recommend some all round tyres

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

darkmatter101 wrote: »

Once you have a go at driving my car, with its rear wheel drive, zero body roll, excellent handling dynamics, fast response steering and feedback, I doubt you will ever want to drive a Ford Mondeo again.

In other words, instead of buying a car more than capable for for UK road conditions, your only car recommendation is based on the assumption that the driver will drive in excess of the safe limits of the road and will have the need of exceptional handling to get them out of the inevitable dangerous situations that [STRIKE]you have put yourself in.[/STRIKE] they have put themselves in.

force_ten

AdrianC wrote: »

Poor punctuation, perhaps, but he didn't necessarily say they were.
"Have you driven a Japanese performance car such as the Integra or a BMW?"
"Have you driven a Japanese performance car such as the Integra, or a BMW?"
"Have you driven (a Japanese performance car such as the Integra), or (a BMW)?"

Oh, and ForceTen...
http://www.viking-tyres.co.uk/
http://www.viking-tyres.com/the-brand/history.html
Looks like Viking still manufacture tyres, but their UK distributor are merely a more generic wholesaler now.

I was being facetious

thanks for the info on viking tyres, I wonder why Viking pulled out of the UK?, shame really as i found them to be a very good tyre and they were very reasonably priced

AdrianC

force_ten wrote: »

thanks for the info on viking tyres, I wonder why Viking pulled out of the UK?, shame really as i found them to be a very good tyre and they were very reasonably priced

Probably because that "bargain-bucket" end of the market got comprehensively battered by cheap Far Eastern stuff, with a much lower cost of manufacture, whilst the Viking brand couldn't compete with the premium market.

force_ten

AdrianC wrote: »

Actually, the writing was on the wall for the X-type before Ford sold JLR to Tata, largely because it sold poorly and was unloved by the market.

the Jaguar X type was hated by the jag purists and it became known as a Mondeo in a posh suit, the purists saw it as cheapening the brand so really didn't like it

some people would call it and entry level poverty spec car that is not a real jaguar

AdrianC

force_ten wrote: »

the Jaguar X type was hated by the jag purists and it became known as a Mondeo in a posh suit, the purists saw it as cheapening the brand so really didn't like it

some people would call it and entry level poverty spec car that is not a real jaguar

Whatever the reason, the fact remains that the best year saw half the predicted sales volume, and it dropped off rapidly.

darkmatter101

force_ten wrote: »

the Jaguar X type was hated by the jag purists and it became known as a Mondeo in a posh suit, the purists saw it as cheapening the brand so really didn't like it

some people would call it and entry level poverty spec car that is not a real jaguar

I have never really been a fan of Jaguar's but wasn't the X-type FWD? Surely it wasn't the handling benchmark of its class.

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Jaguars traditionally RWD cars?
In either case they have never appealed to me. Too soft and slow. If you want a luxury comfortable car better off with a Merc or Lexus

force_ten

AdrianC wrote: »

Probably because that "bargain-bucket" end of the market got comprehensively battered by cheap Far Eastern stuff, with a much lower cost of manufacture, whilst the Viking brand couldn't compete with the premium market.

Viking tyres Norway is a brand that is owned by Continental tyres so there is some good pedigree in the stable

I suppose poor sales and cheaper competition may have forced them to pull out of the UK market

OddballJamie

darkmatter101 wrote: »

No, I would not fit them on my M3 because that is in an entirely different league of car to most bog standard cars on the road.

I do however have a set of Autoguards budget Chinese ones on my Yaris. My last tyres on the Yaris were Goodyears all round. Do I notice a difference? Yes, doesn't grip as well in the wet but only noticeable if I push the car in the wet. Also, if I do take high speed sharp turns (which I normally don't do for obvious reasons) it understeers a little more. My point is that I don't drive the Yaris like a prat so for me it really makes no difference whether I use budget or premium tyres . One advantage I have found with the Autoguards compared to the Goodyears is that they seem to last forever.

darkmatter101 wrote: »

Try the Chinese makes like Autoguard or Evergreen. Can get them for £50 per corner. Lasts ages and handles well.

However if you want to spend more go for either Goodyears/Continental/Bridgestone or Michelin.

I run the Michelin Cups on my M3 and Goodyears Vector4 on my Yaris (soon to be part exchanged with Lexus IS250, which has 6-7mm grip Continental Sport contacts 5)

darkmatter101 wrote: »

My girlfriend has 2 Nangkangs at the front and 2 Autoguards at the back of her Yaris. To me it feels the same, even in the wet compared to the Goodyear vector 4's on my Yaris. They have lasted a while and don't produce much road noise. I have never tried pushing her car but I would imagine that's where the difference would lie between her budget tyres and my premium ones. But if you don't drive enthusiastically, only do city driving where speeds always below 40 mph what does it matter?

Tripping yourself up again there DM.

darkmatter101

OddballJamie wrote: »

Tripping yourself up again there DM.

No I'm not. If you bother to read PROPERLY rather than trying to make a false accusation, you will know that I HAD Goodyear tyres, and I did say in one of my post today that I HAD goodyears, but I recently changed them for Autoguards.

Tell me where am I 'tripping' up?

darkmatter101

darkmatter101 wrote: »

No, I would not fit them on my M3 because that is in an entirely different league of car to most bog standard cars on the road.

I do however have a set of Autoguards budget Chinese ones on my Yaris. My last tyres on the Yaris were Goodyears all round. Do I notice a difference? Yes, doesn't grip as well in the wet but only noticeable if I push the car in the wet. Also, if I do take high speed sharp turns (which I normally don't do for obvious reasons) it understeers a little more. My point is that I don't drive the Yaris like a prat so for me it really makes no difference whether I use budget or premium tyres . One advantage I have found with the Autoguards compared to the Goodyears is that they seem to last forever.

You fail to highlight the other important part of my post. Which you probably did on purpose to instigate a FALSE assumption.

Rather than wasting your time trailing through my posts and trying to catch me out why don't you spend your time more constructively