Another tyre question

[valleyforge1]

Car had MOT last week and passed:happy: Put it threw service today and it went ok with I think just the usual stuff like change oil ,new air filter plugs etc.Was happy with that and the guy just give me a couple of advices like get the pads changed in 6 months as they where ok till then and get
two new tyres in 2 months (I did tell him how many miles I do a year):scholar:
At the moment iam on TORNADO ALPHAS 215/45ZR17 91W. I do a mix of A road and motorway.The ones I have are not to bad on the road noise but I just thought some one could shed a little more light on the situation and come up with some good recomendations

[I-S]

Just looking up on your size...

Tyres that size are expensive for decent ones. I think my two choices, depending on what characteristics you're looking for, would be Goodyear Eagle F1 for best grip, or Goodyear Excellence for quieter, more comfortable ride and higher mileage.

[Zaid]

I do have Goodyear Eagle on mine, and I am really thnking of changing them as they are really noisy! quite anoyying!

[ANTHONY]

i had yoko's on my sport i was very happy with them

[valleyforge1]

Dont know is this ok

YOKOHAMAS 215/45 R17 [91W] £81-08 incl fitting etc

[KiwiTT]

I do have Goodyear Eagle on mine, and I am really thnking of changing them as they are really noisy! quite anoyying!Ignore the noise. You will be glad you have them in the wet. I do:scholar:

[djb160]

and change the tyres before you legally have to. Coupled with near dead pads might make for an interesting experience at the wrong moment.

[Rambaud]

Tyres that size are expensive for decent ones. I think my two choices, depending on what characteristics you're looking for, would be Goodyear Eagle F1 for best grip, or Goodyear Excellence for quieter, more comfortable ride and higher mileage.

I can confirm that the Goodyear Excellence are quieter than my prvious tyres - cannot comment on longevity, as they have done less than 1000 miles so far.

Also, they seemed to have good grip while driving 300 miles in yesterday's rain.

[WildCards]

In my experience;

GSD3's - Alright in the wet and good in the dry
T1-R's - not as good as GSD3's in the wet, but alot better in the dry
P6000's - Alright everywhere, nothing spectacular
Hydragrips (which i've currently got) - Amazing in the wet, but lose grip easily in the dry.

[I-S]

I had P6000s on my GLS - never spectacular in any respect. I changed them for el cheap Kumho KH15s and got better grip (esp in wet), lower noise and so on. However, the Excellence piss all over the P6000s and KH15s from a great height.

Goodyear's own comparative ratings:

. . . . . . . . . . . Eagle F1. . . Excellence. . . . .Hydragrip
Comfort. . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dry. . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . .4
Wet. . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . .5
Mileage. . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 4
Speed. . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . .4

[White Lightning]

What about Falken FK-452s? Currently £65.70 each on mytyres.co.uk. I've used these for a while now and they are very good in both wet and dry conditions and were excellent on our recent 'Ring visit ... /rally

[g6acb]

I have just gone through this with my car, MOT advisory last month that all 4 are shot :thinking:



camskill.co.uk are pretty competitive on prices for tyre's at the moment if you have a local garage happy to fit tyres they have not supplied

I have just picked up my 3rd set of Falken ZE512 ZEIX for 50 quid a corner .... if I hadn't just picked up a nail in on of my rears (that allready had a nail in) I would have gone with Toyo T1R's or Proxes 4 from camskill but I can't wait for delivery....

The worst tyres I have ever experienced on the Galant were Yoko 539's (totally allergic to rain) closley followed by Pirelli p6000's which I think just don't suit Galants for some reason

The Falken 512's are pretty good - considering the price, with decent shoulders which the Galant seems to munch at, particulary on the rear.

As I dont track my car and it is a long way behind VR4's in performance I have never felt the need for the more expensive options like the Goodyears - especially as the Mileage I do means I change them every 6/7 months anyway...... I would rather spend the extra money on a decent 4 wheel aligbment

[valleyforge1]

Checked out camskill performance and also alloy wheel.com.
White lightning.... might have wrong one hear Falken FK452 87Y 2154517ZRFALKEN £24.18 WITH VAT
g6acb...... checked out camskill and they have got some good deals on tyres and a few other things cheers
Isaac.... the excellence sounds good. I think iam bending towards then for all round performance
Rambaud....Ditto
Cheers everyone else.Thanks for your time and advice ill post up later

[peterbredde]

Hi there, just one comment to add. When I changed the tyres on my 2.5 V6 at first i used Goodyears but they made an awful lot of road noise, so I changed back to Dunlop SP9000 - problem sorted but a couple of hunrdred quid worse off though