Mondeo tyres! Exciting eh?

Mondeo tyres! Exciting eh?

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Blown2CV

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28,695 posts

202 months

Monday 28th October 2013
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Hi Sorry if this has been covered, i am sure it has but i can't find by searching. I have a Mk4 Mondeo 2.0TDCi Titanium X with the 17" wheels as pictured.



I believe the correct spec is 235/45 R17 97W.

I do a lot of motorway miles, want decent wet grip and need them to be quite quiet and not fast-wearing. I CBA to change them for seasons so they need to be all season. I'd prefer a decent brand but it all depends on results.

Can anyone recommend please?
thanks

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Monday 28th October 2013
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Michelin, best all round tyre available by far although you do pay for it

Try camskill I normally buy my tyres from them always a good price smile

Blown2CV

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28,695 posts

202 months

Monday 28th October 2013
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neiljohnson said:
Michelin, best all round tyre available by far although you do pay for it

Try camskill I normally buy my tyres from them always a good price smile
sure, i'm happy to pay for the right thing TBH as i've been burned with budget alternatives previously. When I bought the car I checked the tyres and the tread and condition was good on first glance, and I noticed the make started with "Good" so I figured OK, they'll be fine. However, turns out the make is "GoodRide"!! What a stitch up! Also at MOT they have told me the rubber is cracking so I think it's time for new boots!

RS16i

915 posts

193 months

Monday 28th October 2013
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Blown2CV said:
sure, i'm happy to pay for the right thing TBH as i've been burned with budget alternatives previously. When I bought the car I checked the tyres and the tread and condition was good on first glance, and I noticed the make started with "Good" so I figured OK, they'll be fine. However, turns out the make is "GoodRide"!! What a stitch up! Also at MOT they have told me the rubber is cracking so I think it's time for new boots!
I had a pair of those goodride things once and the sidewalls cracked on them too,awful tyres and I got rid ASAP

Pablo16v

2,071 posts

196 months

Tuesday 29th October 2013
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neiljohnson said:
Michelin, best all round tyre available by far although you do pay for it

Try camskill I normally buy my tyres from them always a good price smile
Another vote for Michelin if you want a premium tyre. My wife's S-Max has Primacy's as standard and they've been great. If you're happy to go for a mid-priced tyre I can recommend Uniroyal Rainsports. I've used them on 3 different cars (A4 Avant, B5 Passat and a Saab 9-5 Estate)and I can't really think of anything bad to say about them. Wet weather grip is good, they work quite well in snow, and they last a reasonable length of time.

Iang84

962 posts

165 months

Tuesday 29th October 2013
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I got very good results from Hankook ventus evo v12 got 15k out of a front set good grip in the rain and decent in the snow/ice last year and not too much road noise (18inch version)

Blown2CV

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28,695 posts

202 months

Tuesday 29th October 2013
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i've been bumbling around a ford forum too and a lot of good reviews for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 and Dunlop Sportmaxx RT.

LuS1fer

41,080 posts

244 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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I run Kumhos on my Mondeo 2.0 and they are budget and do the job just fine though scrabble a bit when cold on hill starts, nothing concerning though.

Blown2CV

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28,695 posts

202 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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went for the Goodyear Eagles in the end and they've been great so far. Not cheap though.

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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Blown2CV said:
went for the Goodyear Eagles in the end and they've been great so far. Not cheap though.
I moved away from Goodyear a few years ago after they moved production to china & I had a huge failure on the rear
Production has now returned to Germany & the quality is back! I have a pair of them on the front of the wife's car & I'm impressed so far smile

Blown2CV

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202 months

Saturday 9th November 2013
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neiljohnson said:
Blown2CV said:
went for the Goodyear Eagles in the end and they've been great so far. Not cheap though.
I moved away from Goodyear a few years ago after they moved production to china & I had a huge failure on the rear
Production has now returned to Germany & the quality is back! I have a pair of them on the front of the wife's car & I'm impressed so far smile
do you know, that's really interesting as I put the older generation eagle onto a previous car and was thoroughly disappointed. They wore really quickly, maybe over the course of 6000 miles. Was pretty pissed off at the time, but when i was scouring the reviews etc this time around they scored consistently highly and had good user reviews, they were right up there, so i figured i would give em another go and they seem good so far. Maybe the older ones were rooted the same as the issue you highlighted.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Thread resurrection time wink

Rather than start another thread about Mondeo tyres, I thought I'd look to see if there was any existing wisdom out there.

My car: 2012 Mondeo Titanium X TDCi 163 wearing 18 inch alloys

The current tyres: Continental SportContact 2 - in 235/45 ZR18 W (extra load) flavour. I believe they are the original factory fitted tyres, as the car has only covered 19,900 miles from new, and all four tyres match.

The question: Does anyone have experience of alternative tyres with which they've had particularly good experiences?

I've looked online, and best prices seem to be a local outfit, Farnborough Value Tyres, who's website claims they are able to supply SportContact 2XLs, 3XLs, and 5XLs all for £168.41 per corner, which is better than BlackCircles.com

My OCD says get the 2XLs, to maintain the matching set, but with them being the same price, I was thinking I'd go for the 5XLs, which are rated better for wet grip and fuel economy. Again, the question raises it's head. Are there any outstanding alternatives from another brand? It'd need to be a decent, well known brand, not some budget rubbish, as I'm generally pretty happy with the Contis that are fitted. Whilst it's not exactly a 'performance' car, this is the most powerful car I've owned, and definitely has the most assured grip and handling characteristics of anything since an '88 Escort I owned in the mid '90s. I want tyres that will retain the grip and handling I currently enjoy, and something with a good wear rate too.

Regarding tyre wear, when I used the tread depth gauge, I did notice that there was much greater wear on the inside edges of both front tyres than on the outside edges (scrubbing?). Is this normal? Tyre pressures are checked weekly, and increased when fully loaded according to the handbook. Does the uneven wear suggest an issue with tracking/alignment, is it entirely normal on this Mondeo model, or is it indicative of some other issue with suspension/steering components?

All constructive opinions/advice welcome. Thanks, in advance thumbup

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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I'll repeat what I said before no tyre can match michelins for all round ability & they will last longer than any other brand

Mondeos do tend to wear a bit more on the inner edges as the suspension set up is quite aggressive which is why they handle so well.
I would still have the alignment checked though as I have found with ford (as well as other manufacturers) alignment can be out from the factory.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Thanks, Neil!

Next question. Pilot Sport 3, or Primacy 3. I used Michelin.co.uk's own tyre finder, which asks for more detail about the car than most searches, and these are the two choices it came up with.

The Primacy is rated better for fuel efficiency, yet same rating for noise and wet grip as the Pilot Sport.

I keep coming back to the Continental SportContact 5 which I can get locally for c£18 cheaper than the Pilot Sport 3. They're showing as slightly noisier (1 dB) but rated as 'C' for fuel efficiency, compared with 'E' for the Pilot Sport. I can't find the Primacy 3 ('C' for efficiency) listed on the website of the local outfit, but Kwik Fit list them, and want £211.80 per wheel for them.

rolleyes the more I search, the more confusing it becomes confused

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Depends what the car is used for

Lots of long distance motorway cruising stuff primacy is the tyre for you

Lots of b rds or more enthusiastic driving ps3's smile

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 or Continental SportContact 5 it is then, as I have the A4069 to play on when I go 'home' to visit family, but there's a lot of the M4 to cover before I get there.

I'll do a little more research regarding reviews and such, and see if I can get a 'price match battle' going with a couple of suppliers before I (predictably) choose the cheapest of the two rolleyes

Turbofocus

435 posts

156 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Michelins are the tyre to go for.


Blown2CV

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28,695 posts

202 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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The Goodyear eagles as I posted previously have, after a few thousand miles now, been very good.

RLK500

917 posts

251 months

Monday 14th April 2014
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Mine had the original Conti's on it when I bought it, which were very good. I replaced them all round with Kumho Ecsta V12's. These are very nice and about 2/3 the price of Conti's/Michelin's and about 9/10's the performance. Since then I have put a pair of Nexxen's on the front as the Kumho's were unavailable. These have been a revelation. Cheaper than the Kumho's and so far, I would say, as good. It remains to be seen how long they last. I wouldn't discount the less well known brands straight away, premium tyres are probably 25% overpriced for about a 5% improvement in performance. If you need that extra 5% then accept the costs, if not, then there are very capable alternatives.

JimClark49

761 posts

150 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Have you considered vredestien Ultrac Sessenta's?

Like the Michelin PS3's they get extremely positive reviews. I have them on my Mondeo ST and cannot fault them for wet or dry grip. I drive my car hard on A and B roads, but also have a 80 mile a day motorway commute.

The only thing concerning me is that I have done about 7k miles on them, and while the fronts have about 5mm of tread left, I dont think I will get another 7k miles from the fronts. The rears are fine though.

Also, they have started to lose the grip as they wear out. This was a similar characteristic on a previous car I had them one which covered about 12k miles with them.