Tyre Advice please for my S2

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi Guys

Help please, had my S2 from last October last year and checked my tyres. All fine lots of rubber looked Ok.

Just checked again and I got a bit of a mixture as follows:
Front Off Side Semprtit Speed Comfort 205/60 15 H rated
Front near Side Goodyear Eagle GSN 205/60 15 V rated
Both rears Uniroyal Rain Tyre 205/60 15 V rated

I dont think I'm very happy about the H rated tyre what do you think? What about the rain tyres any comments/advice.

Do I need new tyres advice please

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi Kevin

Point well taken, I have always subscribed to having a full set the same even for my everyday barge.

Having searched among the older threads it seems that the following appear to be the better choices, Goodyear Excellence, Bridgestone Turanza ER300 and Vredestein Sportrac 2.

Please guys guidance please

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi Graham

Good advice thanks very much

[Gerald-TVR]

Great advice guys especially Corin - what a useful place this is

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi Corin

Looked at the dot code and it reads A11B 039< (the < is a little left pointing arrow), does this mean the tyre is 7+years old? Help please

[Gerald-TVR]

Hu Corin

Looked and looked and looked, cant find a 4 digit code, took some pics

Edited by Gerald-TVR on Wednesday 5th March 16:03

[Gerald-TVR]

Spoke to Goodyear technical dept this morning and have a difinative answer (not the one I wanted)

The DOT code on the tyre is correct, the < (triangle thing) should be a triangle and it means the tyres were ptoduced between 1990 and 1999, the first two digits the week number and the last the year ie 039 on my tyres means week 3 1999 , if it were 030 then week three 1990 on so on, if there only three digits and no < that means 1980 to 1989. The four digit code only applies to 2000 and on

[Gerald-TVR]

Been doing my homework. I have priced the following tyres as they all seemed to have supporters on Pheads, Goodyear Excellance and Hydragrip, Bridgestone ER300, Vredestein Sportrac 2 and 3, and Firestone TZ200 for a set of four the price dosent vary by more than a £5. So no selection on cost!

Autoexpress tyre test put Hydragrip as 1st, Sportrac 3 as 2nd. ER300 5th with the comment Could be better in standing water so maybe that ones out.

Any guidance from you guys please, otherwise I will be reduced to picking with a pin.

[Gerald-TVR]

Done a bit of research using tyretest.com and have found the following, the lower the reading the better
Dry Dry Wet Wet
Grip Braking Grip Braking
Goodyear HydraGrip 2.50 2.50 1.90 2.10
Bridgestone Turanza ER 300 1.60 1.60 1.90 2.00
Vredestein SPORTRAC 2 2.40 2.30 2.50 2.50
Vredestein SPORTRAC 3 2.20 1.80 2.60 2.40
Firestone Firehawk TZ 200 2.00 2.10 2.60 2.80
Goodyear Excellence 2.20 2.00 2.40 2.40

Can anyone tell me how to create a table looks fine in preview. Ill email a copy to anyone who wants one

The bridgestone is the clear winner

BTW good prices through the Pistonheads Tyre finder

[Gerald-TVR]

Thanks Han

Just the job.

Have now bought four Bridgestones at £67.25 each

Thanks to everyone for their help

[Gerald-TVR]

See you at Chatsworth?