best tyres?

[morrie69]

i have 2002 330d wats a good alround tyre wet n dry! my current toyo's have made the last couple of weeks a bit hairy!!
cheers;chris

[Gusbang]

Falken FK452's.

[Turbo-Tastic]

Hopefully you can read this, its a poll/thread I started on SXOC about tyres for my E39 540i

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=439696

I ended up choosing Kuhmo's for the front and Federals for the rear

This way I can swap them over front and rear and notice the difference in grip and road noise etc myself

Then the next set will be purchased based on this

[4nonymous]

Vredesteins tbh.

Excellent in all weather !

[richterswil]

4nonymous said:

Vredesteins tbh.

Excellent in all weather !

It is all about feel and personal preference but I had a set of Vredesteins and thought they were dreadful in the wet. Just my humble opinion but my Conti Sport Contact 2 tyres have been top notch (if a little disappointing for wear)

[4nonymous]

Yowza , I find that really surprising.

What car were they on ?

[morrie69]

with my limited knowledge i was gona go for potenza's but my mate swears by conti's?

[richterswil]

4nonymous said:

Yowza , I find that really surprising.

What car were they on ?

On my E60. Not sure how to explain that one - maybe not suited to the model? specific tyre size not one of their best? my driving? EWhatever, I hated them!!

[gizlaroc]

I think it depends on what you want from a tyre.


Michelin Pilot Sport 2's are very progressive, you can really feel what is going on with the car and can feel when the back is going to go, a great tyre if you want to learn how to control your car at the extremes, and imho the best all round road tyre you can buy for a rwd car. (and for any car in fact, but specially for a rwd one.)

Falekn FK452 are good for the money, had 5 sets, but they are no where near the level of the PS2's.

Kumho KU31 is one of my favoruites now, great value (in the UK anyway) and they are a really good tyre, I would take these over Conti Sport contacts, Pirelli Neros (but not Rossos) and the Goodyear F1's (GDS3's not assymetrics).

[mercfunder]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta all the way.
Excellent tyre in both wet and dry.

[HellDiver]

I'd actually recommend the original Vredestein Ultrac. Stiffer sidewalls than the newer Sessenta. My housemate has them on his M3, and I ran them on various cars, tried other tyres and always end up back with the Ultracs.