They're great in the dry, just need a bit of heat in them, like most really. I was suprised how well they gripped in the wet, on a nice road I could get traction in third with them no bother but there were other occasions where I'd been on the m4 and I was breaking traction at nearly 100mph. The road conditions are so poor here its difficult to give an accurate gauge. I'll definitely be going back to the RSR though
I did once, and after going sideways across 4 lanes in the wet and hitting the gutter I realised that they had gone hard as they were nearly 8 years old.
If you do always check the date of manufacture, they could be approaching the end of their service life
i run eagle F1s there new directional 5 version, its a upgrade from the long standing F1 GSD3, very good value for money for a weekend car,
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Thats good advice when buying second hand tyres! Don't buy anything over 5 years old unless your gonna burn them up!
For this exact reason
And you don't know the history of them. Tyres are the only thing keeping your car on the road - kind of worth spending a bit of money on and getting good ones IMO! You can have all the power you want and huge brakes but it's wasted if you have crap tyres.
i took my 235 F1's off the back and put 195 cheap tires on stock 6" wheels for one purpose, shortly afterward that purpose was achieved
I totally agree with Craig here I got falkens because at the time didn't have the money to spend , they are great for the money and beat sOme more expensive tyres IMO but once my car is all sorted I will be investing in some pilot sports or conti's again defo worth the extra money if you can afford it.
There is a really good tyre review website you should check out http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/
There is a really good tyre review website you should check out http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/
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What if you buy a new car though? That will have part worn tyres on it 
I would never actually buy part worn tyres for my cars though, I just wanted to be awkward
I would never actually buy part worn tyres for my cars though, I just wanted to be awkward
Ha ha that's a bloody good point my civic had14 miles on it when I picked it up should have kicked up a fuss!!
you think they would have given me a new set ?????:wack:
you think they would have given me a new set ?????:wack:
When I bought my Fabia it had budget tyres with different amounts of tread on each one, so was the perfect opportunity/excuse to have the wheels refurbished and new Pirelli P Zero Nero's all roundWhat if you buy a new car though? That will have part worn tyres on it
The handling was genuinely so much better with fresh rubber.Haha I doubt it! I should have tried that when I got my fiesta too
Fair enough! It's just that i have seen people before commenting about never having par worn tyres but when you mention buying a car they sort of fall over themselves. LolWhen I bought my Fabia it had budget tyres with different amounts of tread on each one, so was the perfect opportunity/excuse to have the wheels refurbished and new Pirelli P Zero Nero's all round
Going to look at an S15 today which has got Decent Bridgestones all round, very happy with that!
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/ < good site, seen a couple of reviews from them but hadn't spotted that they listed the tyres by type
Thanks for all the advice, have tried the T1R from Toyo. Backend feel's nice and grippy, will have to keep an eye on the front tyre's wear rate and swap them for the same. The backs were basicly slicks when i had them changed saturday
Thanks for all the advice, have tried the T1R from Toyo. Backend feel's nice and grippy, will have to keep an eye on the front tyre's wear rate and swap them for the same. The backs were basicly slicks when i had them changed saturday
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Is a great site! Can't go wrong with proxies mate had them on my type r they were great just swapped front to back every few months coz they wear pretty quick!
talking of tyres, I saw this on youtube and thought it was appropriate when buying new or part worns