The Tyre Thread

[Sam]

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp Again expensive.

Believe it or not!!!

My local Kwik-fit are supplying and fitting a PE2 tomorrow for £100

 

[y0z2a]

Thats a sensible price.

they are like rocking horse droppings at the moment.

/y0z

 

[Fred]

i hate PE2's

 

[Nik]

NO! Surely Not!?!

I think you should try another set

 

[Day]

i hate PE2's

A539's all the way to the ditch...

 

[mr StinKa gob]

PE2s suck cock on a williams. I have 2 almost new ones stuck in my garage as they were on the car for about 2k before i removed them. Shocking tyres.

 

[Nik]

What was it about them that you found shocking?

 

[mr StinKa gob]

The grip was inconsistent. The sidewalls 'flexed' way too much. They just felt all wrong.

 

[dcw@pr]

i think im goign to go for eagle f1 gsd3s when i need a change. i liked them on my focus and they always do well in the magazine tests, in fact i think autocar rated them as the best tyres last time they had a big test (admittedly that must have been about 2 years ago)

 

[Nik]

The sidewalls 'flexed' way too much.

Yeah this is what Fred says i think.

Its weird because a few people completely wore off the lettering on the sidewalls of them on the brands trackday in May last year, which would go along with your opinion of them.

Since then though i've never seen anything like it. However hard I've pushed them, the sidewalls always seem to be very solid. After all thats their major selling point.

I'm probably not quite so committed as Fred though, so he's probably tested the tyre to their extremes a little more :lol:

They are definitely the best tyres i've used though, so i'm planning on sticking with them. The price of GSD3's at the time could make me opt for them instead though.

 

[dcw@pr]

Its weird because a few people completely wore off the lettering on the sidewalls of them on the brands trackday in May last year, which would go along with your opinion of them.

more pressure needed for trackdays?

 

[mr StinKa gob]

This was on the road, very unsettling. Pressures were fine.

 

[iain_c]

jury is still out on my exalto 2s. They are not as good as i hoped but the weather is still far to pants to give em a good run + they have only covered 200 miles.
Mabye cos i have 195 rather than 205?
I was impressed with my toyo t1s in the dry but as we all know they are hopeless in the wet.
Just need a dry day to test the exalto2s

 

[Fred]

i hate PE2's

A539's all the way

awesome tyres

 

[mr StinKa gob]

You how pilot hx 185 55 15 v are the best tyres ever made

 

[oliie]

P ZERO NERO 205/45 ZR16 83W ... only £62 at mytyres.co.uk!

Not a hugely wonderful tyre but very cheap and will do the motorway cruising/daily driving job quite well I would have thought?

O.

 

[mr StinKa gob]

For track days just get any old shit. The more worn the better.

 

[Fred]

For track days just get any old ****. The more worn the better.

good way to crash! (although can be fun )

i agree about the PE2's being pants, although i did go out with pep at donnington on his PE2's and they were good

maybe some weird batches or something???

 

[mr StinKa gob]

For track days just get any old ****. The more worn the better.

good way to crash! (although can be fun )

i agree about the PE2's being pants, although i did go out with pep at donnington on his PE2's and they were good

maybe some weird batches or something???

Says mr 'stick it in the wall in the rain' :wink:

 

[Fred]

and guess what rob, i was on old worn out tyres!! point proven