solution is expected then kumhos and a set of chains will be ok..
 
ps: chains must be tested and practiced before snow..

While i agree sc3 are hopeless in snow, we didnt all move here in the last 2years cem. Never had winter tyres yet. And if snow chains or kumhos are are ok on frost then rain tyres will be better than sc3

Ps Cem still thinks we all move to the Alps in winter btw.

    last year I watched the snow on your M roads from live cameras, or I'm dreaming

two days of snow bad enough to restrict travel in the south of the uk do not make a set of winter tyres imo cem. Generally we do not live in mountains covered in snow for 3 months, never minde 3 days. Although Northern England was differant, but even Debs has moved.

we will see this year
 
ps: dont tell I'm guilty for all the snow that will fall after
 
pps: how many days this snow stayed ? 

[maracus]

Uniroyal Rain Expert, good quality for price  Fitted for my friend last winter and he drove away on snow and ice like he was on winter tyres 

I had rainXperts on my estate and they were awesome, I'd have them again if I wasn't in the mindset of wanting to try some bridgestones next (simple reason being one of our machines at work has bridgestones n they squeal like fook!!!  )

I put mine on just in time for winter, and they lasted well IMO, I drove it hard and still must'a done 20k on them, rotated them before illegal wear occured, and still got enough life in them to want to put them on the mv6 for a few months to get the use out of them!

As for grip on snow and ice, ok they were fresh tyres at that time of year but tel you what, they were the best I'd had yet!

[cem_devecioglu]

and a more important question : how many days were  below 7 celcius in winter ?