UniRoyal RainSport 3

[jimmy156]

Hello all,

Has anyone got any experience of the RainSport 3's on their MINI (I have a R56 Cooper S)

I am trying to weigh up whether to go for a set of those at £91.00 each, or a set pf Michellin PS4's / Pirelli P Zero's at closer to £115 each, or the goodyear F1 A3's which split the difference at £103 each.

Opinions / experiences welcome

[ghiblicup]

PS4

They really are another world in all conditions.

[Dave.]

I had them on my R53, in 205/55/16.

The sidewalls are a bit soft, and I got about 5k out of them before swapping the fronts to back etc.

They are super cheap in that size though, just over half of what you've quoted for what I assume are 17s.

I'd be going for the Michelin's if they did them in my size, ended up with RE002s this time, 50 profile, and are much stiffer walled.

[steve-5snwi]

I run them on my clubby S, they are mounted on a set of TD 1.2's, I fitted them at 30k, and i've just changed the fronts at 56k, the rears still have 4mm. I find them pretty good value for money. They \re really good in the wet too

[jimmy156]

Thanks all, one of my concerns was tyre life, but if you are getting that much out of them steve-5snwi, then it might be a good bet. That will be significantly more than i will get out of the Pirelli's on there currently.

Its definitely a useful saving to make, around £100 over a set of 4 tyres!

Anyone else got any experiences of how quickly they wear?

[Dave.]

26k on a front pair of rs3 is nuts!

My commute is mostly b roads, and a roads with many many roundabouts.

[tvralfagtv6]

I think choosing between premium tyres its personal preference , I personally am a massive fan of uniroyal RS3's , I know Michelins are widely regarded as the best in Bike , Porsche and Bmw forums etc, but I just do not like the driving feel of Michelin tyre products, in fact on Bikes I definitely prefer every other mainstream tyre Pirelli Dunlop Continental more than Michelin by the way don't like Bridgestones either. That's not to say they are not excellent tyres,
So I guess it must be related to my driving style and where I want the tyre to excel.
The Rainsport 3 I even loved on the track in the dry this weekend!! which I didn't expect.

For reference my favourite tyre is the Conti sport contact 2 , but I would buy the RS3 because it seems to work
better for me on the mini absorbing the bumps and not a bit of skipping off line in the wet.

So I guess ultimately its your choice hope the above helps somewhat.

[wtc94]

tvralfagtv6 said:

I think choosing between premium tyres its personal preference

Agreed - I have recently gone to Pirelli P Zero Nero GT's from Uniroyal RS3's and personally i favour the Pirelli's

[Broccers]

My R55 has Toyos on the front and soon to be back too after today. Find the fronts acceptable - 2 fitted for 150 quid isnt bad and as its not going anywhere near a track / its limits anything else will be a waste of money.

[Dave.]

... until you need to stop and/or swerve in the wet!

I found the T1R appalling in anything other than warm dry tarmac on my last R53.

[E-bmw]

Unfortunately, you don't need to be that specific on the T1R, they are diabolical on any car in the wet & not much better in the dry!

[mark seeker]

I very nearly bought some Rainsport 3s, in the end I went for Goodyear F1 Eagles which have been brilliant in both the wet and dry on my R53.

[Broccers]

E-bmw said:

Unfortunately, you don't need to be that specific on the T1R, they are diabolical on any car in the wet & not much better in the dry!

I dont drive fast in the wet so thats fine.

Matching set of 4 toyos are good enough for me. Never had any issues with them.

[a11y_m]

I very nearly went for Rainsport 3s for my R56 MCS but ended up returning them after then deciding to swap from 17" to 16" wheels. I can see why some say they last a while despite being soft as the tread depth was more akin to a winter tyre.

Worth looking at Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125s. £45 each (plus fitting) in 205/55/16 for me and I'm impressed. Rains a lot up here (Scotlandshire). They topped this test which convinced me to try them: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2016-AutoBild...

[E-bmw]

I went for these in the same size

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Dunlop/SportMaxx...

Loads of good results in tests, very impressed at £205/set.

[Pip1968]

I got the Dunlops (above) too. They were not cheap but you get what you pay for. Mine are ona GP Mk1.

Pip

[R53rider]

I went completely left field when I ditched the runflats - Cooper Zeon CS Sport 205/45/17.

[atom111]

I have Continental Sport Contact 3 on my MCS R56, used them wet and dry been pleased with grip, sound levels, they were spot on the Scottish Highlands last week

[E-bmw]

R53rider said:

I went completely left field when I ditched the runflats - Cooper Zeon CS Sport 205/45/17.

Not the best of tyres, even for the price!



7th out of 8 & 13th out of 14!

Edited by E-bmw on Saturday 8th July 09:35

[ghiblicup]

PS4 has just won EVO's tyre of the year 2017 scoring 98.1 !