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[Kevin Wood]

Of all the tyres I've tried (Pilot Primacy, Dunlop SP2000E, Dunlop SP SportMaxx, Falken 912, Conti Sport Contact 3) the Continentals are by far the quietest and least prone to tramlining. They also equal the SportMaxx in being the most grippy.

Kevin

[Greg2041]

Fab!  You have just sold me a set of Continentals.  I was going to get a set of Michelins! 

I also have WANLI tyres all round at the mo.  I never swear but they are bloody awful.  Grip is amazing in the wet but they are as noisy as a police helicopter hovering over your house.  Hang on it is a ..... run!

So which Continentals do you have now and does the rating make any real difference?  .... and what's the different between a (95) tyre and a (98) one?

Ta very muchly...

Greg

[cruisetopoland]

Fab.  You have just sold me a set Continentals.  I was going to get a set of Michelins! 

I also have WANLI tyres all round at the mo.  I never swear but they are bloody awful.  Grip is amazing in the wet but they are as noisy as a police helicopter hovering over your house.  Hang on it is a ..... run!

So which Continentals do you have now and does it make a difference?  .... and what's the different between a (95) tyre and a (98) one?

Ta very muchly

Greg

WANLI- they are so bad, the lettering of the K separated into an L and an I

I'm running on super-tasty Chinese Triangle Talon Sport TR918s-£168 for 4 delivered or fitted on ebay.   Sweet.

[Kevin Wood]

So which Continentals do you have now and does it make a difference?  .... and what's the different between a (95) tyre and a (98) one?

I have Sport Contact 3s. Never tried their other tyres. Downside is they aren't cheap. 95/98 is the load index IIRC. Down to how rigid the casing is, I believe.

I should add that none of the tyres listed were that bad. Dunlops were noisy on the whole, but it rode and handled well on them. Falkens wandered a fair bit and grip wasn't special but were quieter than the Dunlops. Primacy were on the car when I got it. OK but at the price I wouldn't consider them.

Sport contact 3s tick all of the boxes for me, but at a price.

WANLI- they are so bad, the lettering of the K separated into an L and an I

PMSL. Coming to a ditch near you....


Kevin

[cruisetopoland]

I think they lied with my Triangles-they must be Australian as they keep wanting me to go upside down

[cruisetopoland]

No, definitely Chinese.  Only just had them, but I will want more later.

[Greg2041]

Contact 3's eh.  On Blackcircle.com they only have Contact 2s and they are more or less the same price as Michelins.

Are there any other blackcircle equivalents to get cheap tyres?

[guncharmer]

I was living in ireland the last two years and always had tyres shipped over from camskill.co.uk,and still always use their site as a guide for tyres prices and nearly always find them either the cheapest or no more than others,i.e mytyres.co.uk,blackcircle.Find ebay the dearest!

[Kevin Wood]

Contact 3's eh.  On Blackcircle.com they only have Contact 2s and they are more or less the same price as Michelins.

Are there any other blackcircle equivalents to get cheap tyres?

Never tried the SportContact 2s myself but they are highly rated by other members.

Kevin

[Greg2041]

When my WANLI tyres tread is a little lower..... 5mm at the mo, I will change them.  BTW my WANLI tyres have become mis-shaped according to the garage.

Out of interest, when I hit a pot hole I feel like I've dropped off a high kerb.  My springs, shocks and stuff have been checked but do you reckon my tyres could be having that sort of effect? 

[feeutfo]

When my WANLI tyres tread is a little lower..... 5mm at the mo, I will change them.  BTW my WANLI tyres have become mis-shaped according to the garage.

Out of interest, when I hit a pot hole I feel like I've dropped off a high kerb.  My springs, shocks and stuff have been checked but do you reckon my tyres could be having that sort of effect? 

aw mate, bin em before they bin you. Really isnt worth the risk.

Just to echo Kevins and Tunnies comments,
Falken912 very quiet but appalling stability poor grip.
Dunlop sport maxx and sp 9000 stable grippy but noisy
Conti sc3 take all the good points of the above and combine to make the best compromise imo, fraction noisier than falkens, but with grip and stability of Dunlops. Very pleased.

Re Michelins, my neighbour got 30k from a set of primacy, which makes them a bit cheeper long term i guess, but you do loose a bit of grip to acheive the extra miles, seems the relative lack of grip is the problem.

Whatever though, to put things in perspective, any of the above will be a billion times better than Wan(k)lys finest

[robson]

Thanks for all the info The Wanli one of my fronts looks new probably put on to pass MOT. I thought about putting the two back Pirelli 6000's on the front and the Wanli on the back but it sounds as if pirellis are no good in the wet. My old 2.5 has conti's all round but of course different size. Sounds like I need new tyres allround.

[Kevin Wood]

Thanks for all the info The Wanli one of my fronts looks new probably put on to pass MOT. I thought about putting the two back Pirelli 6000's on the front and the Wanli on the back but it sounds as if pirellis are no good in the wet. My old 2.5 has conti's all round but of course different size. Sounds like I need new tyres allround.

IMHO, if it's unavoidable to have mismatched (vastly different quality) tyres on an axle, it's best to make it the rear axle, so if you don't feel inclined to dump a tyre with 5mm tread, rotate the fronts and rears (assuming rears are matched and better) and it will probably drive a bit better and the noise will be less intrusive.

Put it on the offside rear and put your clog down on every roundabout with the TC off and you'll soon be able to justify binning it. 

Kevin

[cruisetopoland]

Thanks for all the info The Wanli one of my fronts looks new probably put on to pass MOT. I thought about putting the two back Pirelli 6000's on the front and the Wanli on the back but it sounds as if pirellis are no good in the wet. My old 2.5 has conti's all round but of course different size. Sounds like I need new tyres allround.

IMHO, if it's unavoidable to have mismatched (vastly different quality) tyres on an axle, it's best to make it the rear axle, so if you don't feel inclined to dump a tyre with 5mm tread, rotate the fronts and rears (assuming rears are matched and better) and it will probably drive a bit better and the noise will be less intrusive.

Put it on the offside rear and put your clog down on every roundabout with the TC off and you'll soon be able to justify binning it. 
Kevin

  two standing starts and bye bye Wanli

I hate mixing tyres on a car after replacing one odd tyre in the past and finding the differing grip upset the ABS and TC.

What about matching them (not the Wanlis!) with tested part-worns?


Just a thought...

[robson]

I fully agree  mismatched tyres are not my cup of tea but they were on the car when I bought it .I think that I will buy a conti to match the other front and dump the Wanli.