Bridgestone Tyres

[charv94]

Charv94, off topic but have you figured a way forward with your 'early car'/insurance predicament yet?

Do you know, i haven't given it much thought. I think I'm split minded, i want the car asap because its time to get rid of my corsa, but then i really really want it to be more like a present. i.e. get it for my birthday, the deal with the free 7 days means ill collect like 3rd april or something, but as of yet there is no way to get around the huge premiums.

I could get the car early, get my dad to insure it for the month or so, but then i know him. he'd want to drive it. and id also lose mine because its in for a p/ex so id have no car for a month.

I can't get rid of mine i need it, and i think ill just wait, i have confidence the car will be fine port side for a bit

[Booth11]

Charv94, off topic but have you figured a way forward with your 'early car'/insurance predicament yet?

Do you know, i haven't given it much thought. I think I'm split minded, i want the car asap because its time to get rid of my corsa, but then i really really want it to be more like a present. i.e. get it for my birthday, the deal with the free 7 days means ill collect like 3rd april or something, but as of yet there is no way to get around the huge premiums.

I could get the car early, get my dad to insure it for the month or so, but then i know him. he'd want to drive it. and id also lose mine because its in for a p/ex so id have no car for a month.

I can't get rid of mine i need it, and i think ill just wait, i have confidence the car will be fine port side for a bit

Yeah, it'll most likely be fine, you can overthink these things.  Fingers crossed it arrives unscathed for your birthday then.

I can understand your desire to get it asap if you're in a corsa   

[charv94]

Charv94, off topic but have you figured a way forward with your 'early car'/insurance predicament yet?

Do you know, i haven't given it much thought. I think I'm split minded, i want the car asap because its time to get rid of my corsa, but then i really really want it to be more like a present. i.e. get it for my birthday, the deal with the free 7 days means ill collect like 3rd april or something, but as of yet there is no way to get around the huge premiums.

I could get the car early, get my dad to insure it for the month or so, but then i know him. he'd want to drive it. and id also lose mine because its in for a p/ex so id have no car for a month.

I can't get rid of mine i need it, and i think ill just wait, i have confidence the car will be fine port side for a bit

Yeah, it'll most likely be fine, you can overthink these things.  Fingers crossed it arrives unscathed for your birthday then.

I can understand your desire to get it asap if you're in a corsa   

How very dare you!! its my beautiful baby hahahaha. talk about a big change. 85bhp is just going to seem pitiful

[Booth11]

Yeah, it'll most likely be fine, you can overthink these things.  Fingers crossed it arrives unscathed for your birthday then.

I can understand your desire to get it asap if you're in a corsa   

How very dare you!! its my beautiful baby hahahaha. talk about a big change. 85bhp is just going to seem pitiful

Haha, better make the most of your last beautiful weeks together then.  I'll admit, I moved from a Corsa to to a gti (not a golf, some lesser known French kind ).

Back on topic.....wonder what tyres you'll get  

[charv94]

Haha, better make the most of your last beautiful weeks together then.  I'll admit, I moved from a Corsa to to a gti (not a golf, some lesser known French kind ).

Back on topic.....wonder what tyres you'll get  

Interestingly, part of me wants to see if the tyres are really that bad, silly i know, but i don't know if some of the reviews on here are over inflated. who knows.

But then id like to have the car perfect so, unless the reviews are overinflated, i really don't want the bridgestones 

[corgi]

But then id like to have the car perfect so, unless the reviews are overinflated, i really don't want the bridgestones 

They are certainly not the widows makers they've been made out as on here by some. They are not; however, the best. Being very temperature sensitive this time of year does not suit them and nor does the wet.

When I had my Honda S2000 it came with Bridgestone S02s (car specific) they were made out by some on the S2KI forum to be widow makers as well, I never had a problem with them and I drove that car 80K miles in two years... Yes you had to get them warm, and in the wet (at that time the S2000 had no traction control) you had to be careful about just standing on the throttle... Funnily, enough in this case it was the younger element who had been brought up with front wheel drive and traction control who feel foul of the mysterious "S2K specific oil/diesel" on the road...

[charv94]

They are certainly not the widows makers they've been made out as on here by some. They are not; however, the best. Being very temperature sensitive this time of year does not suit them and nor does the wet.

When I had my Honda S2000 it came with Bridgestone S02s (car specific) they were made out by some on the S2KI forum to be widow makers as well, I never had a problem with them and I drove that car 80K miles in two years... Yes you had to get them warm, and in the wet (at that time the S2000 had no traction control) you had to be careful about just standing on the throttle... Funnily, enough in this case it was the younger element who had been brought up with front wheel drive and traction control who feel foul of the mysterious "S2K specific oil/diesel" on the road...

This sounds fine then, i will just not replace them with bridgestones when they wear out. and not go crazy from the get go, give the tyres some time in cold weather.

[monkeyhanger]

They're as bad for dry/wet traction in the Summer as they are in winter. These aren't summer tyres unfairly criticised for their winter performance, they're simply sh!te in all weather - temperature sensitive they are not. Damp traction and grip don't get any better in the Summer, it doesn't even noticeably improve at the end of a decent length drive vs cold start. They are way below expectations for a warm/hot hatch. If you prefer tramping to a confident getaway when a gap opens up to get onto a busy roundabout then you'll love the Bridgestones.

[Vedubber]

Found this out last night after taking the car for its first real drive in the wet and damp.

I have never used a tyre to s**t in my life, Tried to pull away from what is a horrible junction only to find my self going no where with a load of tramping.

TCS flashing away even in 3rd gear at half throttle, there is no way I am going to push the car slightly in the wet now after a diabolical perfomace in a stright line let alone round corners,

VW must have been offered these on the cheap! 

[charv94]

They're as bad for dry/wet traction in the Summer as they are in winter. These aren't summer tyres unfairly criticised for their winter performance, they're simply sh!te in all weather - temperature sensitive they are not. Damp traction and grip don't get any better in the Summer, it doesn't even noticeably improve at the end of a decent length drive vs cold start. They are way below expectations for a warm/hot hatch. If you prefer tramping to a confident getaway when a gap opens up to get onto a busy roundabout then you'll love the Bridgestones.

theres nothing i can do about it anyway. the car will come on what it comes on.