Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Going to order the F1s
Ollie who is this chap and is he intelligent?
Had to have an argument with the chap in the tyre place as he didnt beleive me that my tyres need rotating every 2-3k cos of the 4x4 system he said someone was "having me on"  Plus he wouldnt undo one of my wheels cos it was "too tight" 
Fucking jobsworths!
Why do the tyres need rotating every 2-3k miles?
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Pirelli P Zero Neros for me
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Because the car is FWD with some rear drive back up the fronts wear faster than the rear. Also due to the difference in camber angles between front and rear tyres the tyres wear at different speeds.
In order to be your viscous couplings best friend they need to all be 1-2mm of tread and as even as possible to keep rolling radius' the same so as not to overload it
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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I like the F1s ordered 4 of them for my 18s paid £104.90 each from mytyres.
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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oh mine were 235s tho
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Dee
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Registered: 19th Sep 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Going to order the F1s
Ollie who is this chap and is he intelligent?
Had to have an argument with the chap in the tyre place as he didnt beleive me that my tyres need rotating every 2-3k cos of the 4x4 system he said someone was "having me on" Plus he wouldnt undo one of my wheels cos it was "too tight"
Fucking jobsworths!
He is one of us so to speak, he knows what hes doing.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Bridgestone Potenza's for me.
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Originally posted by a_j_mair
i have uniroyal rainsports, good tyres 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I've gone from Toyo's to Eagle F1's and the difference is huge. They were cheaper than the Toyo's aswell. £102 for F1's vs £104 for the Toyo's
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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The F1's are an amazing tyre, I have them on the BM. Its nice to have confidence in the wet esp in RWD!!
End of the day its the only thing holding you onto the road so they might aswell be good quality, if you crash beacuse of crap rubber you will be so pissed that you went for the cheaper brand and saved £50
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Originally posted by joe6886
Bridgestone Potenza's for me.
Re-mortgage first?
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Not for me I got them through work for my car, £64 each and fitted them myself. But you get what you pay for anyway, would rather have a good set of tyres on my car. But yes they can be costly.
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