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Kayleigh
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6th Mar 03 at 08:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
..but i dont know what to get
I like the ones that have a V pattern (one big V from one side to the other) But i dont know what make they are.
Size is 185/55/15 Any suggestions??
Also where is best (cheapest) to get them?? Dont really like sh1t-fit but if they're cheap i think i can just about trust them with fitting tyres
Thanks,
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Tried http://www.mytyres.net?

They've got wee pics of the tread patterns too

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stuyw
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only trouble with mytyres.net is that u have to get a garage to fit them - so u may not save a lot of money, but worth trying anyhow
Kayleigh
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I'm not finiding any iccle V pattern ones
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isnt it better to see how much grip they got and how long they last
Kayleigh
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No.
Red_SXi
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I've just got some Pirelli P Zero Assimetrico for my new 16's for my New sxi when i pick it up. These tyres are fitted to high performance sports cars, so you cant go wrong, even tho mine is a 1.2 sxi, lol.

The vaux garage done them for £250 the set fitted, which is the best price i've had so far.
Gambit
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thats a v.good price, but i reckon there is a fair bit of discount on that price because your buying a car from them!!


you can squeeze 195/50r15 tyres onto your rims, these may be cheaper as they are more common
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6th Mar 03 at 11:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Surely how *good* the tyre is matters more than a pretty tread pattern?
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Oh and P-Zero's are great, my bro used to have them, but he's kinda fond of Avon ZX3's now...
M2RTY
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toyo proxi are V shape
elfunkyo
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Bridgestone S-02 are V shaped if I remember rightly
Adam
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Get some Yokohama A539's best performing road tyre by miles
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A539's are a bag of shite, if have them & they are absolute shite
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I find A539's pretty good too actually...
Adam
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Had them for a year, better than any others I've tried, also quite a few people in the motorspoty club swear by them for road rallies
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Don't like em that much in the wet though
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correct, ive a set of dodgy cheap ones on the front of the car, and the yok's on the back and the front grips more in the wet as i found out on a roundabout!
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In the dry though, yoko's are like glue on the road...
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Yokos in the dry, fantastic.

They wear too fast though and they're terrible in anything even remotely wet.
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MY dad has got Michelin Pilot Sport on his Porsche, 275/35/18 on the rear tyres, they get very hot and stick to the road like shit to a blanket
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i had yoko's on my nova n they were great in dry, but a nightmare in the wet. Try toyo proxy F-1's
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the new F1 eagles are the benchmark in wet & dry now, but they aint cheap

 
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