Avon ZZ1's
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I've had these on the front of my car for about 2 months/4000 miles.
I originally had Bridgestone S-02s all round but had a rear puncture. The nearest tyre place only had ZZ-1s in stock so I had both rears replaced. They were dreadful and I nearly lost the car twice on bends I know really well.
I then had them swapped to the front which felt a bit better in the dry but still awful in the wet.
I can't wait 'til they're worn out!
HTH
Hadi
PS If you do a search on this bbs, you'll find no-one has a good thing to say about them.
I originally had Bridgestone S-02s all round but had a rear puncture. The nearest tyre place only had ZZ-1s in stock so I had both rears replaced. They were dreadful and I nearly lost the car twice on bends I know really well.
I then had them swapped to the front which felt a bit better in the dry but still awful in the wet.
I can't wait 'til they're worn out!
HTH
Hadi
PS If you do a search on this bbs, you'll find no-one has a good thing to say about them.
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Do not under any circumstances buy these awfull tyres . I`ve been on a track day today and the things where crap , they understeered very very very badly and offered no grip what so ever .
Dave
P.S. if you want good tyres go for either Bridgestones or Toyo
Do not under any circumstances buy these awfull tyres . I`ve been on a track day today and the things where crap , they understeered very very very badly and offered no grip what so ever .
Dave
P.S. if you want good tyres go for either Bridgestones or Toyo
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Cheers Chaps
I think I get the message about these.
Is it just Scoobies they don't suit, or are they just crap all round?
I was offered a reasonable price (about £80 per tyre) and I heard a good review for them on 3-series Beemers which was why I asked...
I think I get the message about these.
Is it just Scoobies they don't suit, or are they just crap all round?
I was offered a reasonable price (about £80 per tyre) and I heard a good review for them on 3-series Beemers which was why I asked...
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Just to throw some fuel onto the fire. I had all 4 replaced on my 97 WRX with ZZ-1's. They really seems OK. They have lasted well so far with some hard driving. I must admit the do 'screech' when cornering hard, but tell me a tyre that dosen't. However in the Wet the seem to come alive. They grip well. They is very controllable when you get a 4 wheel slide on the go. Remember that Avon are a Branded tyre so they have a proven track record. With tyres you have to way the differences between good grip and tyre wear. The avons are right in the middle.
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The old man also had them on a Scorpio 24v and he hated them aswell . He recently needed tyres for his ST24 I offered them the ZZ-1`s and he nearly told me to fork off , I`m not having those things on my car again .
They do last very well as they are a very hard tyre , at the trackday I went to yesterday , everybody else`s tyres showed signs of wear at the end of the day except mine , the instructor even comented on the fact that the tyres held up very well . After coming of the track the tyres where not even hot .
At the end of the day if you want a long lasting tyre go for the ZZ-1`s but I will never use them on the road again .
Dave
They do last very well as they are a very hard tyre , at the trackday I went to yesterday , everybody else`s tyres showed signs of wear at the end of the day except mine , the instructor even comented on the fact that the tyres held up very well . After coming of the track the tyres where not even hot .
At the end of the day if you want a long lasting tyre go for the ZZ-1`s but I will never use them on the road again .
Dave
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