Anyone out there with Eagle F1 Tires

Hogzy

Anyone out there have eagle F1 tires on their cars?

I have a rear wheel drive car with the F1's and was wondering why i couldnt drive up even the slightest inclines. Just read reviews on this tire and they say they should NEVER be used in the snow. So for any of ye with these tires be warned, although you probably know at this stage:D

mickdw

A rear wheel drive with any kind of summer tyres will struggle regardless of brand

unkel

I have them all round on the Rover 75 1.8 (FWD). I went out most days during the snow / ice and I had no difficulties, but grip was not great and I sure did not go near any steep inclines!

Hogzy

unkel wrote: »

I have them all round on the Rover 75 1.8 (FWD). I went out most days during the snow / ice and I had no difficulties, but grip was not great and I sure did not go near any steep inclines!

I was shocked at how badly the tires performed in the snow. Thankfully i have the eagle F1 asymmetrical on the front wheels, Might end up swapping the rears to the fronts to get the engine weight on the summer tires. Might help a bit if this were to ever happen again.

maidhc

I have them. Drove 80 miles last night in reasonably heavy snow and they were fine. I didn't have to face any steep hills, but they did what was asked of them.

Hogzy

Im the same on flat surfaces im ok but at very low speed and on a slushy incline i dont go anywhere.

Its just a bad combo of rear wheel drive, slush and summer tires...

the merchant

I've got them on the rear of my 5 series, absolutely sh1te in the snow. Had to ditch the car on a small hill last wednesday with yarises and the like easily driving past me!

Neilw

OP which F1's do you have, the directional ones or th asymmetric ones?

Senna

Have them on the front of my Volvo, goes nowhere in the snow, but they are a sports summer tyre, not an all-weather tyre or a winter tyre. Their performance in the wet and dry do make them a good tyre for Ireland, just not these few weeks.

Got caught on the first night of the snow with them on, had to drive up a very long and fairly steep hill, about 50 meters from the top i was barely moving while most of the other cars were having no problem. Thank god i dont rely on that car in this weather.

Hogzy

Neilw wrote: »

OP which F1's do you have, the directional ones or th asymmetric ones?

Directional ones on the rear and the asymmetric ones on the front!

TFP

I have them on all four wheels of my MKV GTI and to be honest I was disappointed with the grip over the last week. The wife's SEAT Ibiza (no ABS, no traction control) gave me more conifdence.

Neilw

Hogzy wrote: »

Directional ones on the rear and the asymmetric ones on the front!

Have the asymmetrics all round on mine, didn't get stuck anywhere but did struggle to get up one snow covered hill alright.

Hogzy

Neilw wrote: »

Have the asymmetrics all round on mine, didn't get stuck anywhere but did struggle to get up one snow covered hill alright.

Are you Rear wheel or front wheel drive?

Dan_

Hogzy wrote: »

Are you Rear wheel or front wheel drive?

i have them on my rwd car but on the front ..have cheap ones on the back for a while ...dont drive it much as its heavy on petrol more of a summer car..but last year in the snow i had the same problem ... i the main reason you could not move it was more to do with the width of them and the fact its rwd

mine are 245's and think its why i could not move.

Neilw

Hogzy wrote: »

Are you Rear wheel or front wheel drive?

Mine is front wheel drive, which helped a fair bit I'm sure.

testicle

I have them all four on an X-Type. Fantastic in the snow...

tossy

Have them all round,found them ok in the snow/ice but trying it on a bit on even a slightly icey roundabout (private grounds) the were way out of there depth!