SHOCK! on topic post! tyres!

You'll never hear me saying 'part worn' and you'll rarely hear me say 'remould'...... the only remoulds I'll touch are Colways which are super-sticky and short-lived, but great on track / hobby cars.

I'll default to Pirelli P6000 or Goodyear Eagle Venturer. Assuming they're available in your size.

Depends on how much you want to spend? Mytyres.co.uk have a selection of over 200 different tyres in that size and most of them have links to reviews, prices from around £40 to £160 each.

Stunner Scudo Ok so they are the pikey brand but they are Michelin's pikey brand and they come out of Michelin made moulds with Michelin rubber I'm replacing the stock Michelin on the FR with them under the recommendation of a good friend who runs them on his 400bhp Stagea. I'll let you all know how they feel when I actually get them on.

Michelin Pilot. Probably cost around £90 a corner but have excellent grip and IME last twice as long as 60 quid tyres.

Toyos will work but expect 6000 miles.

Conti sport contact 2 if it comes in that size. And put them on the back..

I've got P6000s on my 323i Sport Touring. Very difficult to unstick and predicatable when it does. Reasonable mileage too. What more do you need? JB

I've got P6000s as well, although on a small FWD car with half the torque and power of Vamp's heh. Still, they're pretty darn good.

If you know anyone with a Costco card, they do Michelin tyres at a good price for Michelins.

or I've often heard mention of Micheldever tyres. But their website seems to have disappeared. I have found

Rubbish, cheap tyres generally last twice as long as any branded ones=20 because they are normally made of less sticky rubber :)

Pilots aren't renowned for being anything special btw, and if I was=20 spending =A390 on a corner it would be at the bottom of my list (certainly= =20 below the cheap brands).

--=20 Lordy.UK

No. They've lasted well, but, how many miles do you do a year?

Meh. Cue some comments back about that one.

Yes, that would be Michelin. Their tyres are also often quiet, how much you notice will depend on how you drive and what else is noisy. My Saab spends most of its time cruising on the motorway and very little time doing anything else so I opted for quiet, long-lived Michelins.

Just a little quicker than on a lightweight machine? I had a long look at Toyo Proxy CF1s (I believe) 'cos they are well liked across the board aside one weakness, wear. I really want tyres to last a year, so that's 25,000 miles. Some people were giving CF1s five stars 'cos they lasted for 8,000 miles...

First off I'd have a look at the original equipment. Probably Michelin Pilot something-or-other, or ContiSport something-or-other. These I guess are the basic choice. I've had good experiences of mid-market Falkens relative to other brands, they're not super grippy material (better than the equivalent size Contis) but they're not snappy when you overstep the line and wear pretty well too. As a fleet we used Michelins by default because they last well, but if your annual mileage is low, go for the Toyo...