TVR Cerbera with Nexen tyres!
Discussion
I've been taking a look at Cerberas as my folks are going to be in the market for a completely impractical fun and fast two seater soon, whilst I was looking I found this: http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use... It looks fantastic, but then I saw the tyres in the second picture Nexen CP??? 
I can't believe that those would be any use on a car of that power/legendary hairiness.
I can't believe that those would be any use on a car of that power/legendary hairiness. A car with that amount of laryness is going to be tail happy regardless of what tyre you put on. Learn the limits in the wet and dry, which will vary depending on tyre and you'll be fine. Just respect those limits.
I have put all sorts on my Esprit and while some are a lot better, some of the 'leeser' brands aren't that bad. Never tried Nexen though.
At the end of the day, it has legal tyres on it which has kept it on the road, being driven and being seen. Better that than stuck in a garage because the owner was too busy saving for an expensive brand.
I have put all sorts on my Esprit and while some are a lot better, some of the 'leeser' brands aren't that bad. Never tried Nexen though.
At the end of the day, it has legal tyres on it which has kept it on the road, being driven and being seen. Better that than stuck in a garage because the owner was too busy saving for an expensive brand.
There are plent of situations where, even keeping within the speed limits (why do you own a TVR again...) you are more advantageous having decent tyres on.
If you REALLY need them explained to you, you shouldn't really be using PH.
I just see s
te tyres as a very clear sign as to how someone treats their car. As a theory, it rarely fails.
If you REALLY need them explained to you, you shouldn't really be using PH.
I just see s
te tyres as a very clear sign as to how someone treats their car. As a theory, it rarely fails.Mr Tank said:
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Its in the hands of a dealer, he may have just put a cheap set of tyres on it so it has new rubber!
Andy
Obviously there are a few opinions, but this is the point. I bought my 172 with Triangle tyres and I must admit it came under the dealer special. However after 5000 miles the sidewall started to blister and they were sIts in the hands of a dealer, he may have just put a cheap set of tyres on it so it has new rubber!
Andy
t beforehand. I was concerned that even if you drive a car like the Cerb carefully it's got a hell of a lot of power and not much weight, which means that tyre choice is paramount.My point was that to keep the car on the road, I fitted what I could afford but then when I'm driving through a winter with muddy, snowy roads its tread depth (and legal tread depth) that counted. It isn't a garage queen, it gets used in all weather, I was one of the very few cars on the road last year when there was inches of snow, in an Esprit.
I don't fit Linglongs or other Chinese tat admittedly but I have fitted all sorts of other stuff because the tyres are dear and as I commute a lot in my Lotus I need a legally trod chariot. My priority was tread depth not premium brand.
TVR's aren't that expensive nowadays, compared to equivalent say, Ferraris, so the comments about 'if you can afford this car you should fit this tyre ' I really don't buy I'm afraid. And we don't all go sideways on every roundabout either...
Over to you.
I don't fit Linglongs or other Chinese tat admittedly but I have fitted all sorts of other stuff because the tyres are dear and as I commute a lot in my Lotus I need a legally trod chariot. My priority was tread depth not premium brand.
TVR's aren't that expensive nowadays, compared to equivalent say, Ferraris, so the comments about 'if you can afford this car you should fit this tyre ' I really don't buy I'm afraid. And we don't all go sideways on every roundabout either...
Over to you.
it is for sale in Jersey where the maximum speed is 40.Oilchange said:
. It isn't a garage queen, It gets used in all weathers i was one of the few cars on the road last year when there was inches of snow
All the more reason to buy decent tyres.I don't know what the ''over to you'' sign off is for, this isn't an argument. I am merely commenting that, in my experience, you can tell a lot about an owner, and how he treats his car, if he puts s
t tyres on it. Over, and out, to you.
PuffsBack said:
Forget the friggin tyres, its the temperature gauge that should worry you
Highly unlikely to be reading accurately. The failure mode for these gauges is that the rack and pinion starts to slip, one tooth at a time until the gauge only reads from 90 (when cold) to about 120 when at normal temp.Alpinestars said:
PuffsBack said:
Forget the friggin tyres, its the temperature gauge that should worry you
Aren't we missing the elephant in the room - it's gold!!!!
FRA53R said:
Gold's bad but take a look at the colour of this one! http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
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