The "What Tyre" thread...

[jimbobsimmonds]

Hi all...

Right, finally had enough of the Mid range things i stuck on the front of my Volvo S60T5 4 months ago (after a month with the lads depleted my funds and judgement) and to be honest they are not that bad in the dry; but seeing as it is bloody wet at the moment i'm looking at putting some decent tyres on her. 250bhp, 1 and a half tons and FWD on mid-range can lead to some "should i, shouldn't I?" moments when pulling into gaps...

so, I have a few questions?

What tyre would you recommend. Have heard nothing but good things about Vredsteins but they seem to hard to come by?
Can I get away with putting the mid-rangers on the rear and putting the good ones on the front (only done 2500 miles)?

cheers
jimbob

[morrellski]

Have a look at uniroyal rainsport 2's. I'm currently running them on my octavia vrs and they are unbelievably good in the wet, not bad on the dry either and as a bonus not too shabby in the recent snow considering there not winter tyres.

[jon-]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Volvo/S60-T...

I'd personally be looking at something like the Sport Contact 3 thanks to all the magazine tests it's won.

[jimbobsimmonds]

Thanks guy's... Any recommendations on the best places to buy them. I'm in North Kent.