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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #15 on: 29 September 2011, 13:14:49 »

one set of 4 neutons ordered and paid for.
Keep us (or particularly me!) updated on how you find them... If they work well I may be tempted to go for them in future instead of SC3's
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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #16 on: 29 September 2011, 13:47:29 »

i'm rather hoping to find them.....


on my car every morning when i go out.....    ;D
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« Reply #17 on: 29 September 2011, 14:06:19 »

i'm rather hoping to find them.....


on my car every morning when i go out.....    ;D
Very good... But that depends on whether you live in a dodgy area or not ;) ;D
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« Reply #18 on: 29 September 2011, 14:11:42 »

no, generally civilised,  except when jaime passes by on his way back from / to inlaws , or the all you can eat chinese.... 
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« Reply #19 on: 30 September 2011, 16:22:56 »

no, generally civilised,  except when jaime passes by on his way back from / to inlaws , or the all you can eat chinese....
Not done that for ages...  ...almost a week ::)
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« Reply #20 on: 30 September 2011, 16:27:50 »

believe it or not, i live round the corner, but i've NEVER been....



dunno whether to be proud, or depressed.......   ???
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« Reply #21 on: 30 September 2011, 16:28:09 »

tyres are here.....  woo hoooo,,.,


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« Reply #22 on: 30 September 2011, 16:31:02 »

believe it or not, i live round the corner, but i've NEVER been....



dunno whether to be proud, or depressed.......   ???
Its not fantastic, but not bad. Run-of-the-mill buffet.

Now, Liasons near the Westgate do a fantastic sweet and sour chicken.  A-la-carte menu only, no buffet. And not cheap (when me and my bro go, with the girls tagging along, its rare to get change from £200)
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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #23 on: 30 September 2011, 16:32:21 »

I struggle with budget tyres, but the price of rubber has got ridiculous recently.

Still, I guess with LPG, I'm saving elsewhere...
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« Reply #24 on: 30 September 2011, 16:46:19 »

I struggle with budget tyres, but the price of rubber has got ridiculous recently.

Still, I guess with LPG, I'm saving elsewhere...

I was shocked to find that Toyo's are £140 a corner in my sizes! Egads. I'll be fitting something cheaper once it gets WIMmed :(
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« Reply #25 on: 30 September 2011, 21:14:40 »

one set of 4 neutons ordered and paid for.


Myself & several other Oofers await your opinion of a  fullset of these Neutons :y  They seem to have some good reports

Have Alphas on mine,  and am very pleased with them, Had them on previous Miggy as well,

 But . . .  then I DO drive like Miss Daisy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #26 on: 30 September 2011, 21:26:45 »

I struggle with budget tyres, but the price of rubber has got ridiculous recently.

Still, I guess with LPG, I'm saving elsewhere...

I was shocked to find that Toyo's are £140 a corner in my sizes! Egads. I'll be fitting something cheaper once it gets WIMmed :(

I got Toyo T1 Sports 235/45/17 from WIM at £98.33 + VAT each  2 weeks ago !!
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« Reply #27 on: 30 September 2011, 21:37:34 »

I struggle with budget tyres, but the price of rubber has got ridiculous recently.

Still, I guess with LPG, I'm saving elsewhere...

I was shocked to find that Toyo's are £140 a corner in my sizes! Egads. I'll be fitting something cheaper once it gets WIMmed :(

I got Toyo T1 Sports 235/45/17 from WIM at £98.33 + VAT each  2 weeks ago !!

Hmm, indeed! £112 on their website - a lot more from mytyres.co.uk, and they're usually a good indicator.. apparently not anymore!
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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #28 on: 14 October 2011, 20:23:15 »

Not sure it's a fair evaluation yet but I'm finding the Neuton's will let go more easily than I had hoped :( :(

I don't think the wallowy Elite suspension is helping though... Fairly sure some of the problem is unloading of the inside rear wheel when "Pressing on" around roundabouts :-\ :-\
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Re: Tyres , best balance between price and quality????
« Reply #29 on: 14 October 2011, 20:30:15 »

After 7-8k of Dunlop Sport MAXX TT, I really like the dry grip levels, the wet grip levels are good. The wear is not great though.

After about 200 miles of Sun-wi ditchfinders, the grip level in the dry is best described as "challenging", in the wet, "pointless" ;D
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