Tyres - What is the Truth?

scheming_gypsy

or they've got staggered tyre sizes / alloys?

Lorian

Lum wrote: »

I wouldn't. Bloody eco tyres are a menace!

I recently replaced the Primacy's on my Mondeo with Dunlop SP Sport on the front only and the difference is staggering, I can set off quicker without wheelspinning, I can stop quite noticeably quicker and the car has a lot more grip on the corners.
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Michelin Primacy aren't eco tyres. Michelin Energy Saver fulfills that role in their line-up.

pstuart

Wig wrote: »

25 years of driving on cheapest tyres I could buy, I never have found a ditch. 15 years no claims. Currently doing 12,000 a year, previously did 60,000 a year.

If you are a sensible careful driver you will never find a ditch.

"it's the only thing keeping your car on the road" :rotfl: this line always makes me LMFAO

Driven behind you quite a few times!

mikey72

Lorian wrote: »

Michelin Primacy aren't eco tyres. Michelin Energy Saver fulfills that role in their line-up.

Quite right, the Primacys aren't energy savers. So the eco tyre doesn't come into this.

Maybe they would have liked the Energies if they gave them a chance. They seem very good on mine.

Lum

Lorian wrote: »

Michelin Primacy aren't eco tyres. Michelin Energy Saver fulfills that role in their line-up.

They're the OEM type on my "Econetic" Mondeo, so I guess I assumed they were the eco tyre.

In that case the Michelin Energy must be even worse *shudder*

SueC_2

s_b wrote: »

so it would seem tyre place are not up to speed:)

Of that much I'm convinced...

Over the phone they told me they had the Dunlops in stock, even when I expressed surprise and said that in my experience nowhere, including the VW main dealer, held them in stock as standard. But no, they were insistent. Even when I said "And you're sure they're the extra load ones"? Definitely, they reiterated, come on down.

Got down there (at a crawl as one of my tyres had a ruddy great gash out of it from Lovely Boyfriend driving it into the kerb at speed), and guess what, oh, no, they're not the right tyres after all.

Suddenly I'm faced with waiting overnight for them to be ordered in (not an option as I needed to be the other end of the country for work that afternoon), driving 58 miles to the nearest outlet with the Dunlops in stock (not an option due to ruddy great gash out of existing tyre). Or, guess what, upgrading to the Michelin. Which I did.

From one Dunlop I suddenly found myself upsold to two Michelins.

At this point they obviously thought they were on to a good thing, and tried to persuade me that my rears needed replacing too as they were "deforming" and my car was "dangerous to drive". By now I was beginning to feel more than a bit 'sold to' (girl on her own, clearly not too knowledgeable about tyres, but has the money to drive a nice spenny car), so I declined their kind offer to strip me of another £300.

I've since had two other tyre dealers look at the rears, and both assure me they are wearing perfectly normally, have plenty of tread left on them and absolutely do not need replacing.

Is it really any wonder that girls hate going into these places?


And yes, I realise that is a gross generalisation, and that there are probably a lot of girls who don't feel intimidated in these environments, and plenty of boys who do!

Lum

I take it the EOS doesn't come with a full size spare?

If this is the case, it might be worth keeping that other Dunlop, then next time you have a badly timed puncture you can just limp it to the nearest backstreet tyre place and give them a tenner to swap it over, at least then you can drive on 4 full size good(ish) tyres while you wait for new ones to arrive.

blacksta

I always for go for the economy brand but the not the cheapest - honestly it makes no difference to me or my driving

bigjl

s_b wrote: »

best practise is to fit new tyres to the back so it would seem tyre place are not up to speed:)

You mean up to date with a flawed research study performes by Michelin.

I have read the report and it is a load of tosh.

Only relevant for inexperienced or simply poorly skilled drivers.

anotherbaldrick

SueC wrote: »

Of that much I'm convinced...



Is it really any wonder that girls hate going into these places?


And yes, I realise that is a gross generalisation, and that there are probably a lot of girls who don't feel intimidated in these environments, and plenty of boys who do!

I am thinking of setting up an assistance company called RENT A GRANDDAD ! for a modest fee we will accompany any vulnerable female to such places as tyre shops, prevent them being given the works, make ourselves a general pain in the rse with awkward staff and the bonus is we are beyond making untoward advances . I think ?