Tyre selection -- help please!!

[Anonymous]

Pirelli p6000. my uncle has them on his bmw, and they're great for a moderately priced tire. 8)

[aarong]

OK -- Here some other quotes from Bob Jane..

Yokohama C Drive - $215
Goodyear NCT5 - $185
Yokohama S306 - $209

Never heard of the Yoki C Drive but had the S306 on my old Celica and they were pretty damn average from memory (although the suspension wasn't the best)...

Precedas are looking increasingly good...

[Namus]

those Pirreli may be good....just the price though...if they on a Beemer they can't bee exactly the cheapest on offer....call and ask?

[Brett]

precedas are better then falkens, falkens are cheap tyres, if you can spare spending more go up from a preceda to a pilot sport 2 or even better a conti csc2, the pilot sport 2s are standard issue on the porsche GT, they cant be half bad then! and the contis are on rs6s, xkrs, 911s . those cheap tyres just dont get sticky, i remember motors tyre test, i think something like a firestone won that, which is wierd, but your running 45 profile, a tyre can be great in one size and for one type of car, and shocking in another, that test was done in like 60 profile.

[aarong]

OK -- I've bitten the bullet and ordered a set of 205/45 Precedas at $235 each. Will let everyone know how they handle after they're fitted on Wednesday...

[Anonymous]

those Pirreli may be good....just the price though...if they on a Beemer they can't bee exactly the cheapest on offer....call and ask?

they were roughly 200 each corner, 16inch rims.

[GOZOFF]

Here's a site that may help you with picking the wheels you want plus its fun modifymycar

[Namus]

yeah that is a VERY GOOD site 8) 8) 8)

[aarong]

OK got the Precedas a day earlier than expected and can happily report that they're pretty awesome -- pretty absorbent and very quiet for 45s -- and after a quick fang they hang on nicely...will report again after a rain test, which could be months given I live in Sydney!!

[rjastra]

I've had precedas on my SRI for 25000km... they are shagged now but they have been one of th ebest allround tyre i have purchased.