Hit a pothole...............

[Steve30]

The Dunlops are a very strong tyre, you must have it that hole pritty hard to get the tyre like that. Glad your alloy is ok , but get your ball joints checked too!! I have dunlops on mine also hit a couple of pot holes recently but no damage done thank god!

[R32UK]

The Dunlops are a very strong tyre, you must have it that hole pritty hard to get the tyre like that. Glad your alloy is ok , but get your ball joints checked too!! I have dunlops on mine also hit a couple of pot holes recently but no damage done thank god!

I have to disagree here. The dunflops have a very weak side wall in my experience. Not suprised if I am honest.

[Steve30]

I suppose what I ment was they are hard wearing but not the best tyres Gilly , never been able to shread them yet so that I can get new one's

[R32UK]

I suppose what I ment was they are hard wearing but not the best tyres Gilly , never been able to shread them yet so that I can get new one's

Defo agree with that. The set i have on mine had been used by Neil.. maybe a couple of 1000 miles, I am now pushing 15k+ and they still wont wear!!! thats with me trying!

[Steve30]

I suppose what I ment was they are hard wearing but not the best tyres Gilly , never been able to shread them yet so that I can get new one's

Defo agree with that. The set i have on mine had been used by Neil.. maybe a couple of 1000 miles, I am now pushing 15k+ and they still wont wear!!! thats with me trying!

Thats excellent milage mate bloody hell !! Ive never had that out of any tyres???

[mike.]

Speed was about 45-50, didn't seem like a bad impact, I have had worse and got away with it.  

Going to stick a couple of Michelin PS3s on, had the PS2s on the last car and was impressed with them..

[Steve30]

Speed was about 45-50, didn't seem like a bad impact, I have had worse and got away with it.  

Going to stick a couple of Michelin PS3s on, had the PS2s on the last car and was impressed with them..

Good choice of tyre them , cant go wrong with michys

[Ess_Three]

You must have given it a hell of a whack to snap the steel reinforcing and egg the tyre! Might be an idea to have the steering and suspension checked over.

You don't have to snap the metal...all you need to do it deflect the sidewall enough to partially rupture the layers, letting air from inside get between the layers - as it has in this case.

I had exactly the same the winter before last - scrap tyre time!

[am1w]

Have you thought of the Pirelli's?

Nice and quiet.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-European-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm

[RickS]

Have you thought of thee Pirelli's?

Nice and quiet.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-European-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm

I don't suppose any of the MK6 owners need new tyres yet [unless you've had a puncture or hit a pothole] But has anyone used Pirelli P Zero's? Jason Plato reckons they are the best tyres around [for what that's worth, probably a lot actually]