Wet grip tyre choice

i like pirellis but they do wear a bit quick on the front

JC in news:mC6Hd.5$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-win.ntli.net, typed something a little like this (allegedly):

Goodyear Eagle F1's. Had them on my 206 GTi (standard with car) and they were excellent in the wet (crap in the snow though!!) (wear wise - 14000 miles and still a bit left). Have Pirelli's on at the mo (standard with car) and as said above they wear quickly on the front (wear wise - 11000 and getting close)

Uniroyal Rallye 550s are very good

tried pirelli p6000 & goodyear eagle f1 pirelli - cheap, wear quickly, 12k on turbo diesel driven hard, superb wet and dry grip goodyear - more expensive, better mileage, superb grip. personally i'd go for either.

J

I got 4* Continental EcoConti's from KwikRip - Cost me £180 for 4 195/65/15

I thought they would be crap, but there fantastic.

Andy

pirelli 195/50/16 £50 a corner locally (rotherham)

in news:mC6Hd.5$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-win.ntli.net, "JC" slurred :

I've found Uniroyal are generally very good in the wet*, and I've never lost traction on them in the dry. Pirelli also were o.k, but seemed to wear quite quickly.

*as in; they grip quite well, but when they let go, they seem to do it quite progressively. I had some Toyos on previously which also gripped o.k., but were much twictchier when pushing on in the wet.

Thats pretty strange - what sizing? I've heard of many people using toyos who say they are progressive in the wet. I'm wondering if sizings make as much difference as tyre type. I know my rainsports are very much gripppppppp-SLIP on-off in the wet but my federals are equally grippy but more progressively slippy.

J