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Smint said:
Pica-Pica said:
In NW Wales, good wet performance is the No. 1 criteria !
Its my no1 criteria anywhere in Britain.After all they are the only thing keeping you on the black stuff.
Scrump said:
The Peugeot 107 I bought for my daughter to learn to drive came with landsail tyres.
Plenty of tread on them but they are diabolical in the wet.
Been fine for me. Not lost any traction round corners, occasional slight wheel spin when turning out of junctions from a stand still though. Probably normal for a car without traction control.Plenty of tread on them but they are diabolical in the wet.
MakaveliX said:
Been fine for me. Not lost any traction round corners, occasional slight wheel spin when turning out of junctions from a stand still though. Probably normal for a car without traction control.
Replace them with a set of very sensibly priced Uniroyals/Vredesteins or similar, and it'll be a different car entirely.I mention Vredestein purely because of their long running Quatrac winter rated all season tyres, which have seen service on several family cars over the years, wheelspin virtually unheard of, they also sell normal tyres such as the Sportrac/Ultrac range, again very good products.
Uniroyals whilst not a long wearing tyre have always been known as the rain tyre, and with good reason, usually bargain prices too.
Whilst i can understand you wishing to run the Landsails out, i'd be binning them pronto.
Smint said:
Replace them with a set of very sensibly priced Uniroyals/Vredesteins or similar, and it'll be a different car entirely.
I mention Vredestein purely because of their long running Quatrac winter rated all season tyres, which have seen service on several family cars over the years, wheelspin virtually unheard of, they also sell normal tyres such as the Sportrac/Ultrac range, again very good products.
Uniroyals whilst not a long wearing tyre have always been known as the rain tyre, and with good reason, usually bargain prices too.
Whilst i can understand you wishing to run the Landsails out, i'd be binning them pronto.
Thanks for the info.I mention Vredestein purely because of their long running Quatrac winter rated all season tyres, which have seen service on several family cars over the years, wheelspin virtually unheard of, they also sell normal tyres such as the Sportrac/Ultrac range, again very good products.
Uniroyals whilst not a long wearing tyre have always been known as the rain tyre, and with good reason, usually bargain prices too.
Whilst i can understand you wishing to run the Landsails out, i'd be binning them pronto.
I'll hopefully be selling the car end of the year anyway so not looking to invest any more money in the car. Plenty of tread left and never had a problem even when driving enthusiastically
Uniroyals £400 for a set of 4 on BlackCircles. I'd consider it when I get my new car or on anything faster than a Yaris which I currently have
Edited by MakaveliX on Thursday 30th June 17:57
Smint said:
Uniroyals whilst not a long wearing tyre have always been known as the rain tyre, and with good reason, usually bargain prices too.
I have never been a fan, in fact in pretty much every tyre test they are comprehensively beaten in the wet, so not really sure where they get that accolade from.E-bmw said:
I have never been a fan, in fact in pretty much every tyre test they are comprehensively beaten in the wet, so not really sure where they get that accolade from.
Tests are good and are worth seeking out, but in practice every car i've driven on Uniroyals over many years has had reliable competent wet grip, not bothered if they get beaten by the usual brands in tests, my experiences of the usually trumpeted heavily advertised makes in real everyday motoring rather than on a test track, notably sometimes at tyre maker's proving grounds, has often been disappointing regarding ride quality noise and wet grip.No they don't last as long as some, probably that soft compound which might go some way to explain why in winter conditions if i had no winter rated rubber (i do, full winter set of tyres/wheels for one and all seasons on another) i'd rather be on Uniroyals than almost any other summer tyre, they also offer a compliant quiet ride.
Scrump said:
The Peugeot 107 I bought for my daughter to learn to drive came with landsail tyres.
Plenty of tread on them but they are diabolical in the wet.
similar thing here, my daughters i10 came with landsails "4 brand new tyres" the dealer said. While they're ok for town driving and she only does 3k miles a year and the car has a black box fitted, the grip levels on damp roads are abysmal. Plenty of tread on them but they are diabolical in the wet.
Tyres have gone up along with everything else recently, I'll probably get these changed before they're down to 4mm, for the sake of a couple of hundred quid for a set of Avons from Blackcircles.
E-bmw said:
Smint said:
Pica-Pica said:
In NW Wales, good wet performance is the No. 1 criteria !
Its my no1 criteria anywhere in Britain.How fast you can drive on a dry road is typically limited by visibility, not grip..
How fast you can drive on a wet road is typically limited by grip, not visibility.
texaxile said:
similar thing here, my daughters i10 came with landsails "4 brand new tyres" the dealer said. While they're ok for town driving and she only does 3k miles a year and the car has a black box fitted, the grip levels on damp roads are abysmal.
Tyres have gone up along with everything else recently, I'll probably get these changed before they're down to 4mm, for the sake of a couple of hundred quid for a set of Avons from Blackcircles.
Just be aware that many people have reported cracking on Avon tyres after relatively short time periods therefore you might want to consider that when thinking about putting them on a car doing relatively low miles. Tyres have gone up along with everything else recently, I'll probably get these changed before they're down to 4mm, for the sake of a couple of hundred quid for a set of Avons from Blackcircles.
cuprabob said:
Just be aware that many people have reported cracking on Avon tyres after relatively short time periods therefore you might want to consider that when thinking about putting them on a car doing relatively low miles.
Oh crap, I never knew that mate, thanks for the heads up.I won’t use Avons then! - luckily as they’re a small tyre the mid branded stuff isn’t mega expensive so a few other brands to choose from. 
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