Tyres help

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colin86

Original Poster:

300 posts

129 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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Hello guys

Needing some new tyres on my daily workhouse what do you guys recommend. Being honest a normally just put budgets on it. Car is just a Ford Fiesta nothing fancy doing roughly 4K a year .

What do you all use on your daily’s ?

Cheers

Volvolover

2,036 posts

56 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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Cross Climate 2's here

Superb

23.7

28,067 posts

198 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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Falkens

brillomaster

1,509 posts

185 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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Pirelli p zero trofeo r. Or michelin pilot sport cup 2s. Though, finding them in a 15" diameter is tricky.

stevieturbo

17,774 posts

262 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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Cheap daily runabout, low miles...no mention of weather/road conditions etc....hard to say.

Probably no need for anything fancy, maybe. But avoid all the chinese crap. All this Lin Ling, Triangle etc etc....it's just crazy, where do they get the names from !!

rustednut

807 posts

62 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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stevieturbo said:
Cheap daily runabout, low miles...no mention of weather/road conditions etc....hard to say.

Probably no need for anything fancy, maybe. But avoid all the chinese crap. All this Lin Ling, Triangle etc etc....it's just crazy, where do they get the names from !!
Had a new (to me anyway) name on a tyre on a car I had in today.

HappyGallop

Munter

31,330 posts

256 months

Thursday 14th October 2021
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23.7 said:
Falkens
I'm a fan of Falken for a daily. Them and Avon's. Perfectly acceptable for pootling about.

colin86

Original Poster:

300 posts

129 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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Size of tyre is 196 45 16 and regarding weather conditions car is used all year round .

InitialDave

13,307 posts

134 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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I'd probably get some Dunlop SP Sport Bluresponse, I thoughr they were pretty good as a general all-rounder.

Volvolover

2,036 posts

56 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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InitialDave said:
I'd probably get some Dunlop SP Sport Bluresponse, I thoughr they were pretty good as a general all-rounder.
OP asks for all year round tyre for a boggo fiesta........gets recommended an ultra high performance summer tyre (https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Dunlop/Sport-BluResponse.htm)

No wonder the country grinds to a halt in a hard frost


InitialDave

13,307 posts

134 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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Volvolover said:
OP asks for all year round tyre for a boggo fiesta........gets recommended an ultra high performance summer tyre (https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Dunlop/Sport-BluResponse.htm)

No wonder the country grinds to a halt in a hard frost
They aren't. They're a good all-rounder, which is why I recommended them.


Edited by InitialDave on Friday 15th October 09:35

Volvolover

2,036 posts

56 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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InitialDave said:
Volvolover said:
OP asks for all year round tyre for a boggo fiesta........gets recommended an ultra high performance summer tyre ( https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Dunlop/Sport-BluResponse.htm )

No wonder the country grinds to a halt in a hard frost
They aren't. They're a good sll-rounder, which is why I recommended them.
Bold

InitialDave

13,307 posts

134 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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Volvolover said:
Bold
Link whatever reports and reviews you like.

I've driven on them wet and dry and I thought they were very good.

So I recommend them based on personal experience.

Volvolover

2,036 posts

56 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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InitialDave said:
Volvolover said:
Bold
Link whatever reports and reviews you like.

I've driven on them wet and dry and I thought they were very good.

So I recommend them based on personal experience.
Regardless of your opinion Dave, they are (maybe a good allround one) a SUMMER tyre

InitialDave

13,307 posts

134 months

Friday 15th October 2021
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Volvolover said:
Regardless of your opinion Dave, they are (maybe a good allround one) a SUMMER tyre
Fair point, if the OP needs to deal with a lot of snow and ice, they'll struggle, depends whether proper winter performance is a factor for them.

colin86

Original Poster:

300 posts

129 months

Sunday 17th October 2021
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Got it narrowed down too 2 what ones be best

Uniroyal rain sport 5 or Yokohama advance fleas v701 ??

Thanks

2Btoo

3,644 posts

218 months

Monday 18th October 2021
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colin86 said:
Yokohama advance fleas v701 ??
Get these. They have amazing bite.

Dave.

7,675 posts

268 months

Monday 18th October 2021
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Hankook Ventus Prime had the best wet and dry braking on the latest reviews on tyrereviews.

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Hankook/Ventus-Pr...