I have Nokian tyres for my Caravelle. The were great during the cold spell (winter tyres).I took them off as the temps rose as I could feel the softness of them in the bends. Horses for courses. 
General Which winter tyres are people going for
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No worries people! I wouldn't go with any 'never-heard-of-before' tyre just because someone recommended it, but also- if someone recommends something and it sounds plausible I'd research it before coming to any conclusion... Thanks for all your input. Btw, at the moment I'm leaning either towards original Pirelli ZN or Nokian Z G2 (just because they are underdog and I'm sucker for underdogs - I'm driving a Fiat for goodness sake!
I can totally relate to wanting to be the underdog. Always enjoyed having something different to the rest and not having to pay for the guarantee of performance.
Did a little more checking on the Toyo T1Rs and the prices have climbed given the demand/supply situation. So you may not be getting value for money - but they don't appear to be giving the mileage.
On the recommendation on the smaller 205/45 they have been reported as giving better acceleration with being lighter etc. But sticking with the OEM size and Y rating these seemed really good value for money (Click here).
I have Hankook on the front of my 155TB in 16s and I have complained about them but it may be more to do with the profile and after having the Contis it's an unfair comparison given the price differental.
The V12 EVO have had pretty good reviews and are now OEM on Porsches, etc. high end performance cars. They are technically a Mid range tyre and would be an underdog.
At £67 you're getting 4 tyres for the price of 2 Contis. It's a no brainer.
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Why they're 'cheap' ..and tests don't always give the full picture...
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/259483/hankook_ventus_s1_evo.html
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=149
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/hankook-ventus-v12-evo-page-10
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My winter tyres came off last week and I've just noticed the fitter decided the front wing would be a great place to put his jack...
It's annoying as I've use them for years without any problem.
(No Fiat 500s were harmed during the making of this post)
It's annoying as I've use them for years without any problem.
(No Fiat 500s were harmed during the making of this post)
Put my summers back on today. Forgot what bone shakers the low pros are. I miss my winters :-(
Prematurely removed for some?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17578739
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17578739
Hmmm might take the Scooby to work tomorrow :-D
Drove through a couple of inches of snow today.
Happy to say in dry weather the snow tyres only give me 95% of summer tyre performance, but in snow they give about 1000%. Overtook a massive cue of cars slithering along in the mostly clear inside lane, by driving along the almost totally un-used snow covered outside.
Grin factor?
Happy to say in dry weather the snow tyres only give me 95% of summer tyre performance, but in snow they give about 1000%. Overtook a massive cue of cars slithering along in the mostly clear inside lane, by driving along the almost totally un-used snow covered outside.
Grin factor?
Drove through a couple of inches of snow today.
Happy to say in dry weather the snow tyres only give me 95% of summer tyre performance, but in snow they give about 1000%. Overtook a massive cue of cars slithering along in the mostly clear inside lane, by driving along the almost totally un-used snow covered outside.
Grin factor?
Hehe that's ALWAYS fun
Went for a drive over the moors with my summer rubber. The tiniest bit of snow laying on the road together with any remotely enthusiastic braking got the ABS going like crazy. Only a tiny bit of snow so it was very much passable, but it just wasn't as safe.....
A certain someone didn't have their winter shoe's on this morning according to FB!!
Enjoy your holiday Maxi
Enjoy your holiday Maxi
it wasn't a slip, it was a trip. Fugging boots. Grrrr knee hurts so much
Ouch! Hope it sorts itself out soon. Ibuprofen will reduce the redness & swelling as well as the pain, but you have to take it regularly for a week to get the full anti-inflammatory effect.
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No worries people! I wouldn't go with any 'never-heard-of-before' tyre just because someone recommended it, but also- if someone recommends something and it sounds plausible I'd research it before coming to any conclusion... Thanks for all your input. Btw, at the moment I'm leaning either towards original Pirelli ZN or Nokian Z G2 (just because they are underdog and I'm sucker for underdogs - I'm driving a Fiat for goodness sake!
I was on another test drive yesterday
- this time in an ex-FIAT MiTo Cloverleaf with 170bhp and an adaptive suspension on a car shod with Michelin Pilots on 215/45R17s and I couldn't fault them. Grippied really well and gave excellent feedback.'On foot' of a new test 2012 review (Click here) probably the same one that you came across it would appear that the Goodyears have addressed the issue of rolling resistance and it's now got the no. 1 spot.
The Nokian Z G2 are in the no. 2 spot & given the cost of a set of winter 17s on a AGP you would 'hope' given the winter pedigree of Nokian that they wouldn't be useless in the white stuff. If you still really wanted the Nokian you could probably track down the only Nokian dealer in the UK who is based in Scotland.
The Conti 5s that I recommended got shot down on the basis of cost & noise.
So Melanabb. :worship::worship:
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2215/45 R17 91Y XL FP, R1 £108
done and done. Scary thing was about 2 or 3 minutes after that I lost consciousness for a little less than a minute :S Vision went very bright and then I just keeled over!
Thanks Michael, but I can't even remotely compare to you for web based research :worship::worship::worship:
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