***Tyre Poll***

[markhinton]

I need new tyres all around, I have standard Conti's on my 172 atm and I was looking at T1-R's because I had them on my Zetec-S and did me well. What do you guys reckon? Go with Toyo or stick with Continental?

 

[Monaco Sean]

I need new tyres all around, I have standard Conti's on my 172 atm and I was looking at T1-R's because I had them on my Zetec-S and did me well. What do you guys reckon? Go with Toyo or stick with Continental?

Stick with Conti's I think mate.
Toyo are good, but Ive always been a fan of keeping standard tyres on where possible. I would love some R888's mind.

 

[lee131]

toyo proxies t1 r or s great value excellent grip in the dry moderate in the wet (but then what tyre isnt poor in the wet) and at the price i dont mind the fact they wear fast as there cheap, favoured sizes are 195 45 15 but get 195 50 15 if im skint

 

[Monaco Sean]

i have them, they are mint, better than the eagle f1's for sure
and they wear nicely
cheap too

im trying pzero nero's next

I have S-drives
They are decent tyres for the money.
Ive covered 6,000 of harsh miles and they have 3mil left

 

[OLR]

toyo in wet = death, but bring a smile when its dry

Yoko's all round goodness but dont last very long

pilot exalto, what can you say great tyre but £££££

 

[Smilfy]

Toyo Proxes T1-R's wrap my alloys, id say they're brilliant, never put a foot wrong, not even on track days

 

[platty]

just replaced trhe standard exaltos with some t1-r's on the front and although their cheap they lack the grip that the exaltos gave... too much squealing and understeer now.

 

[MT_R27]

bugger!! i voted for he exaltos when actually i use the pilots sp's. only becasue thats what was on the car when i bought it.

however i used vedrestiens (sp) on our old clio dci (106) which were really good, hardly any undersrear squeal, maybe i wasn't going fast enough?!!

but the came second the egale f1 in an EVO tyre test, i only got those over the F1s because they were cheaper.

 

[wicker man]

kumho ku31's get my vote put 4 on the 172 a few weeks ago
dry grip 9/10
wet grip 8/10

 

[riojav6]

B F Goodrich profilers excellent grip long lasting.

 

[172Ben]

Need to replace the 888's now its getting abit wet

PE2's, £330 fitted for 4 from ryan (Bargain)

T1r's £224 fitted for 4 from blackcircles.

Daft question, more for reasurance(sp), are the PE2's £100 better?

Looking for dry and wet grip, dry grip as close to the 888's as possible, something that will last longer than 3 months, as my fronts have now gone pretty much.

Thanks

 

[Cue]

who's Ryan - i'll take 4 off his hands!!!!

ps i haven't tried the T1R's so can't make that comparison but the pe's are 100 times better in the wet than 888's and in the dry are (for a road tyre) not massively off their pace.. Although when warmed properly the 888's will muller any all weather road tyre...

 

[Steve]

Need to replace the 888's now its getting abit wet

PE2's, £330 fitted for 4 from ryan (Bargain)

T1r's £224 fitted for 4 from blackcircles.

Daft question, more for reasurance(sp), are the PE2's £100 better?

Looking for dry and wet grip, dry grip as close to the 888's as possible, something that will last longer than 3 months, as my fronts have now gone pretty much.

Thanks

Hankook Rs2's

 

[revalot]

I say u should use the manifactors spec tyre as i changed my conti sport contact 3 for yoko paradas and there no where near as good as the contis.

 

[Cue]

who's Ryan - i'll take 4 off his hands!!!!

ps i haven't tried the T1R's so can't make that comparison but the pe's are 100 times better in the wet than 888's and in the dry are (for a road tyre) not massively off their pace.. Although when warmed properly the 888's will muller any all weather road tyre...

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[kev182cup]

I'd say on a 172 conti sport contacts. Very good tyre and good price, but exaltos on a 182 in a 205/45 are awesome.

 

[Cue]

so it ryan a figment of imagination or can this guy get exaltos?

 

[NWPerformance]

so it ryan a figment of imagination or can this guy get exaltos?

It me lol they are £360 inc Vat

£380 for the 205/45/16

 

[Cue]

380 for the 16's isn't bite your hand off territory like the £330.... albeit the size wasn't listed (i assume they were 15"?)

 

[NWPerformance]

380 for the 16's isn't bite your hand off territory like the £330.... albeit the size wasn't listed (i assume they were 15"?)

They were never £330 like was said. All tyres have 10% off will all full services. Its £360 for the 15's

 

[NWPerformance]

The 195/45/16 are now on offer for £340 inc vat fitted in our workshop.
The £360 price was for the 16's not the 15's

 

[S23]

Currently using Toyo Proxy T1R's which seem to be good so far. Can also recommend Falken Ziex 452's.

 

[amatuer cl10 yoth]

uniroyal rain sports,bob on,winters coming !!

 

[Dave H]

I've still got the original tyres on...now on 26k.

"I'm not pushing hard enough...",said the bishop to the actress !

 

[shiwarrior]

It me lol they are £360 inc Vat

£380 for the 205/45/16

for exalto's ?
Shame your not near High Wycombe mate, id be there tommorow!

 

[NWPerformance]

for exalto's ?
Shame your not near High Wycombe mate, id be there tommorow!

Ye thats for the Exalto's

 

[NIN-172]

Just a heads up
Called Costco Leeds about some 195/45/R16 PE2's.
They are £88.42 each, & from Monday they have a 20% off if you buy 4, which would make it £283 for 4 (£70.74each).
Pretty much a bargain I think.

 

[Jamie]

For the 172 - Pirelli P Zero Neros.
Decent wearing progressive tyre. Good all round excelling in no particular area. Good VFM also.

For the 182 - Exalto PE2s
Excellent tyre, good in all conditions (wet and dry). Disadvantages are cost and wear rate. Can be an expensive option but provides very good results and is tried and tested.

 

[shiwarrior]

Just a heads up
Called Costco Leeds about some 195/45/R16 PE2's.
They are £88.42 each, & from Monday they have a 20% off if you buy 4, which would make it £283 for 4 (£70.74each).
Pretty much a bargain I think.

dammit, i just ordered mine from Camskill yesterday, although they dont advertise the 80v ones (only the XL 84v) i emailed them and they can get some

 

[ForceIndia]

For the 182 - Exalto PE2s
Excellent tyre, good in all conditions (wet and dry). Disadvantages are cost and wear rate. Can be an expensive option but provides very good results and is tried and tested.

But most people haven't tried other options. The Hankook V12 is better in every dept IMO.

 

[Darren S]

Maybe a revamp of the poll is needed? After all, the original thread was posted 4 years ago.

I've voted on the poll in the past, but I'm now running on Dunlop SP Sport Maxx's.

D.

 

[Jamie]

But most people haven't tried other options. The Hankook V12 is better in every dept IMO.

Yeah, that's true.

I have tried:

Pirelli P6000 (Usually raped but I thought they were ok)
Goodyear Eagle F1's (Similar to the Pirellis, just thought they lacked more in the wet)
Yoko A520's (Super in the dry obviouslly, dangerous in the wet. Good summer tyre.)
Pirelli P Zero Nero (Good all round imo)
Toyo Proxes (s**t in the dry and damn right dangerous in the wet or greasy)
Michellin Exalto PE2's (Like the Pirelli but just better in all departments)

The problem is the above are on varying cars so saying they are progressive etc can be misleading as obviously the Trophy, Williams, 172 were very different.

 

[realnumber 1]

But most people haven't tried other options. The Hankook V12 is better in every dept IMO.

I'm running the Hankook V12's on the front of mine at the moment. Great so far in the dry but not as good as my old Eagle F1's in the wet. Can't comment on the wear yet but 2 fitted for £110 was a bargain tbh.

I haven't tried the PE2's, in what way do you think they're better out of interest?

 

[Jamie]

Blimey, that's a bargin compared to my near £100 a corner.

 

[realnumber 1]

Blimey, that's a bargin compared to my near £100 a corner.

Neighbor is an AA man so he fitted, balanced and did my tracking all for the price of a few beers

 

[jenic]

With my limited experience:

Conti SC 2 - Good tyre in all weathers, excellent in none i found.

Pirelli P6000 - Excellent in the wet, and average in the dry

Pace budget tyres - Lost the back end first day i had them on (changed from the p6000's), soon got rid of

Cooper Zeon - Good grip in the dry, never tried them in the wet, but after the pace anything would be an improvement

Toyo T1r's - Excellent in the dry, really good grip on the track until it started raining and they instantly felt like the pace tyres

Goodyear eagle f1's - Very happy with them so far, only had them 2 weeks, grip seems good, went for a country road blast today and they held really well

Will probably try pe2's next since they get good reviews on here.

 

[ForceIndia]

I'm running the Hankook V12's on the front of mine at the moment. Great so far in the dry but not as good as my old Eagle F1's in the wet. Can't comment on the wear yet but 2 fitted for £110 was a bargain tbh.

I haven't tried the PE2's, in what way do you think they're better out of interest?

They need slightly lower pressures than pe2's. I'm running 2.0 bar all round.

 

[Cue]

has anyone tried hankook rs2's?

 

[ForceIndia]

has anyone tried hankook rs2's?

I have a set en route.

 

[realnumber 1]

They need slightly lower pressures than pe2's. I'm running 2.0 bar all round.

Cheers I'll give that a try.