Continental CS5 best all round rubber?
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aeropilot said:
mikeyscott said:
The size I'm mulling
P-Zero or CS5 (or CS5P if you can still get them)No other options worth considering in 225/255 sizes.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F...
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nokian/zLine.htm
aeropilot said:
Aah.....so the CS6 has replaced the CS5P then.....I was thinking about the P as replacement for the P-Zero's on my 135i, as they are still listed in stock on several online tyre supplier websites, but if that is a very recent change, they will likely still have stock, but I won't be buying until next spring though...
Probably stay with the Pirelli then instead.
I've found by past experience that the Michelin superior wear rate to be bks, as while they do look to last longer, I've ended up binning them with quite a bit of tread left as they just 'go off' in the last 1/3 of their life and so in reality, they wear at the same rate as any other make....and I begrudge having to replace a tyre that 'looks' to still have tread left.....typical French con trick....Michelin's have always been like that.
Can't say that fits my experience - I got 30k out of a set of Pilot Exaltos on the rear of my old 330d, and they seemed just as grippy at the end of their lives than they did at the beginning - unlike the Pirellis I had on before that were great for the first half, then like teflon when they got below 4mm. Probably stay with the Pirelli then instead.
I've found by past experience that the Michelin superior wear rate to be bks, as while they do look to last longer, I've ended up binning them with quite a bit of tread left as they just 'go off' in the last 1/3 of their life and so in reality, they wear at the same rate as any other make....and I begrudge having to replace a tyre that 'looks' to still have tread left.....typical French con trick....Michelin's have always been like that.
Only tyres I've had to replace before they wore out were the Bridgestone runflats that came on my 125i - full of cracks between the treads and the sidewall had morphed into concrete. Must admit I put new Potenza Runflats on and the car was transformed - much more compliant over the bumps and plenty of grip.
jon- said:
aeropilot said:
mikeyscott said:
The size I'm mulling
P-Zero or CS5 (or CS5P if you can still get them)No other options worth considering in 225/255 sizes.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F...
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nokian/zLine.htm
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