What Tyres?

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:09 am

Well im needing some new rubber on the car.

I did a little search on here and it looks like the size im looking for is 195/65/14 but the only tyres in that size on www.mytyres.co.uk are

Potenza RE 88
Continental Premium Contact
Toyo PROXES CF 1
Hankook OPTIMO K406
Kumho KH15
Semperit SPEED-COMFORT

So thats my selection, am i looking at the wrong size tyres??? Theres no Bridgestone Potenza RE 720, Eagle F1 or Pirrelli P6000

Are the Toyo Proxes CF 1 the same as the Proxes T1-R??

Thanks

Oh the car is a 325i SE 88

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:03 pm

you wont find many high performance tyres in that size to be honest.

just go for a decent branded set

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:05 pm

P6000's are sticky

Andy

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:08 pm

Go to http://www.blackcircles.com they have Pirelli P6000 in the size you want. Ãƒ”šÃ‚£56.75 each mail order but there is a fitting choice too.

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:08 pm

the toyo sounds like one of their normal road tyres, not a high performance model. Still should be a good set of boots?

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:09 pm

crap in the rain, got a set on the IS, putting an my ACS rims today with new sexy falken rubber, which seem to be a very popular choice at the mo.

i've always used them

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:26 pm

Nankang all the way........... to the nearest ditch

I have pirelli p5000's all round on the vw and theyre grippy enough

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:30 pm

stonesie wrote:Nankang all the way........... to the nearest ditch

I have pirelli p5000's all round on the vw and theyre grippy enough

ive used worse than nankang, verdisteine (spelling)
dont forget 20years ago yokos were a budget brand only found on jap imports, falken were seen as budgets ten years ago, some people will still call them budgets!

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:54 pm

shame you dont have 15" alloys, as i have a pair of 225/50/15 Falkens that i am selling. the term "grip" would be an understatement!!!!!!

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:04 pm

SCOTT325SE wrote:shame you dont have 15" alloys, as i have a pair of 225/50/15 Falkens that i am selling. the term "grip" would be an understatement!!!!!!

how much??

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:07 pm

80 of your finest poonds for the pair please mate. (Ãƒ”šÃ‚£60 each new)

i'll be shooting down the m4 to london sunday night if you were interested, in a rush and able to meet me.

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:10 pm

SCOTT325SE wrote:80 of your finest poonds for the pair please mate. (Ãƒ”šÃ‚£60 each new)

i'll be shooting down the m4 to london sunday night if you were interested, in a rush and able to meet me.

thats cheap, I cant buy them just now.....Im getting tec2 pods tomorrow so money is a little tight

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:54 pm

So what can i do then to get sticky rubber? is there anything for standard 14" alloys that will fit?

I can get Bridgstone Potenza RE 720 they score 2.0 on TyreTest.com
Or Goodyear EAGLE VENTURA score 1.9

what do you think?

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:02 pm

You can get 205/60r14 Falkens from eurocar parts the extra width looks pretty cool and 14" I had them on my old bottle tops the grip was very good.
Flakens and other soft tyres really do wear out pretty quick though...

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:52 pm

changed you mind about wanting Pirelli P6000s then?

Post Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:19 pm

i got 2 arrowspeeds last week for the rear(325)not had any probs,but after driving/spinning around for 3 months with 1mm of tread,remoulds would feel better! ps 90quid,bodget tyres