Need some tyre advice!

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:57 pm

im running 16x7 inch wheels on my polo and at the moment they are wrapped in Uniroyal Rainsport tyres 195/45 R16

i cant fault the uniroyals they have been a really great tyre but i can feel when im driving that they need replacing!!

there is also the fact that i want to go to 40 profile tyres, but uniroyal dont make my tyres in 40's

so my question is what tyres would everybody recomend??

i have been looking at toyo tr1's 195/40/16
are these any good and would they fit?

any help would be great!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:07 pm

If money is no object, I recommend Continental SportContact 2's or Pirelli P-Zero Nero's. Also, Yokohama do their S.drive tyres in 195/40/16.

I had Toyo's on my old 16's and I had no complaints with them.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:21 pm

I've got Dunlop SP9000's in 195/40/16.

Never been 100% happy with them, partly wish I'd gone for something else. But then this is in comparison to Yoko AVS Sports on my old 15s which were pretty amazing.

I can't see you having a problem with the Toyo's, they haven't built up their reputation for nothing I would guess.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:45 pm

well looking to spend no more than 60 quid per tyre

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:57 pm

http://www.mytyres.co.uk have got Toyo T1-Rs for Â£53.50 delivered, that doesn't include fitting however.

http://www.blackcircles.com can do T1-Rs for Â£79.95 fitted, bit over your budget I realise, but that does include them being fully fitted.

And finally http://www.kwik-fit.com have an offer on Continental tyres at the minute, so 4x Conti-Sport Contact 2 fully fitted would be Â£349. Again bit more than you're looking to spend really.

195/40/16 are a pain to find cheaply with them being such a rare size. I ended up paying around Â£300 for my Dunlops from my local tyre place, turned out to be cheaper than anywhere online.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:01 pm

I prefer my Goodyear Eagle F1's to the Toyo's I had, the grip in the dry seems never ending, I haven't really pushed them in the wet though so can't comment on that.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:50 pm

yeah i wanted eagle f1's but they dont make them in this size so far i think toyo's are what i can afford or is it really worth shelling out a bit more for the quality?

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:58 pm

get your self some toyo t-1s or for a stretch get yourself some 165/50 bridgestone potenzas

Wouter · Post by **Wouter** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:02 pm

Bepe wrote: get yourself some 165/50 bridgestone potenzas

Amen.