John_C Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Just going to bring the thread back to life has anyone fitted 225/35 to the fronts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 why do you want 35 profile on the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_C Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Why not ? Lower profile looks better in some cases ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 yes maybe if you got some nice wheels but on the mv's I would use the 40 profile as they are not that special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_C Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 It's for the wife's car not mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Shouldn't you just fit the correct size rather than fitting because it looks better ? mjn and StuBeeDoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 It's for the wife's car not mine and that effects the tyre choice how? as others have said, lower profile tyres arent needed, they only look good if the car is slammed to the floor & usually used to avoid clearance issues of the taller sidewalls fitted to MV's from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmEagle Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Plus around £35 more per tyre for the 35's compared to same manufacturers 40 profile ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 The lower the profile, the harsher the ride StuBeeDoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Just to finish my dislike of the Vredestein Sessentas: I bought some in September, and I think I fitted them early this year (either way, they've had around 5-6 months of use due to winter tyres), and they're down to only 3mm already. (Under the legal minimum for my EU trip) Won't be buying them again! Either Dunlop Sport Maxx or something Bridgestone for me next I think Edited June 21, 2015 by TriggerFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric2. 225/40x17 91Y. Vast improvement over Conti SC5s. No tramlining, far quieter, better in the wet. These are currently selling at less than £70 per tyre (although Contis aren't very much more). Both Goodyears and Contis have dropped from over £100 in the last year. At these prices I can't see why anyone would buy budgets. I'll be interested to see how long they last. I got 20k+ out of the Contis. Even if i only get 10k out of the Goodyears, I'll probably stick with them - definitely won't go back to Contis now. Edited June 25, 2015 by StuBeeDoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICK 330 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 As a big fan of Conti 5`s I will follow your findings with the F1`s. I have just removed my Conti winters (yeah I couldn't be arsed to change em sooner lol) & I have fitted Goodyear efficient grips. I picked these up locally for 40 quid each with between 6-7mm left on them. Feel ok so far but only done 30 miles with em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CDT Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Bumping this thread to see how you lot and your tyres are doing a few months on. Winter is approaching and I have Sessanta's on the rear with 4mm tread and Goodyear F1's upfront with 5/6mm on. Bought the car with them on so don't know any different, seems fine though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissyp83 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan53 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I use pirelli p zero around I find them OK but no one else using them for some reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissyp83 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) I use pirelli p zero around I find them OK but no one else using them for some reason? I did like them until we had them on my wifes Ibiza Sport and my good god did they lose their shape annoyingly with 5mm of tread on the rear and 4mm on the front, replaced with Hankook Ventus V12, until that point it sounded like 4 wheel bearings had gone on her car, tyres always held pressure and the correct pressure at that, apparently they was an issue with Pirelli P Zero and my mate changed many many sets with 4-6mm remaining. Wont be using again (apparently the issue did not extend into the nero/ rosso range of which I have no experience) Edited September 14, 2015 by Chrissyp83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CDT Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissyp83 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Its the goodyears really tbh as below Michelin - C (so not too bad) Good year - E (pretty poop lol) so as a combination comfort and road noise are great but combined are not great. Im switching to Uniroyal which have rave reviews and can not see any reason not too, Michelin for the size I dont feel move water quick enough for my liking due to their width, thats why I like the uniroyal good dry grip and obviously very very good in the wet Edited September 14, 2015 by Chrissyp83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I use pirelli p zero around I find them OK but no one else using them for some reason? I had them on my DC5 and thought they were dogs**t. Eagle F1's FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Its the goodyears really tbh as below Michelin - C (so not too bad) Good year - E (pretty poop lol) so as a combination comfort and road noise are great but combined are not great. Im switching to Uniroyal which have rave reviews and can not see any reason not too, Michelin for the size I dont feel move water quick enough for my liking due to their width, thats why I like the uniroyal good dry grip and obviously very very good in the wet Weird. My last pair of Eagle F1's had 7k on them when I sold the wheels and they had 4mm left. That was on the rear too. Also had Eagle F1's on other cars and they've last well. EDIT sorry economy as in fuel consumption not longevity. I get 30MPG out of my clubby and thats never had anything else on it so no complaints from me. Edited September 14, 2015 by ben.embrey Chrissyp83 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermitthefrog Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Has to be Eagle F1 for me everytime. It was hard work keeping mine in a straight line with Michelins, swapped over to the F1's and the difference was night and day. I also had far better grip in the wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissyp83 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Its the goodyears really tbh as below Michelin - C (so not too bad) Good year - E (pretty poop lol) so as a combination comfort and road noise are great but combined are not great. Im switching to Uniroyal which have rave reviews and can not see any reason not too, Michelin for the size I dont feel move water quick enough for my liking due to their width, thats why I like the uniroyal good dry grip and obviously very very good in the wet Weird. My last pair of Eagle F1's had 7k on them when I sold the wheels and they had 4mm left. That was on the rear too. Also had Eagle F1's on other cars and they've last well. EDIT sorry economy as in fuel consumption not longevity. I get 30MPG out of my clubby and thats never had anything else on it so no complaints from me. Not sure I get what you think is weird Ben? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Its the goodyears really tbh as below Michelin - C (so not too bad) Good year - E (pretty poop lol) so as a combination comfort and road noise are great but combined are not great. Im switching to Uniroyal which have rave reviews and can not see any reason not too, Michelin for the size I dont feel move water quick enough for my liking due to their width, thats why I like the uniroyal good dry grip and obviously very very good in the wet Weird. My last pair of Eagle F1's had 7k on them when I sold the wheels and they had 4mm left. That was on the rear too. Also had Eagle F1's on other cars and they've last well. EDIT sorry economy as in fuel consumption not longevity. I get 30MPG out of my clubby and thats never had anything else on it so no complaints from me. Not sure I get what you think is weird Ben? I thought it was weird because I thought you were complaining about how long the Eagle F1's lasted on your car, because they lasted ages on mine! Chrissyp83 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Eagle F1's again were brilliant on my e46. Lasted ages and iirc had a very good fuel rating and wet grip. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk bennno2005 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissyp83 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So on mine I have ... Front 225/40/18 - Michelin Pilot sport 3 Rear 255/35/18 - Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetric 2 lovely set of tyres but not overly great for economy, my mate who owns a tyre firm thinks they are costing me around 6-10% in fuel economy? switching to winter tyres around mid november so bt the time my main wheels go into storage, the above tyres will be about ready to be changed (well they wont but it will be economical to do so), I have decided on uniroyal rainsport 3 all round which seem a good balance of grip levels and economy. Interesting, which tyres does he say are bad for economy? Both of them? Its the goodyears really tbh as below Michelin - C (so not too bad) Good year - E (pretty poop lol) so as a combination comfort and road noise are great but combined are not great. Im switching to Uniroyal which have rave reviews and can not see any reason not too, Michelin for the size I dont feel move water quick enough for my liking due to their width, thats why I like the uniroyal good dry grip and obviously very very good in the wet Weird. My last pair of Eagle F1's had 7k on them when I sold the wheels and they had 4mm left. That was on the rear too. Also had Eagle F1's on other cars and they've last well. EDIT sorry economy as in fuel consumption not longevity. I get 30MPG out of my clubby and thats never had anything else on it so no complaints from me. Not sure I get what you think is weird Ben? I thought it was weird because I thought you were complaining about how long the Eagle F1's lasted on your car, because they lasted ages on mine! Not at all mate if anything tey have done loadsa miles and still have 4mm on - ive done 10k on them and i estimate they have done approx 5k before me with previous owner so 15K in total, no my gripe them is the fuel rating is fairly poor so when I switch to uniroyal be interesting to see if I find the predicted 6% my mate is talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...