K3V HA Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I bought 4 15" F1's for 95quid!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber60 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 their the best you can have wet or dry.. and look the nuts as well how about Bridgestone Potenza RE720 just about the same grip level and a lot cheaper, or Dunlop SP Sport 9000 for slightly cheaper and same grip level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber60 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Just dont buy Marshall KU17, ive got a set on the front and they have only covered 2000 miles and are halfway through there lives and squeel like Fcuk, but the smoke smells better than most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob84 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 go for the F1's!!! my mate swear by's them and wont use anything else on his car, and when it comes for a tyre change for me, i'll be having no hesitations replacing mine with em too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber60 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 go for the F1's!!! which ones? GS-D2?GS-D3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob84 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 go for the F1's!!!which ones? GS-D2?GS-D3? D3's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 ive got eagle f1's on mine and i wouldnt have anythink else , but at £125 a corner on the cosworth they are very pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdie Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 (edited) ive got eagle f1's on mine and i wouldnt have anythink else , but at £125 a corner on the cosworth they are very priceyWhat cosworth? Edited August 6, 2004 by foxdie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 What cosworth? sorry typo , ment cosWISH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4TT Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 I wouldn't bother with performance tyres on a family hatchback. I'd personally go for some AVONS ZV3's or ZZ1's. Excellent grip, wet or dry, bit too softa compound. mine lasted only 7000 miles, but i did really drive them hard. No need to be spending out £400 on tyres if you car is worth a little over that itself, its a silly investment. Harsh but unfortuately true. dont matter what car u have, the better the tyre you have the safer your gonna feel imo but most on here are lads like to drive different form the norm and yes there are family hatchs but that dont make them any different from another other hatch sports car, still gotta have good tyres if you no what ur on about and want to stand on the road driving hard or not imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 I wouldn't bother with performance tyres on a family hatchback. I'd personally go for some AVONS ZV3's or ZZ1's. Excellent grip, wet or dry, bit too softa compound. mine lasted only 7000 miles, but i did really drive them hard. No need to be spending out £400 on tyres if you car is worth a little over that itself, its a silly investment. Harsh but unfortuately true.dont matter what car u have, the better the tyre you have the safer your gonna feel imo but most on here are lads like to drive different form the norm and yes there are family hatchs but that dont make them any different from another other hatch sports car, still gotta have good tyres if you no what ur on about and want to stand on the road driving hard or not imo true words there , at the end of the day there the only thing between you and the tarmac so you might aswell buy decent tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber60 Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 ive got eagle f1's on mine and i wouldnt have anythink else , but at £125 a corner on the cosworth they are very pricey Eagle F1 GS-D2's are £93.50 for 225/40's, i think thats the right size how about some 215/35 dunlop SP Sport 9000 for £86.90 per corner Grip in dry conditions 1.8 Braking in dry condtions 1.6 Grip in wet conditions 1.8 Braking in wet condition 1.8 Grip in snow 5.8 Comfort 2.6 Tyre noise (in car) 2.3 Tyre noise (external) 2.2 Tyre wear 2.8 now there good tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teribus Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 Hey guys, thanks for the feedback! Think I will get the F1s, they seem a good buy. It's gonna cost me £200 for the set, and at the end of the day, the tyres I have aren't really up to handling my kind of driving style. I don't drive fast in a straight line, that sorta thing doesn't excite me. Anyone can do it. I like to drive quickly in the corners, and I'm getting them down to a tee, and i'm getting quicker, but my current tires just can't cope. I'm gonna save up the money over the next few months to get the F1's. My current tires have a good 5-6mm grip on them, which is even after around 12,000 miles of usage (they've done about 7,000 on my escort and covered around 5,000 on my Fiesta). I'm guessing there's a good 10,000 miles left in them! despite how much they scrape across the tarmac when i'm cornering. In the rain, they're scary. I was driving on the motorway in rain and fog on Thursday last week and it was scary. I wasn't hurrying, but i still managed to lock up a couple of times. I really need a tire that's good in wet and dry, and i wanna splash out on the alloys I have on my car just now (my summer alloys. I have Uniroyal rallye T tires on my winter alloys, they're a tried and tested make on my old car!). I don't think £200 is a lot to spend on performance tires when budget ones can be £35 a piece. I'd rather spend the extra £15 a tire to be honest, wouldn't you agree? -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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