what tyres??
10 November 2013, 12:32 AM
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Got to be Goodyear eagle f1 asymmetric 2's , they are probably the best road tyre you can get at the moment. Mine have stood up to a fair bit of track bashing too, very effective in the wet on track. Predictable and grippy in the dry with decent life span. (2005 sti)
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for summer Bridgestone RE070 (did not feel as confident with them in winter or wet)
all rounder have Goodyear eagle f1 asymmetric 2 on at moment been impressed with them so far. especially in the wet.
other good choice is Vredestein ULTRAC SESSANTA it was a tossup between these and the Eagle F1
http://www.tyretest.com/summercar_ty...070/index.html
http://www.tyretest.com/summercar_ty...c_2/index.html
http://www.tyretest.com/summercar_ty...nta/index.html
stiffer side wall tyres seem to work better on the newage from reading various reviews.
10 November 2013, 01:47 AM
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Dependant on budget and type of use I run toyo R888 on my 18s and find them amazing tyres, still grip better in the wet than most other tyres I have used
Another tyre Is the yokohama AD08 again a great all round tyre huge grip levels
Another tyre Is the yokohama AD08 again a great all round tyre huge grip levels
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Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta for me also, this is the second Impreza I've had them on now and I rate them highly. I've had a lot of different tyres over the years as I'm sure others have had, but these are great all round.
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I run Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on my "road" wheels, no complaints. I've tried Continental Sport Contact 3 and Uniroyal Rainsports too, Vreds' are the favorite so far with the exception of my R888's on track
All these types of threads end up with is a list of arbitrary recommendations from all of the top brands. Some people like some attributes, others like different in my experience.
Providing you don't go budgets, you can't go far wrong.
10 November 2013, 05:33 PM
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I find the R888 horrific in the wet! Their wear rates are not really suitable for daily use either IMO.
I run Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on my "road" wheels, no complaints. I've tried Continental Sport Contact 3 and Uniroyal Rainsports too, Vreds' are the favorite so far with the exception of my R888's on track
All these types of threads end up with is a list of arbitrary recommendations from all of the top brands. Some people like some attributes, others like different in my experience.
Providing you don't go budgets, you can't go far wrong.
I run Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on my "road" wheels, no complaints. I've tried Continental Sport Contact 3 and Uniroyal Rainsports too, Vreds' are the favorite so far with the exception of my R888's on track
All these types of threads end up with is a list of arbitrary recommendations from all of the top brands. Some people like some attributes, others like different in my experience.
Providing you don't go budgets, you can't go far wrong.
Aye I agree with you on that.
My requirements for roads tyres on a daily driver is best grip in wet/damp condition at temps at around or below 10degrees. And this is my priority in a car tyre: Because lets face it...that is usually the worst case driving condition (bar winter) when I need the most grip in a emergency situation on a typical British day. And most tyres that are good in these condition will automatically have better grip when it is warmer and dryer.
Michelin Pilot Sport 2
and Contisport 3s are my favourite.
Not tried Vredestiens, But I have had P zero Rossos, and they aren't good compared to the above two, especially once the middle sipe has worn away and disappeared (only a few mm of wear)- then the tyre takes a massive dip in wet performance. I've driven P7s (a budget tyre BTW) on other cars and again first sign of water and they are sliding.
RE050s are ok-ish but like the Rossos they appear to suffer when the temps drop.
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - like the P7: a budget tyre from a main brand...good in dry, suffers in the cold and wet.
Kumhos...the VW dealer I bought my Golf off fitted these. They were on the car a week before I demanded them to fit VW OE approved tyres like it was fitted with before they sold it to me (Michelins - what was clearly visible as being fitted on the car in the pictures on the website). That's how bad I thought they were.
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Oh one note on bridgestones, I had them on my Civic Type R and they were SO noisy. I've not experienced them on an Impreza, but I've read similar comments from owners of other cars. Good tyres in terms of performance though.
10 November 2013, 09:00 PM
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Noise from rear or front?
Point to note on Bridges RE050s, is on some cars the suspension geometry can cause RE50s to have a nasty habit of wearing the inner tread blocks in a saw-tooth/castle wall kind of pattern. This makes them noisy as hell and it gets worse and worse as they wear to the point you think the wheel bearings are shot.
Put it this way never stick them on the back axle of a VAG PQ35 ( A5 ) front wheel drive platform car (Octavia, Leon, Altea, Golf, A4 etc). Strange really as RE050s are factory fitment on many VAG cars - Like our Altea, that has since gone through a set of Good Years without issue and is now on Michelin Primacys, again with no issue.
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11 November 2013, 07:51 AM
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Aye I agree with you on that.
My requirements for roads tyres on a daily driver is best grip in wet/damp condition at temps at around or below 10degrees. And this is my priority in a car tyre: Because lets face it...that is usually the worst case driving condition (bar winter) when I need the most grip in a emergency situation on a typical British day. And most tyres that are good in these condition will automatically have better grip when it is warmer and dryer.
Michelin Pilot Sport 2
and Contisport 3s are my favourite.
Not tried Vredestiens, But I have had P zero Rossos, and they aren't good compared to the above two, especially once the middle sipe has worn away and disappeared (only a few mm of wear)- then the tyre takes a massive dip in wet performance. I've driven P7s (a budget tyre BTW) on other cars and again first sign of water and they are sliding.
RE050s are ok-ish but like the Rossos they appear to suffer when the temps drop.
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - like the P7: a budget tyre from a main brand...good in dry, suffers in the cold and wet.
Kumhos...the VW dealer I bought my Golf off fitted these. They were on the car a week before I demanded them to fit VW OE approved tyres like it was fitted with before they sold it to me (Michelins - what was clearly visible as being fitted on the car in the pictures on the website). That's how bad I thought they were.
My requirements for roads tyres on a daily driver is best grip in wet/damp condition at temps at around or below 10degrees. And this is my priority in a car tyre: Because lets face it...that is usually the worst case driving condition (bar winter) when I need the most grip in a emergency situation on a typical British day. And most tyres that are good in these condition will automatically have better grip when it is warmer and dryer.
Michelin Pilot Sport 2
and Contisport 3s are my favourite.
Not tried Vredestiens, But I have had P zero Rossos, and they aren't good compared to the above two, especially once the middle sipe has worn away and disappeared (only a few mm of wear)- then the tyre takes a massive dip in wet performance. I've driven P7s (a budget tyre BTW) on other cars and again first sign of water and they are sliding.
RE050s are ok-ish but like the Rossos they appear to suffer when the temps drop.
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - like the P7: a budget tyre from a main brand...good in dry, suffers in the cold and wet.
Kumhos...the VW dealer I bought my Golf off fitted these. They were on the car a week before I demanded them to fit VW OE approved tyres like it was fitted with before they sold it to me (Michelins - what was clearly visible as being fitted on the car in the pictures on the website). That's how bad I thought they were.
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Have you tried Vredesteins out of interest?
If you have, you'll be the first person I've heard saying they don't consider them at least on par with any "known" premium tyre.
If you have, you'll be the first person I've heard saying they don't consider them at least on par with any "known" premium tyre.
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Aye I agree with you on that.
My requirements for roads tyres on a daily driver is best grip in wet/damp condition at temps at around or below 10degrees. And this is my priority in a car tyre: Because lets face it...that is usually the worst case driving condition (bar winter) when I need the most grip in a emergency situation on a typical British day. And most tyres that are good in these condition will automatically have better grip when it is warmer and dryer.
Michelin Pilot Sport 2
and Contisport 3s are my favourite.
Not tried Vredestiens, But I have had P zero Rossos, and they aren't good compared to the above two, especially once the middle sipe has worn away and disappeared (only a few mm of wear)- then the tyre takes a massive dip in wet performance. I've driven P7s (a budget tyre BTW) on other cars and again first sign of water and they are sliding.
RE050s are ok-ish but like the Rossos they appear to suffer when the temps drop.
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - like the P7: a budget tyre from a main brand...good in dry, suffers in the cold and wet.
Kumhos...the VW dealer I bought my Golf off fitted these. They were on the car a week before I demanded them to fit VW OE approved tyres like it was fitted with before they sold it to me (Michelins - what was clearly visible as being fitted on the car in the pictures on the website). That's how bad I thought they were.
My requirements for roads tyres on a daily driver is best grip in wet/damp condition at temps at around or below 10degrees. And this is my priority in a car tyre: Because lets face it...that is usually the worst case driving condition (bar winter) when I need the most grip in a emergency situation on a typical British day. And most tyres that are good in these condition will automatically have better grip when it is warmer and dryer.
Michelin Pilot Sport 2
and Contisport 3s are my favourite.
Not tried Vredestiens, But I have had P zero Rossos, and they aren't good compared to the above two, especially once the middle sipe has worn away and disappeared (only a few mm of wear)- then the tyre takes a massive dip in wet performance. I've driven P7s (a budget tyre BTW) on other cars and again first sign of water and they are sliding.
RE050s are ok-ish but like the Rossos they appear to suffer when the temps drop.
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - like the P7: a budget tyre from a main brand...good in dry, suffers in the cold and wet.
Kumhos...the VW dealer I bought my Golf off fitted these. They were on the car a week before I demanded them to fit VW OE approved tyres like it was fitted with before they sold it to me (Michelins - what was clearly visible as being fitted on the car in the pictures on the website). That's how bad I thought they were.
Mick