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Tyre Vote

Just goes to show one mans medicine is another mans poison.

Michelin have been my choice in tyres since I put some Pilot Sports on my old Golf way back in about 1992/3 lol It transformed the handling...

A friend of mine had a similar issue regarding a bubble in the wall of one of his 'P zeros' on the rear of his Alpine GTA. Pirelli would not warranty the tyre either.

Michelin for me all the way!! :bow:
 
An excellent post :approve: from my experience Michelin ps2's have good grip in the dry but are poor and let go without warning in the wet - especially if it's cold, bloody scary on a cold wet day !!!!!

Since changing to continental sport contacts (215/40/18 front, standard rear size) I've found the car MUCH more controlable in a variety of conditions, not quite as much dry grip as the ps2's but overall more forgiving and user-friendly, the car feels much less edgy on conti's, highly recommended :race:

Phill
 
verdestein were pretty awesome on the vee i thought. although quite a soft compound only 8000 miles a set from me. even at steady everyday comute speeds tbh...
 
it has to be Michelin for me, i have pS2's on my Vee which i have not had any issues with, it had Goodyear run flats on it when i bought it which didn't inspire confidence when pushing hard, fronts are due a change soon so will probably go for PS3's on the 225/40, also have Ps2's on my Megane 250 (OEM) which are fantastic but i fear wont be lasting long between changes. :(
 
Gents, a little advice, please.

I've just enquired with with my local tyre dealer about getting the tryes on my new 18's. He asked me what size of tyre do I exactly need. I showed him the boxed alloys, but I think he meant the tyre depth as he mentioned that as the Vee sits on 17's naturally, then there might be a problem with the new 18's touching the arch.

Could someone be so kind as to help, please.
 
BTW - Important to get EXTRA LOAD tyres for the Vee also ...

Just my thoughts ...

It seems to be the case that personal preference is a factor with tyres aswell as probably other characteristics - especially the way the car is driven and the driver skills. Wet weather thrills and spills can easily be blamed on tyres, but driving behaviour and road conditions including diesal spills are more likely to be a factor IMHO. In the dry, more likely to be the handling characteristics of the car and it's 'limit' than the tyres though it is good to know where these limits are for the tyre and drive within them ...

I found the PS2's on my Vee when I bought it seemed seemed to have gone off and were very hard on lower tread (I tried the nail picking test LOL) and so didn't have the traction/grip especially in the wet. Dry grip was good but in a straight line pretty much any tyres are I suppose ... I expected better at the end of the day but I was new to the Vee, they were worn and perhaps I didn't give them a chance. In all honesty though, I think they are overpriced compared to other performance and premium tyres and so wasn't interested in renewing them.

I have found with other cars Toyo T1R and Goodyear GSD3 tyres to have good grip and traction due to soft compound but they wear quickly, especially on the outside shoulders due to oversteer. IIRC the T1R had a slightly harder shoulder compound than the GSD3 for that reason and they became a formidable track day tyre choice. Progressive break-away in the dry was brilliant with both tyres, so easy to control oversteer slides and anticipate the break-away point - not quite sure how much of this is relevant with a Vee though as I haven't used them. They have also gone into the price point of more expensive brands, especially Toyo T1R's after everyone started to use them. The water dispersal properties of the tread pattern were also very good.

I used Continental SC2 on the Vee for 3 years and found them very good in the wet and dry. Admittedly I RARELY use the Vee in the wet or damp anymore so wet weather handling is less of an issue - I drive like a granny in those conditions if I am stuck in them. I did an Oulton park drift day in wet conditions and the Vee drifted well with these tyres on - with the instructor driving anyway ...

Currently I have a set of Falken 452's on the back, and have used these on other cars too. Wear and traction seem good as does wet and dry weather handling.

I also really wanted to try Continental SC3's as my research suggested these were a pretty much 'top of the crop' tyre for wet and dry conditions and at competitive prices compared to other premium tyres.

Martin
 
Thanks fella's.

I think the guy can find out what size tyre officially fits the 18" wheel, it was more of a would the tyre have to be a lower profile to make sure it doesn't rub the arches as the wheel is going onto a 230, type question.

Or something.
 
DFB":3pwphp7y said:
Thanks fella's.

I think the guy can find out what size tyre officially fits the 18" wheel, it was more of a would the tyre have to be a lower profile to make sure it doesn't rub the arches as the wheel is going onto a 230, type question.

Or something.

Nope... same ph2 tyres. Just need 10mm hub-centric spacers on the rear. IIRC
 
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