richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
Right boys
My megane is needing new tyres, and i cant decided which ones to put on it. Ive been on megane sport, and everybody rates something different, so its really hard to choose. I dont want to spend 600 quid on a set and then find them not very good, so i think its a hard decision to make.
I dont want to choose the wrong ones, and spoil the handling, or it not be able to grip when its on boost etc, so what do you lot recommend for you performance cars?
Currently has Goodyear egle F1 235 40 18! People on megane forum dont seem to rate them that much though, yet i think they are good (just dont last long), so im after a good allrounder!
Cheers
|
mattk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
User status: Offline
|
Kuhmo K31 Ecsta are decent enough
|
Rich H
Member
Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Kuhmo K31 Ecsta are decent enough
+1 or the Avon ZZ3's I have on the Mini seem pretty good too.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
i had vredestein ultrac sessanta's on the focus which were so much better then the continental sport contact 3's.
they are cheap compared to all the other brands but don't think that they are shit because they worked well in all weather and have a nice tread pattern aswell.
|
Jake
Member
Registered: 24th Jan 05
User status: Offline
|
i never rated avons but i like toyo t1r's and contact 3's seem alright
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i had vredestein ultrac sessanta's on the focus which were so much better then the continental sport contact 3's.
they are cheap compared to all the other brands but don't think that they are shit because they worked well in all weather and have a nice tread pattern aswell.
Somebody mentioned the vredestien (never heard of them though), so they might be worth a punt, i will look into them. Didnt realise it would be so hard to choose. On my old corsa it was the cheapest one would do 
|
Twiggy
Member
Registered: 15th Oct 04
User status: Offline
|
Part Worns, £30 a corner 
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Online
|
Dunlop Sport Maxx SP, I've had Continental Sport Contact 2 & 3 and they are miles better than them
|
VegasPhil
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
User status: Offline
|
I've tried Continental SportContact, find them brilliant. I only used Goodyear Eagle F1 on my Corsa. Just bought a set of those Kuhmo KH whatever for my missus Clio. Super cheap, doubt they will be amazing though.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
|
Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
conti are quite soft. wear down quick. id not want avons tbh. very plastic and shite. zv5 slightly better but zz3's are fair poor. falken 912 are similar price mid range to avon and vastly superior.
i dont rate toyo at all.
|
corsa-sxi
Member
Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
User status: Offline
|
Yoko Paradas
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Dunlop Sport Maxx SP, I've had Continental Sport Contact 2 & 3 and they are miles better than them
A friend on facebook just sent me a link to renaultsport.co.uk?....and they recommended these for the 225 with cup packs/F1 (mine).
I type them in on ebay, £198 each for 235/40/18.....he send me a link to this...http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b0s134p50381
£105 each. Bargain, think i will be going for these.
Ben, tried the verdestein ones on there and they were more, so i think i will just go for the dunlops if they are in stock.
Thankyou please peoples.
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
conti are quite soft. wear down quick. id not want avons tbh. very plastic and shite. zv5 slightly better but zz3's are fair poor. falken 912 are similar price mid range to avon and vastly superior.
i dont rate toyo at all.
I had falkens on my corsa when i first bought the CAV SLABS, and thought they were superb (was only running 100 bhp though)
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Kuhmo K31 Ecsta are decent enough
+1
+2.
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
KU31s are being phased out, might struggle to get them. Not sure what Kumhos replacement is.
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Online
|
quote:
Originally posted by richc
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Dunlop Sport Maxx SP, I've had Continental Sport Contact 2 & 3 and they are miles better than them
A friend on facebook just sent me a link to renaultsport.co.uk?....and they recommended these for the 225 with cup packs/F1 (mine).
I type them in on ebay, £198 each for 235/40/18.....he send me a link to this...http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b0s134p50381
£105 each. Bargain, think i will be going for these.
Ben, tried the verdestein ones on there and they were more, so i think i will just go for the dunlops if they are in stock.
Thankyou please peoples.
Yep good tyres, wear very well on powerful FWD cars and brilliant in wet and dry.
I pay £105 each for 225/40/18
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b0s134p50381
|
P1CK4D
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
User status: Offline
|
I have sworn by Eagle F1 GSD3's but since they have stopped making them I now use Hankook Evo V12. Excellent Tyre wet or dry!
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
105 quid each for the dunlop's is a bargain! that's about the same as the vredesteins and the dunlops are far superior.
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
KU31s are being phased out, might struggle to get them. Not sure what Kumhos replacement is.
Shame really as they're superb - they should keep them going and make a mint. Unless the newer ones are better.
|
Ben J
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas.
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
105 quid each for the dunlop's is a bargain! that's about the same as the vredesteins and the dunlops are far superior.
The website i quoted want £115 for them! How strange 
|
N3CRO
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Kuhmo K31 Ecsta are decent enough
+1
+2.
I have Kuhmo Ecsta SPT's on my 206 GTi, grip pretty well.
|
antnee
Member
Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
I tried the Kumho's after people recommending them on here and I think they are wank! My T1R's are miles better
|
