Tyres - Whats best?
Tyres - Whats best?
18-10-2017, 03:20 AM
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
18-10-2017, 03:20 AM #21Yea the MR2 is far more planted then the IS200, the MR2 was usable a bit in the snow the IS200 was useless (with Conti sport contact 2's).
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
19-10-2017, 02:35 AM
My rears need replacing as well and planning to go for Michelin PS3s - they cost a bit more but seems it might be worth it.
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
The F1As are brilliant most of the time, but now we've dipped under 5C they just aren't working at all like last year - there really is very little grip, it's a shame as I won't be buying them again purely for that reason.
My rears need replacing as well and planning to go for Michelin PS3s - they cost a bit more but seems it might be worth it.
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
19-10-2017, 03:22 AM
parthiban The F1As are brilliant most of the time, but now we've dipped under 5C they just aren't working at all like last year - there really is very little grip, it's a shame as I won't be buying them again purely for that reason.
My rears need replacing as well and planning to go for Michelin PS3s - they cost a bit more but seems it might be worth it.
Summer tyres are not designed to drive in temps this low, this is why the UK comes to a stop, we all expect our tyres to do everything - this just isn't going to happen. You can't expect a summer tyre to work well out of its season.
If you want an all year tyre go for an all season, but then you sacrifice a degree of summer performance.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
19-10-2017, 03:22 AM #23parthiban The F1As are brilliant most of the time, but now we've dipped under 5C they just aren't working at all like last year - there really is very little grip, it's a shame as I won't be buying them again purely for that reason.
My rears need replacing as well and planning to go for Michelin PS3s - they cost a bit more but seems it might be worth it.
Summer tyres are not designed to drive in temps this low, this is why the UK comes to a stop, we all expect our tyres to do everything - this just isn't going to happen. You can't expect a summer tyre to work well out of its season.
If you want an all year tyre go for an all season, but then you sacrifice a degree of summer performance.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
19-10-2017, 03:53 AM
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Mods:...WIM geometry setup & fine tune, K&N Air filter, Stainless steel A/C rings, Brodit phone kit, Stainless steel clock surround, B&M Shortshifter & LED Domelight, Maplight & Sun Visors, OEM Chrome exhaust tip, OEM rubber bootliner, Fan type windscreen washer jets, LS430 Side repeaters, OEM LE grille, OEM cargo net, Front OEM armrest
I'm running Yokohama C Drives- they are a good Summer tyre (not very good in the snow as I found out this morning- slip/sliding into work)
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Mods:...WIM geometry setup & fine tune, K&N Air filter, Stainless steel A/C rings, Brodit phone kit, Stainless steel clock surround, B&M Shortshifter & LED Domelight, Maplight & Sun Visors, OEM Chrome exhaust tip, OEM rubber bootliner, Fan type windscreen washer jets, LS430 Side repeaters, OEM LE grille, OEM cargo net, Front OEM armrest
19-10-2017, 04:04 AM
2tongues Summer tyres are not designed to drive in temps this low, this is why the UK comes to a stop, we all expect our tyres to do everything - this just isn't going to happen. You can't expect a summer tyre to work well out of its season.
If you want an all year tyre go for an all season, but then you sacrifice a degree of summer performance.
Absolutely agree mate, I wasn't expecting them to be great in cold weather - what I meant was in comparison the Dunlops (also summer tyres) I had on previously these are a lot worse in cold weather. With those I could drive around normally when it was cold without any issues, with the F1As I am literally tiptoeing around with the TC light blinking at me all the time.
Obviously the F1As are much better than the Dunlops when it's warmer though, so it does make sense, it's just a bit further up in terms of its operating temp range.
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
2tongues Summer tyres are not designed to drive in temps this low, this is why the UK comes to a stop, we all expect our tyres to do everything - this just isn't going to happen. You can't expect a summer tyre to work well out of its season.
If you want an all year tyre go for an all season, but then you sacrifice a degree of summer performance.
Absolutely agree mate, I wasn't expecting them to be great in cold weather - what I meant was in comparison the Dunlops (also summer tyres) I had on previously these are a lot worse in cold weather. With those I could drive around normally when it was cold without any issues, with the F1As I am literally tiptoeing around with the TC light blinking at me all the time.
Obviously the F1As are much better than the Dunlops when it's warmer though, so it does make sense, it's just a bit further up in terms of its operating temp range.
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
22-10-2017, 01:31 AM
The only reservation I have is that they don't like the cold. Even before all this snow and ice I could tell the performance had deteriorated a considerable amount.
I'm running those Avon ZZ3's all round on the 300. They are super sticky in the dry and haven't let me down in the wet either. Much better at putting the power down than the Potenza's I had before.
The only reservation I have is that they don't like the cold. Even before all this snow and ice I could tell the performance had deteriorated a considerable amount.
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