tyres

[Felix79]

I've just had the shock of my life. I needed to get rid of 2 tyres and change my spare. The choice was pretty poor and I want a full set of Falkens as I think they are a bloody awsome tyre. now I am paying £70 a corner for my Falkens but P6000's were comming in at £110 a corner!

When I got my first 2 Falkens they were only £60 so with the added VAT I think it's not bad they only cost a tenner more. Now I don't have staggered wheels as sytner only did 7J's all round on the C2 2.5's which makes life easier and a heck of a lot cheaper because I remember it was a pain to get the 8J tyres.

[kieran325]

I've just recently got these from Camskill -



For my staggered set -



I got the Falkens on my M3 and I rate them for a mid range tyre.

I've got these on my original Alpinas -



Goodyear GSD 1's, nice tyre.

[Felix79]

I wish you sell me 2 7J rims because I got two buckled ones on the back

[Simon13]

good tyre me thinks, i use them on our e36 and z3. Toyo proxies for my alpina though

[kieran325]

My originals I bought back in 1997 from the dealer, I will never part with them.

I do have another set of Alpinas though, only selling as a complete package though

[kieran325]

It was a toss up between the Toyo Proxies or the Falken 452's, I prefer the Falkens for the tread pattern

[Felix79]

good tyre me thinks, i use them on our e36 and z3. Toyo proxies for my alpina though

As you know Si mine is never going to see any track action or even has that much power when you think about it.

Good to see so many Falken fans.

[Simon13]

i agree the proxie tread pattern isn't great, the older ones looked hardcore! T1 S i think they were called.

[kieran325]

Proxies -



Falkens -



Both in the same price range, you decide.

[Blitz]

Bridgestone RE71's. I've got these



Developed for this

World class ultra high performance V and Z-speed rated tyre for today's high performance vehicles. - Race bred tread compound and unidirectional design provide exceptional high-speed handling characteristics in wet and dry conditions.

Features
Excellent handling in wet and dry conditions.

[Kos]

205/50 16 is the size right ?

stay away from P6000's. worst premium tyre i have ever had on a car

Kumho KU31's are again a decent mid range tyres

a pair delivered is £116.78

falken 912's are about £1 cheaper

and falken 452's are £10 more at £125.18 delivered. fitting and balancing extra if you have to pay for it

[Felix79]

They are 912's I've gone for.

I was shocked by the P6000 price and yes it's 205/50/16

[bss325i]

+1 for staying away from P6000's and any AVON tyre for that matter!

I use continental sportcontact 2's on the E30 and cant rate them highly enough!

Along with sportcontact 3's, they are used as the OEM tyre on a lot of performance cars including E46 M3's and some Porches.

Another tyre a rate very highly (but are fooking expensive!) are Michelin Pilot sports.

[kieran325]

That's all I use on the e46 are the Michelin pilot sports, just had 2 fronts on for £320.

[bss325i]

What do you think of them?

[kieran325]

I bought my E46 new in 2004 and I replaced the fronts before winter just gone, it's done 38k and the tyres have served me well.

I'm anal for the same tyre tread and as I put new rears on in 2009 and I had to match them with the fronts.

My mate with the same car had Bridgestones on and he's gone through 2 sets in the same time as my one set.

Huge positive from me.

[Felix79]

I have ran continental tyres before and always rated them but I've never had them on a RWD car

[Morat]

Pilot sports on the E46 are superb. The confidence they give you is amazing, and they just grip grip grip

[bss325i]

I also had the pilot sports on an E46.

[Raj_p]

Bridgestone RE71's. I've got these

Agree, great tyre, soft compound and very sticky.... but do wear out quick

[Felix79]

I also had the pilot sports on an E46.

We ran them on the family 330ci a few years before my dad went all gay and got his oldmans merc. I remember they were a very good grippy tyre but I was too young to aprieate things proply

[George]

stay away from P6000's. worst premium tyre i have ever had on a car

Kumho KU31's are again a decent mid range tyres

a pair delivered is £116.78

This and this imo.

P6000s are as hard as a hard thing and even post nuclear war will still have survived while the car will be reduced to dust.

[Felix79]

I was a tad shocked they were so expensive. £110 a corner for P6000's is crazy to me.

Orginally mine had them on the rears when I first got the car. It took me less than 2 days before I spun the pina. I am replacing Yokohamas as good as they are they keep fecking loosing the rim and going down. having to pump my tyres up every week was becomming beyond a joke.

The closest the pina will get to anything track related is when I take it down the strip at the pod this year , and bar that my milage is so low I actually replace the tyre on age rather than milage.