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Offline AlanD

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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #20 on: 24 June 2009, 13:42 »
Oh god yeah, These F1s have been brilliant and I will be putting them back on when the time comes for new ones. The slight increase in road noise is a worthy price to pay imo.

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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #21 on: 25 June 2009, 17:19 »
My Conti 3's were worse than the Conti 2's I had on for grip!

I would say go for either Goodyear F1 assyms or Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's. I have Sessanta's on the 18" wheels and F1's on the 19'd and there isn't much between them. :cool:
How many miles on the Sessanta's then Hurdy?  I heard good things about these already but unsure bout the wear of them. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm

http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/22540zr18-vredestein-sessanta presume these are the ones??

http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/copy-of-23550wr18-vredestein-ultrac but whats the deal with these then and why the price diff??

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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #22 on: 26 June 2009, 09:13 »
I've just had 4 new Vredesteins fitted to my GTi. Ordered from mytyres.co.uk and fitted by IDS in Halifax. They are super pointy, and have masses of grip. Like them a lot!
........have to agree.In the heavy down pours we had this week in Yorkshire they were fantastic.
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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #23 on: 26 June 2009, 13:21 »
050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.

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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #24 on: 26 June 2009, 14:04 »
Welcome back Noshy  :grin:
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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #25 on: 26 June 2009, 18:44 »
F1's I would say are better than the Conti 2's that the car came with. Better in the wet and more progressive at the limit too. Plus they are a tad quieter.
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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #26 on: 27 June 2009, 14:30 »
050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.



you drive like a granny on brown anyway so does it really matter

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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #27 on: 27 June 2009, 20:26 »
050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.



you drive like a granny on brown anyway so does it really matter

What's your best time around the Nurburgring?

(Or over the mountain on the Isle of Man?)
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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #28 on: 27 June 2009, 20:35 »
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Re: New Tyre Time
« Reply #29 on: 27 June 2009, 20:43 »
My tyres need replacing soon, I put Falken FK452 on in march and there is 2mm left  :lipsrsealed: Am not that impressed with them their not that good in the dry or wet and are noisy as hell.
Had the Goodyear F1's before and found them very good in the dry and wet and were quiet compared to the falkens, but again they only lasted 4 months
Anyone getting over 12k on front tyres?
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