Wish I'd known that before I had a set fitted to the Focus :-)
To be fair, my aim was increased life. The Eco-Contacts would barely last
10k miles on the front. (Hardly ecologically sound...)The NCT5's are lasting better, although on a whim I swapped them front/rear recently which makes a direct comparison impossible.
Chris
I took what felt like a brave decision :p a couple of months back and swapped the Saab's mixed brand set up for four Michelin Energy booties. My aim here was reduced road noise and improved longevity.
Immediately, there's less road noise. That's good. Longevity? Too soon to say, they still look new after 5,000 miles or so... On the fleet we used Energy as preference because even the hardest driver managed a year from a set, so, at least 20,000 miles.
Our Lupo has Eco-contacts on and they're ok. Better than the cheap s**te on the front that i wish would wear out faster so I can justify losing them, anyway.
I've found Eco Contacts to be less than brilliantly sticky (low rolling resistance s**te) on my Golf. OTOH, Uniroyal Rallye something or others were brilliant on my old Ka, with superb wet grip and a slight comprimise in the dry.
Remind us. What happened to that Ka?! :-P
They have low road noise and have lots of grip in the dry. But wear quite quickly and are rubbish in the wet.
Don't. I had those on my old Mondeo, rather than what I normally had (BF Goodrich IIRC). It was like driving on ice.
I'm currently using P6000's on my new Mondeo (Mk 3, same as supplied originally). I'm getting (so far) ~25k on the front, 50k on the rear.
Pete.
Pete Smith wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@usenet.plus.net:
P6000s were OE on my Primera and I also have then on my S70. My opinion of them is that they're excellent on a snuff dry road but can de rather dodgy in wet/greasy conditions. The next time I have to replace an axle set, I won't be choosing them.
Someone mentioned Falken tyres: when I had my Primera, I bought a set of
17" alloys with fitted tyres. They were Falkens. Although I am not the most gung-ho (foolhardy?) driver in the world (except on a track - that's different ;-)), I found that the Falkens offered excellent grip and were able to take anything I dared throw at them whilst on the road. A good tyre that punches well above it's weight in terms of price and reputation, IMHO.Now where did I put those flameproof overalls......?
Stu
I concurr, for road use at least, I ran the Ka on 185/65/13 Falken ZE502s or
512s. I forget what. On the track he really wanted something stickier, but on the road, their longevity and grip was much better than anything else I tried.
I went for pirelli p6000's, so I'll post the bad/good results of them. I just think they're hugely over-rated, but worth a go.
David R (david snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Who else would have 50-profile rubber on an X-reg 1600 'scrote, anyway?
I know, but I don't need 2 tyres, just one on the front passenger side. I opted for 2 in this case just to see if new tyres would aid 'comfort' - probably a long shot.
E-tyres have shafted me again, so wont know for another week. Excellent.
I said "Watch this!".
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