Help with choosing tyres

fricatus

Lads,

I've an 05 diesel Honda Accord which is in need of new shoes. Should I just go with whatever the tyre place sell me (one of the well known brands naturally), or is there some recommendation on what specific type of tyre goes best with my car?

I tried Googling, but there doesn't appear to be any specific manufacturer's recommendation. My commute will be mainly motorway miles from now on (thank you M9!) and I'm not heavy on the "go" pedal like certain people!

Any tips?

R.O.R

fricatus wrote: »

Lads,

I've an 05 diesel Honda Accord which is in need of new shoes. Should I just go with whatever the tyre place sell me (one of the well known brands naturally), or is there some recommendation on what specific type of tyre goes best with my car?

I tried Googling, but there doesn't appear to be any specific manufacturer's recommendation. My commute will be mainly motorway miles from now on (thank you M9!) and I'm not heavy on the "go" pedal like certain people!

Any tips?

I've a Petrol 05 Accord with Conti Premium Contacts on. So far I've done over 43,000km on the tyres (all motorway or major R road). Checked the tread a couple of weeks ago with a depth guage and there was over 5mm all round.

Grip is generally pretty good, except in the cold when they just don't feel right (under 6 degrees). No mad cornering to contend with anyway and never any skidding under braking. Quite often a bit of spin on take off in the wet, but that's more to do with me and the lack of TC on the petrol Accord than the tyres.

Worth spending the extra on decent tyres to get the life out of them. Set of GT's would probably have worn after 25 - 30k

bazz26

You have the high end expensive stuff from Goodyear, Continental, Bridgestone, etc and then you have mid range brands like Falken, Vredestein and Kumho. Really depends on what price you are comfortable with paying, my only advice is to avoid the cheap unknown Chinese or Koren brands as they are generally poor and a false economy.

Get prices from your local tyre centres and then compare those prices against online prices from the likes of www.camskill.co.uk. Just allow around €60 extra for fitting, balancing, etc.

El Guapo!

I have a tyre called NANKANG on my car and I cant reccommend them highly enough. Nice looking tyre, plenty of grip in wet and dry conditions, and they're not noisy either, and not too harsh on the wallet!
Also I have to agree with Bazz26 when he says stay well away drom cheap chinese brands. You really get what you pay for with these tyres....utter sh1te

mickdw

Dean09 wrote: »

I have a tyre called NANKANG on my car and I cant reccommend them highly enough. Nice looking tyre, plenty of grip in wet and dry conditions, and they're not noisy either, and not too harsh on the wallet!
Also I have to agree with Bazz26 when he says stay well away drom cheap chinese brands. You really get what you pay for with these tyres....utter sh1te

Some would say that the Nankangs are just the tyre of tyre BAzz26 was warning against but I have to agree with you. Ive had them a few times and find them quite good for the price. They have a very soft sidewall from experience so will not be great in some applications. Dont work on the rear of my car at all. Used to be known as ditchfinders but they have improved since then. Vredestein ultra sessanta are the best tyre Ive had and thats in comparison to pilot sports.

david

Dean09 wrote: »

I have a tyre called NANKANG on my car and I cant reccommend them highly enough. Nice looking tyre, plenty of grip in wet and dry conditions, and they're not noisy either, and not too harsh on the wallet!
Also I have to agree with Bazz26 when he says stay well away drom cheap chinese brands. You really get what you pay for with these tyres....utter sh1te

Poor advice. They're known in the trade as ditch finders. You get them on cheap halfords alloys. They have a lot of plastic in the compound. The set I had were lethal in the wet not to mention a slow puncture and a blowout.