Hey guys,

I've had my LTD Occy for a year now and the tyres are as good as slicks on the back, (I rotated front/back a tad late :p ).

I am going to buy some new tyres but looking at the options I was unsure which to go for, I am not the most sensible driver around but most of the driving is done by my wife to work and back.

Is it worth going with some form of budget tyre or are they going to wear quicker than if I send a bit extra?

My wheels are the R18 225/40s that came on the '09 limit editions.

Any advise would be appriciated, thanks

Andy

Dont go with Sunew. I got 4 based on fairly positive reviews for budgets. Lets just say 'scary even when dry'....

I recently purchased some Falken FK452 from Camskill for £64 a corner for the same size as yours. These tyres are rated highly and grip very well. They grip the road like my Uniroyal Rainsports did in the wet. A lot of people have reported that they dont work well in damp conditions but I have driven on allsorts of roads in damp conditions in them and never lost any grip. Even when making progress through corners. I think a lot is to do with people braking and lifting off through corners, unsettling the cars balance than the tyres. For the price, these tyres are a no brainer and are wearing wel. Plus they are not noisy on motorways either.

Awesome, thats a lot cheaper than I was expecting. I had to laugh at myself reading your name 56OctyVRS, I saw the OctyVRS then looked at the start and thought I saw 560 and was thinking, how the hell did you manage to get 560HP :p

I have to say they are slippery in damp and useless in the cold, but so are most summer tyres, so I shouldn't worry too much about that.

I'm moving to continental premium contacts.

mine came with Michelin Pilot Exalto 225/40's as standard. I got an amzing 45,000 KM out of them and a few weeks ago put four new Michelin pilot Sport P3's (just over 600 euro) on the car. An amazing tyre and considering I got huge distance out of the original Michelins worth every penny!

Edited 6 April, 201016 yr by AMB_1

Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm

Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm

Tried looking for these in the west mids, but just couldnt find them. In the end went to costco, and got 4x Michellin Pilot Sport 3's on for £113/corner. So far so good, very quiet and appear to grip well in the dry so far. Only managed to see the traction control light once so far under some real heavy driving, and waiting on a wet day for wet performance.

Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm

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I'd go with these for the extra few quid......I'm only after changing from the Falkens to the Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta. I'd 100% agree on the slippery Falkens in the damp.

Where are you guys getting your Vreds from, Camskill?

Bought mine from eBay but nobody seems to have them on there at the mo.

Blinding tyre.......as I may have said a number of times in the past

Awesome, thats a lot cheaper than I was expecting. I had to laugh at myself reading your name 56OctyVRS, I saw the OctyVRS then looked at the start and thought I saw 560 and was thinking, how the hell did you manage to get 560HP :p

Its easy, I just fitted go faster stripes. Worth a few bhp lol

I'd go with these for the extra few quid......I'm only after changing from the Falkens to the Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta. I'd 100% agree on the slippery Falkens in the damp.

I've never suffered with any slippyness in the damp with these. Perhaps they have a new compound?

Where are you guys getting your Vreds from, Camskill?

Yep....there was mention of another UK site cheaper for UK guys.....costs extra shipping to Eire.

I've never suffered with any slippyness in the damp with these. Perhaps they have a new compound?

Dunno, but they never filled me with confidence in the wet, always gave the feeling or about to break away. There's a couple of spots on my way home where the traction light would flash you tried to push on in wet/damp, on the Vred I haven't got it to happen.

Edited 7 April, 201016 yr by GAFF

Dunno, but they never filled me with confidence in the wet, always gave the feeling or about to break away. There's a couple of spots on my way home where the traction light would flash you tried to push on in wet/damp, on the Vred I haven't got it to happen.

As I said hot dry they are excellent and very sticky, wet roads they are good, that just damp or damp and cold surface that is slippery at the best of times they are hopeless and feel edgy like they will let go or spin up.

Standing water patches on them cause some major ASR action, which is never good. A move to nokian WR and then WR G2 and that went away and a move to conti PC2 and again no issue with the water.

So excellent dry weather tyre and a lot cheaper than many others and as long as you're aware you don't have that huge level of grip in damp and wet conditions they will be fine.

It's really a case of being sensible, driving to the conditions and slowing down when the weather isn't great.