Are Pirelli tyres worth the money? Its baldy time on the motor. Ok it was baldy time a few months ago but hey-ho...
I want (need) to repace all four tyres (for alloys) and have always had Pirellis - what brand/deal would you recommend for a saloon? No cheap / lame chavvy sh*t.
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you can get good tyres a lot cheaper from the fringe premium companies rather than the proper premium companies.
What size?
Michelin, Pirelli and BF-Goodrich are good across the range IME. Eagle F1s and Toyo Proxes are often recommended but really are kind of overkill on saloon cars I think. Continental SportContact come out top in reviews and recommendations but are pricey.
Falken FK-452 are widely regarded amongst the BMW community as a great value tyre (on M3/M5s no less!), premium performance in mid-premium range.
bridgestone s-01 or s-02.
I have s-01 expedias on the back of the MR2 in 245/45x16 and they give surprising traction. I run Toyo R888 on the back in the summer, and Nitto 555R tyres for drag in 265 wide.
I have goodyear eagles on the front, but they are getting changed to hankook RS2 asap.
Im quite fond of Kuhmo Ecstas.
Quote from: soopahflyIm quite fond of Kuhmo Ecstas.
Agreed getting a full set of them stuck on my car next month 165/50 R15 :)
Ive no love of Pirelli because when I did used to have them on a car they were far too soft. Really grippy, but they wore out in under 6 months on an MK2 GTE 16v!
These days I tend to run Fuldas, they arent the best, but they arent bad either. At the moment the Veccy has Carat Progressos on each corner. As much as I like real performance tyres they are wasted on a normal car.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/VideosWallpapers/Videos.aspx?AR=228551&CT=V might be interesting
Quote from: BeakerIve no love of Pirelli because when I did used to have them on a car they were far too soft. Really grippy, but they wore out in under 6 months on an MK2 GTE 16v!
Yeah, thats whats kinda putting me off getting Ps again. Superb for a while then just wear out.