new tyres - recommendations - anyone?

[P111DRS]

Its come to that time now for me to change all the tyres on my 197 F1...anyone got any good recommendations or shall i just stick to the stand conti's?

 

[RalphyBMW]

I was reading the original autocar test that said the Contis were developed specifically for the 197, or something like that anyway. I would be inclined to either stick with Conti's, or try GoodYear Eagle GSD3 Assimetics.

 

[Mike Roberts]

Megane comes with Michelin PS3s if you spec the Cup goodness, I've heard very good things about them too. I certainly rate their predecessor the PS2.

 

[Adrian]

vredestein ultrac sessanta, as I always recommend!

 

[SteBurns]

Hankook V12 EVO's

'Nuff said.

 

[Arran]

Hankook V12 Evo's.

 

[Ed...]

anohter vote for Mich PS3's they are the best ull buy

 

[Arran]

It depends how much you want to pay really. For the money I think the V12 EVO's are the bo***cks. The PS3's are probably brilliant, but are very very expensive. That's why I say V12's. Got mine fitted for £76 a corner.

 

[Peak Performance Tyres]

Continental sport Contact 3's in 225/45 R17 91W (bit extra width for m0ar grip)

£95.99 delivered to your door. (no price increase for quantity ordered )

 

[Roy]

will you be holding that price the nxt few wks??
cheers

 

[Peak Performance Tyres]

Should be yes mate, check though as they tend to fluctuate up or down

 

[Roy]

nice one:thumbsup:

 

[Ed...]

u should do what i have done for ultimate grip i have 225/40/18 on front and 235/40/18 back it refuses to move a mm even round roundabouts at 50 in the wet lol

 

[Peak Performance Tyres]

18's ? you not want to stick with 17's then? Prolly going for a blast up to holme point + snake tonight

 

[jonas]

i've got michelin PS3 with 225/45/17 on mine and they are brilliant. i had continental conti sport 2 before and my brother has got conti sport 3 on his F1. compared to the the conti sport 3 , the michelin is much better under wet conditions. by the way, the PS3 is the best rain tyre, i've ever driven. in the dry, they've got just a little more grip. a very positive thing is, that they doesn't squeak quickly, which allows you to drive hard, without looking like an idiot an other good thing is the response of the tyre. if you are a bit too fast in a corner, they start to slide smoothly but its all very controllable. so they give you a lot of confidence. but maybe its all because of they've done only 2000 miles.

compared to the conti sport 2, its just a much, much better tyre in all ways

 

[mradam87]

:cloud9:

 

[Roy]

how much for the hankooks???

 

[Peak Performance Tyres]

Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's

215/45 ZR17 91Y £84.43 Delivered.

225/45 ZR17 94Y £84.31 Delivered.

Not the best prices on the Hankooks i'm afraid

 

[Ed...]

yeah 18's are alright for looks around town PPT but im actually looking to get some 17's for track use

 

[Arran]

Got my 215/45/17 V12's fitted for £76! So that seems a bit expensive! Chapel Tyres in West Brom if anyone's interested!