Tyres

sjb25

Hi everyone

I'm looking at getting new tyres for my 141 mondeo 1.6 diesel

Currently has Michelin primacy 3 215/50 R17s which seem grand

should I get the same or any other recommendations?

biko

You can find various reviews on www.tyrereviews.co.uk and youtube.

Me, I always recommend Uniroyal RainExpert or RainSport as they are great on wet Irish roads.

SpannerMonkey

those Michelin are a decent tyre if you were happy with them and the price maybe go for the same again
the uniroyals mentioned are very good for wet grip alright but the uniroyals will wear a lot fater than those michelins .
if you want to go cheaper check out hankook/ kumho or Nokian these all make quality tyres . just please avoid cheap Chinese crap

Michelin Pilot sport 4 is supposed to be the new king . meant to be a very good tyre

sjb25

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

those Michelin are a decent tyre if you were happy with them and the price maybe go for the same again
the uniroyals mentioned are very good for wet grip alright but the uniroyals will wear a lot fater than those michelins .
if you want to go cheaper check out hankook/ kumho or Nokian these all make quality tyres . just please avoid cheap Chinese crap

Michelin Pilot sport 4 is supposed to be the new king . meant to be a very good tyre

Am quite happy with the michelins so most likely will stick with them
Just seeing if anyone had any suggestions
I'm happy enough to spend a bit extra for good tyres in fairness not that money is not an issue but I'm happy to pay the bit extra won't skimp on my tyres
So don't want any of the cheap Chinese ones or budget ones anyway.

I'm off tomorrow so will head into town to get a price

CJhaughey

Goodyear Efficientgrip performance are a good tyre grip well and don't wear that fast.

colm_mcm

225/45/17 is a much cheaper size and would be a good idea if you're changing 4

Special Circumstances

CJhaughey wrote: »

Goodyear Efficientgrip performance are a good tyre grip well and don't wear that fast.

I have a set on my diesel ford focus. Less than 15 months, 30kms. They look way older even apart from being 80-90% worn. Lots of cracks and splits and they were fresh stock too.

CJhaughey

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I have a set on my diesel ford focus. Less than 15 months, 30kms. They look way older even apart from being 80-90% worn. Lots of cracks and splits and they were fresh stock too.

I wonder about cracks in tyres, I have seen it with michelins as well, and wonder if it is related to ozone exposure?

Pkiernan

CJhaughey wrote: »

Goodyear Efficientgrip performance are a good tyre grip well and don't wear that fast.

I have these on 2 vehicles. Very impressed.

Special Circumstances

CJhaughey wrote: »

I wonder about cracks in tyres, I have seen it with michelins as well, and wonder if it is related to ozone exposure?

Just cos it's a diesel is it?
You start talking about harmful emissions just cos it's a diesel?

Incredible! This fake news mudslinging campaign needs to stop!


;-)

finalfurlong

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

those Michelin are a decent tyre if you were happy with them and the price maybe go for the same again
the uniroyals mentioned are very good for wet grip alright but the uniroyals will wear a lot fater than those michelins .
if you want to go cheaper check out hankook/ kumho or Nokian these all make quality tyres . just please avoid cheap Chinese crap

Michelin Pilot sport 4 is supposed to be the new king . meant to be a very good tyre

Agree.Got a set of 4 Pilot sport couple of weeks ago for 152 jetta.They replaced the original bridgestone potenza.They are a huge improvement as regards grip,noise,handling.Slightly dearer than competition but an excellent tyre.

accensi0n

I'm looking to get a set of 4 new tyres for a 99 Nissan Almera 1.4 S, do all the above recommendations still apply?

biko

Yes, but for an old car you may want to look at budget tyres rather than premium brands.

Look at tyres reviews on youtube, and google them

colm_mcm

biko wrote: »

Yes, but for an old car you may want to look at budget tyres rather than premium brands.

That's an interesting statement, of course the tyres could cost what the car is worth but surely safety is safety.
I would agree that a premium top-end tyre would be uneconomical on paper but I wouldn't go for the cheap ones like Triange,Goodride,Nankang etc.

A mid range like hankook,semprit,uniroyal,Toyo etc wouldnt be expensive on an old shape Almera. They only have 14" alloys I think.

JohnBoy26

Tyres, even premium tyres won't be that expensive for a 90's almera anyway.

CJhaughey

Personally I don't care about the age of the car when buying tyres, You have 4 contact patches the size of your palm holding you to the road, and that is the only part of your car that touches the road.
Buy the best reviewed tyre you can afford that suits the kind of driving you will be doing.
I've often fitted a set of premium tyres to an old car they often need them the most, I am not talking about super high performance tyres but decent brands like Goodyear, Dunlop Nokian etc.
The results are worth it in my opinion.
One accident and the consequent loss of NCB and Claim would cost far in excess of the difference between crap tyres and good tyres.

accensi0n

I'm looking at Goodyear Efficientgrip, have been quoted 270 including the fitting, fitting cost is 60. So 52.50 per tyre which is slightly cheaper than oponeo.ie

Seems reasonable to me. It's an old car yes but I want to go with something higher quality and which is safer in the wet.

grogi

accensi0n wrote: »

I'm looking at Goodyear Efficientgrip, have been quoted 270 including the fitting, fitting cost is 60. So 52.50 per tyre which is slightly cheaper than oponeo.ie

Seems reasonable to me. It's an old car yes but I want to go with something higher quality and which is safer in the wet.

Get a quote for Uniroyal Rain Expert as well and just pick which one is cheaper.

Mc Love

Anyone use tyreleader? Went with them this morning, nice bit cheaper than openeo and roughly same as camskill. Went for the ultrac vorti based on feedback on here and elsewhere. Went to tyre garage and been waiting for a call back. I guess they don't happen.

crasy dash

Have used Tyreleader myself last year set of kumhos no problems tracked all the way from Germany to here via DPD Germany to the UK and then on to me in North Cork.

Can't remember exact dates but was under a week from ordering to me getting them would use them again no bother

flyingsnail

On the topic of tyres, would I be better off with summer tyres or all weather tyres and then there is the ones like Michelin Cross Climate + that say summer tyres winter approved.

Mc Love

I think the weather we have probably suits summer tyres better than winter tyres/season tyres

grogi

Mc Love wrote: »

I think the weather we have probably suits summer tyres better than winter tyres/season tyres

We have perfect weather for all-season tyres.

sheff the ref

Used Tyreleader myself.

They seem to beat the prices from all the other online sites although I find that prices for the same tyre tend to vary from week to week. No idea why

The tyres will generally be delivered within a week to 10 days

crasy dash wrote: »

Have used Tyreleader myself last year set of kumhos no problems tracked all the way from Germany to here via DPD Germany to the UK and then on to me in North Cork.

Can't remember exact dates but was under a week from ordering to me getting them would use them again no bother