New Tyres soon..

[stackmonkey]

Useful advice appreciated here, please.

My current car is a Seat Toledo PD 150 with different tyres all round (I bought it 2nd hand like that)
I would obviously like to remedy this, albeit 2 tyres at a time.
Current tyre size is 205/55 R16.

Any recommendations? and ones to avoid?

Thanks

[nonuts]

Goodyear F1 asymetric if they do them in that size.

[stackmonkey]

I think one is already; will check them out

any other recommendations?

[MondeoMan1981]

Bridgestone ER3xx I think it is, had them on the front of my last Mondeo, replacing the P6000s which were standard from new and not as bad as folk make out.

Anyway the Bridgestones were quieter and felt better in the wet.

[nonuts]

MondeoMan1981 said:

replacing the P6000s which were standard from new and not as bad as folk make out.

Guess it depends on the car, my old 75bhp clio would spin the front wheels in the wet with p6000s, with proper tyres it would not. Never again with my money.

[peterbredde]

Don't know if you're aware of the site, but www.blackcircles.com gets you very competitive prices on whatever you choose.

I had always rubbered up my car with premium brands until last time when I needed 4 at the same time having just lost my job, so I went for Nexen N3000's. The only difference I can tell with these tyres over the Bridgestones and Dunlops that I had used previously is that they are quieter than both and they have lasted much better than the Dunlops.

TBH I can't see myself going back to premium brands after this experience. Can't remember exactly what I paid, but it was stupid cheap.

[poing]

Always found these to be good prices and they get fitted at your local National Tyres place.

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/

Another vote for the Goodyears, or if you can find someone that sells them (local indy most likely)go for Vredestein, model of them will depend on your budget but all the sporty one's are great.

[stackmonkey]

Thanks, all, will note down and get shopping

[jamiebae]

In the past my daily drivers have always been treated to 'the cheapest ones I've heard of' which tend to be Dunlop or Firestone in that size. I wouldn't touch Wanli, Sunny, Event or any other far eastern rubbish with someone else's 10 foot bargepole but Nexen, Kumho, Hankook, Viking or Nokian are all OK too.

There's very little point in blowing £100 a corner on Eagle F1s if they're going on a diesel family car really.

In fact, the tyres on my MX-5 are too good for it. I'm running Kumho KU31 in 195/50 15 and they just have too much grip so I'm debating going back to narrower 14s with harder tyres like the basic Kumhos or something, but unfortunately they cost morethan the sticky 15s!

[jon-]

205/55 16 has plenty of options and out of the bunch I'd be very tempted by the Hankook S1 Evo as they've been winning a lot of group tests.

Not end of the world expensive either.

[OnTheOverrun]

peterbredde said:

Don't know if you're aware of the site, but www.blackcircles.com gets you very competitive prices on whatever you choose.

I had always rubbered up my car with premium brands until last time when I needed 4 at the same time having just lost my job, so I went for Nexen N3000's. The only difference I can tell with these tyres over the Bridgestones and Dunlops that I had used previously is that they are quieter than both and they have lasted much better than the Dunlops.

TBH I can't see myself going back to premium brands after this experience. Can't remember exactly what I paid, but it was stupid cheap.

They must be better than Nexen N6000's then. Our stupid garage fitted some to our company Chrysler Voyager without asking and they were like greased teflon in the wet - terrifying. Had to swap them for some Dunlops and the difference was like night and day.