Tyres for a diesel Citroen C4?
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Father has asked for help choosing 4 new boots for his C4. It's a 1.6 HDi 110 4 door, 3 years old. He does around 20-25k miles a year (99% motorway) so is looking for longevity as well as performance - something I have never considered in a tyre before.
He'd also like to spend as little as possible. The MOT place failed his car on 3 tyres, and he honestly was just about to replace them with 3 ditchfinders, leaving one original Michelin on the rear. I think he's going potty in his old age.
Anyway, looking at all the online tyre places, it looks like:
1. Uniroyal Rainsport 2. - £105 each fitted.
2. Dunlop SP Sport 01 - £112
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - £130
4. GoodYear Eagle NCT5 - £135
5. Pirelli P Zero Rosso - £165
I want to tell him to go for the Pirellis as I've just put them on my Octavia and they're excellent, but at £100 more than the budget choice, he'll need a lot of convincing. Are the Uniroyals acceptable? Not had much experience with this type of car other than my recent swap of four mismatched ditchfinders to P Zeroes. I doubt he wants to spend £700 when he could spend under £300.
He'd also like to spend as little as possible. The MOT place failed his car on 3 tyres, and he honestly was just about to replace them with 3 ditchfinders, leaving one original Michelin on the rear. I think he's going potty in his old age.
Anyway, looking at all the online tyre places, it looks like:
1. Uniroyal Rainsport 2. - £105 each fitted.
2. Dunlop SP Sport 01 - £112
3. Continental Contisport Contact 3 - £130
4. GoodYear Eagle NCT5 - £135
5. Pirelli P Zero Rosso - £165
I want to tell him to go for the Pirellis as I've just put them on my Octavia and they're excellent, but at £100 more than the budget choice, he'll need a lot of convincing. Are the Uniroyals acceptable? Not had much experience with this type of car other than my recent swap of four mismatched ditchfinders to P Zeroes. I doubt he wants to spend £700 when he could spend under £300.
Uniroyal Rainsports are supposedly excellent in the wet. Truly excellent.
PZeros are notoriosly soft, so not an ideal choice for a high miler.
Conti SC3 are much better than the SC2 which was, quite frankly, pants. No idea how they score on the tests though.
For a car like that, my money would go on the Rainsports
PZeros are notoriosly soft, so not an ideal choice for a high miler.
Conti SC3 are much better than the SC2 which was, quite frankly, pants. No idea how they score on the tests though.
For a car like that, my money would go on the Rainsports
i had the SC 3's on my 100bhp diesel astra. I did 30k a year (70% motorways, with every roundabout being taken flat out) and i found that the tyres were a very good compromise. The rears were original and had 4mm left after 3 years/90k and it went through fronts every 25k.
They both performed well and were very durable
They both performed well and were very durable
HereBeMonsters said:
205/50 ZR17. I found some Kumhos with good reviews for £85 a corner. He's happy to go for that...
Our local tyre place populates my local area with Kumhos, they seem pretty good to me but I'm never driving at more than 6 or 7 tenths.Good on my Dad's old E46 3 series M sport, and good on my Mum's current mini. I'll be happy to give them a shot on the front of my 182 when needed.
ETA: I don't know how long they last, Beemer was sold with them on after 15k miles and the Mini has only done 10k on the fronts, with lots of tread left. Look to be decent wearing.
Edited by simoid on Tuesday 15th March 00:02
Stumbled across this site by accident, but hope I may help.
Wife just returned from local tyre fitter having paid £180 for two tyres for Citreon Grand C4, Evergreen, never heard of them.
Quick Google found Asda tyres same size for Avon was also 180. There are lots of alternatives around but I would go for Avon over no name every time.
Shame realy as we have used this particular fitter for years, they even had a scheme some time back where you paid a bit extra and if the tyre was damaged beyond repair you received a good discount off a new tyre as percentage of wear.
Wife just returned from local tyre fitter having paid £180 for two tyres for Citreon Grand C4, Evergreen, never heard of them.
Quick Google found Asda tyres same size for Avon was also 180. There are lots of alternatives around but I would go for Avon over no name every time.
Shame realy as we have used this particular fitter for years, they even had a scheme some time back where you paid a bit extra and if the tyre was damaged beyond repair you received a good discount off a new tyre as percentage of wear.
Get them off now, think of the children, will end in flames etc etc.
Or in reality, yep not the wisest choice or best buy, just get a feel for them in the wet which is where the budget Chinese stuff usually really falls down. They may be fine, but there are plenty of much better budget brands for next time - Hankook, Barum, Uniroyal I rate highly.
Or in reality, yep not the wisest choice or best buy, just get a feel for them in the wet which is where the budget Chinese stuff usually really falls down. They may be fine, but there are plenty of much better budget brands for next time - Hankook, Barum, Uniroyal I rate highly.
vrsmxtb said:
Or in reality, yep not the wisest choice or best buy, just get a feel for them in the wet which is where the budget Chinese stuff usually really falls down.
Usually because they copy other company's tread designs and subtly alter them enough to mean it's not just copying their design for lawsuit purposes. Then the subtlety of the original design is lost, along with huge chunks of performance in the wet.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff