Obviously with all the torque going through the front wheels there are times when putting the power down that the tyres struggle to find grip. We've had the VRS about 6 weeks so have a pretty good idea of the power delivery. Recently with the cold/wet/greasy roads when the turbo spools up the front tyres have something of a fall out with the road and it's scrabble time.

I know the front tyres are only a budget set (fullway), the garage fitted them when we bought the car. But the thing I'm wondering is whether medium/top branded tyres would give more grip? When it's this cold it's always going to be a struggle but will a £100 tyre remove or just reduce the problem. I know I can be more progressive with the throttle but it's entertaining when the torque hits

Undoubtedly yes. There is a profound difference budget- high end.

I have had some brand new tyres that were worse in the wet than completely bald goodriches!!! And they were alot worse!! I think budgets should be banned - they put motorist at risk, if your spinning up early, in an emergency stop your skidding early.

Oh dear,

In essance you are asking if a better, grippier performance tyre will be better than a cheap lesser quality and less grippier budget cheap tyre?

Think about it....

Oh dear,

In essance you are asking if a better, grippier performance tyre will be better than a cheap lesser quality and less grippier budget cheap tyre?

Think about it....

Assume thats another yes

Well you see lofty i have something that, seemingly some people dont...

Common sense, seems you have this aswell!

Lucky people!

Well you see lofty i have something that, seemingly some people dont...

Common sense, seems you have this aswell!

Lucky people!

Well quite. although, i find budget road tyres are actually better in the snow counterintuitive i know but the big tread gaps seem to work

Medals ahoy!! No, I'm asking if something like the rainsport 2 that everyone on here seems to rave about will be able to put the power down even on very greasy/slippery surfaces? I'm not driving around at 10/10ths so the only time I've noticed the lack of grip is a few times when pulling away briskly on cold wet roads. If I'd had the choice I wouldn't have had the budgets put on unfortunately that's what they fitted.

They will significantly improve things yes

Once it gets below about 6C then the softer rubber winter tyres will make a noticeable difference

So much more grip with my hankook winters

Medals ahoy!! No, I'm asking if something like the rainsport 2 that everyone on here seems to rave about will be able to put the power down even on very greasy/slippery surfaces? I'm not driving around at 10/10ths so the only time I've noticed the lack of grip is a few times when pulling away briskly on cold wet roads. If I'd had the choice I wouldn't have had the budgets put on unfortunately that's what they fitted.

Just fitted uniroyal rainsport 2 to the front of the missus' ibiza pd130 and she's noticed a huge improvement.

Good price at £78 fitted from tyretraders using discount code TG1

just swapped my Uniroyal RainExpert's to my winters (Good-Year Ultragrip 8's), getting slippage in first and occasionally second if I gun it from standstill WTF's that all about

Just fitted uniroyal rainsport 2 to the front of the missus' ibiza pd130 and she's noticed a huge improvement.

Good price at £78 fitted from tyretraders using discount code TG1

How do you get £78, what size were your misses'? Ive just done a search for 2x 215/40/17 using the code they work out at £108 each inc the discount??

Ibiza Sport uses 205/45/16 - same as Fabia vRS.

just swapped my Uniroyal RainExpert's to my winters (Good-Year Ultragrip 8's), getting slippage in first and occasionally second if I gun it from standstill WTF's that all about

I get that abit...........

........it's because the tyres have just come out of storage and have to "bed in" abit again as the rubber has been not used for 6months..........

I didn't get on with the rainsport 2's myself, so much so I won't fit another pair.

Eagle F1's for me

I get that abit...........

........it's because the tyres have just come out of storage and have to "bed in" abit again as the rubber has been not used for 6months..........

they'd better bloody bed in a bit sharpish then!

Rainsport 2s are not winter tyres though, they are a summer tyre!

http://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/generator/www/de/en/uniroyal/automobile/themes/02_summertyre/01_rainsport2/rainsport2_en.html

The winter ones have a soft compound for anything less that 7degrees c.

Good demo of cars on an ice rink with different tyres

Edited 12 December, 201213 yr by Dunkuk