New Car Tyres Required

jai247

Hi

I am after 2 new front car tyres for my Hyundai i30 and I cant decide what make or style to go for.


The tyre size are 205/55/R16 91V:
I have looked at so many reviews and just cant decide, I have had a look at the Dunlop Sport Bluresponce, Goodyear Efficientgrip, Pirelli Cinturato P7.

I would really appreciate any help and suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

AdrianC

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p0/

Out of that list, my shortlist would be from £40 Uniroyal RainSport 3, £46 Vredestein Sportrac 5, £52 Conti PremiumContact 2.

forgotmyname

As long as its black and round they all do the same job.

Lots of drivers wouldnt notice the difference, Its only if you push the car when cornering and like braking late.

Khumo KU39's a good tyre for the price. My local tyre place will supply and fit with valve and balance for £4 more than the basic price on the above site. Online is not always the cheapest.

AdrianC

forgotmyname wrote: »

As long as its black and round they all do the same job.

Lots of drivers wouldnt notice the difference, Its only if you push the car when cornering and like braking late.

You mean when some idiot steps out into the road in front of you? Yes, that's always a good time to find out you bought rubbish tyres.

Khumo KU39's a good tyre for the price.

<looks at Camskill link above>
10% more expensive than Continental, nearly 50% more than Uniroyal. Thanks, no thanks.

pvt

forgotmyname wrote: »

As long as its black and round they all do the same job.

Yes, they do. But some do it better than others. And some last longer than others.

Joe_Horner

AdrianC wrote: »

You mean when some idiot steps out into the road in front of you? Yes, that's always a good time to find out you bought rubbish tyres.
.

But, by the time he's stepped out, you've seen him, noticed (using your observational skill and judgement) that he looks erratic / distracted / is headed for the curb, and are already reacting before he gets anywhere near you.

Maybe I'm incredibly lucky but I've never (and I do mean never) had to push my tyres to anywhere near their braking limit, in the wet or dry, town or country, for any of these mythical incidents that are waiting to get you if you don't buy brand-name tyres.

I just wish that incredible luck would stretch to picking lottery tickets

gilbert_and_sullivan

Wet braking isn't the problem it used to be in the days before ABS, and up to a point wet handling isn't the problem it once was either with the various stability/yaw sensors doing the driving for driving gods (they think) on more modern machinery.

Tyres are a personal thing, i don't usually buy the makes with the biggest UK advertising budget, i do however usually buy north european made tyres of a few respected makes, usually Vredestein Nokian or Uniroyal in no particular order, whichever happens to have the right bargain when i'm looking.

Last time i looked those tyres were the only things touching the road, cheap tat isn't for me but neither do i want to pay over the top for formula one sponsorships nor adverts i shall never see as i don't watch live television.

Each to their own.

AdrianC

Braking and handling limits haven't actually moved, with the advent of electronic safety nannies wiping people's bottoms for them. All that's happened is that the area beyond the initial limits have become available to Joe Average. He can now plough into a roundabout, understeering merrily towards the kerb, but the electronics will tighten his line for him. He can now tonk towards stationary traffic, and instead of panicking at the screech and slithering merrily along, the electronics will cadence brake for him.

The electronics merely allow him to get routinely, obliviously, nearer to the point at which he's REALLY lost control, and nothing short of divine providence can save him from re-arranging the scenery.

The ONLY thing that can move those limits is the amount of grip available, and that's entirely down to the quality of the tyres.

topicalcat

As with anything else you get what you pay for, if I buy a cheap broom and it breaks I go out and buy another, no one gets hurt. If I buy rubbish tyres some of which have stopping distances 50% greater than better tyres I might get killed. Probably not my fault but not much comfort to my family. Also many of the cheap and nasty tyres wear out quicker. My choice is usually Continental "Conti" because you get a tyre at an acceptable price which does well in all the surveys for grip, wear, value for money. Good in dry, wet and snow. Have used Continental for 30 years now.

Also the question is where do you go? Locally we have an excellent mobile fitter, Tyre Medics but nationally there are Black Circles and others. This Avoids having to go anywhere near one of those godforsaken tyre bays. These mobile guys have all the kit for balancing etc etc, will do the job by appointment at home or work AND their pricing is generally very competative. I would never go near a conventional tyre bay again

AdrianC

topicalcat wrote: »

Also the question is where do you go? Locally we have an excellent mobile fitter, Tyre Medics but nationally there are Black Circles and others. This Avoids having to go anywhere near one of those godforsaken tyre bays. These mobile guys have all the kit for balancing etc etc, will do the job by appointment at home or work AND their pricing is generally very competative. I would never go near a conventional tyre bay again

I'd certainly agree when it comes to the national as-seen-on-tv chains, but every town will have a number of small independent tyre places, who live or die on their local reputation alone.

DigForVictory

I run Michelins out of long experience with them & I usually buy from Costco - because that combination works for me, how I drive & how I get paid.
Good luck!