S Type 2.7D Tyres

[John D9395]

Hi

Need 4 x new tyres, currently running Conti 5 Pilot Sport, but just been looking round, I can get 4 x 'Goodyear
245/45R17 99Y Efficientgrip Performance' tyres £22 cheaper per tyre, and they have a B for petrol, A for rain, and 70db, all better ratings than the more expensive equivalent Michelin, Conti, Dunlop and Pirelli tyres.

I do best part of 30k per year, a lot of it on motorways.

Anyone any comments / experience of the Goodyear tyres?

[John D9395]

Thanks for Tyre Giant info, just checked it out, and its about £2 / tyre cheaper than Tyresavings.com.

This is my second S Type, from memory the last one was on 235's, but this one was fitted with 245's when I bought it, correct load ratings etc so I assume to be correct tyre? When I put my reg number into various web sites, it always comes up with 18" wheels which it certainly soesn't have.

Anyone got any experience of the Goodyear efficient grip performance tyre?

[John D9395]

Just checked Tyresavings.com, not much of a tyre selection at 235/50R17 96W, obviously not a popular tyre size, so perhaps that why mine was put on 245/45's for this reason?

I guess that a 45 profile on a 245 is a similar diameter to a 50 profile on a 235?

Plus having the correct speed / load rating makes it a suitable alternative? (actually better, I have 99Y rather than 96W)

[John D9395]

Steve

It sounds like you have had a bad experience?

For the last four sets of tyres, I have always used tyresavings.com, you pay nothing on line, good prices, fitted by Halfords 3 miles from home, Sainsburys cafe across the road whilst I wait, so it suits me.

I have just checked the four tyres I have worn out, manufactured in week 13 2014, so not yet 12 months old, so hot off the manufacturing line when fitted I guess.

[John D9395]

Just put my spare on for a few days before new tyres are fitted (one front tyre had questionable legal status!), and date code was 1306, so I guess one of the original tyres (car is an 07), if so, it does confirm that the car was fitted with 245/45 from the factory.

[John D9395]

Goodyear Tyres ordered on line with tyresavings.com, fitted by Formula one auto centre.

Took wife to pub across the road for lunch whilst tyres were fitted, very pleasant staff, guy even called to say car was ready for collection.

Tyre date codes late 2014, which to me is fine, rears will only last me 6 months, fronts 12 months.

Had a blast down a dual carriage way on way home, very smooth, well balanced, very happy with both price and service.