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Re: What tyres are on your car and do you like them?

Postby coyote » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:20 am

The only reason to run tyre pressures over 40psi is fuel economy.
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Re: What tyres are on your car and do you like them?

Postby SIMBAT » Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:30 pm

Yeah nahhh it's all good.
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Re: What tyres are on your car and do you like them?

Postby bigBADbenny » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:38 am

Brand: Hankook V8rs
Size: 225/40/18
Handling in Dry: great
Handling in Wet: great
Noise: noticeable on fwy w/ quiet muffs, less so with TCP's.
Value for Money: great
Psi: 36f 38r or 38f&r depending on who's advice I'm taking :)

I bought these s/h local via eBay for $375.
I had S002 previously and didn't notice much difference for better or worse.
I'm going to increase camber soon so ill probably just keep rotating them till absolutely no inner tread :twisted:
I reckon ill get another 6-12 months from them. Bargain!
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Re: What tyres are on your car and do you like them?

Postby asfletch » Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:57 am

Brand: Dunlop Sport LM703
Size: 215/45/18
Handling in Dry: OK but noisy as hell
Handling in Wet: Very Poor
Noise: About average
Value for Money: didn't buy them, but understand they're cheap (asian market specials)
Psi: 34 all around on the road

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but this seems an appropriate place to warn ppl not to buy these.
I bought my GTB recently with them on, and stupidly thought they were Sport Maxxs (having only glanced at them during the test drive - derr). Anyway, they certainly are not - probably more on par with the SP3000s rooby warns about earlier in this thread. They hang on sort of OK in the dry, but squeal like stuck pigs while doing it. In the wet, a roundabout at 30kmh sees me slipping at both ends :evil: The only worse ones I've tried (on a test drive of a 3.0RB) were Blue Streak Stilettos - those things should be banned.

Anyway, on a more positive note, I recently bought some Goodyear F1 Directional 5s for my other car (RS Megane) and they are fantastic - great balance between noise, grip and feel. Best of all, I never feel like they're trying to kill me, unlike the Dunlops. Based on what I've read on this thread, and the little extreme driving I get to do these days, I think I'll go for F1D5s in 225/45/18 for the Lib next. 215 is just a bit narrow. Even my Megane, which weights a couple of hundred kilos less, feels like it needs at least 225 width.
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Re: What tyres are on your car and do you like them?

Postby Shaheenis » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:00 pm

asfletch wrote:Anyway, on a more positive note, I recently bought some Goodyear F1 Directional 5s for my other car (RS Megane) and they are fantastic - great balance between noise, grip and feel. Best of all, I never feel like they're trying to kill me...


Good to see I am not the only one to promote these tyres. 20K in now and wear is very good, still feel excellent. The wide profile I have reduces steering response slightly but nothing to stop me fitting these again.
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