I'm sick to death of not being able to get the power down in the slightest drizzle!

 

Can anyone advise on a decent set of tyres for damp to wet cause I'm constantly spinning the wheels!

and it makes you look silly!

 

I don't have a heavy foot haha! But when I do put some down, I wanna be confident to keep going and to be a tad braver in some corners!

 

Ideas are gratefully received! 

Uniroyal Rainsport 3. Never feels like a wet road in these, and great value

What car, what's currently fitted and do you have a budget? My go to choice is the Goodyear F1 Assymetric 2 but now superseded. I have 3s on the Superb now but only a couple of hundred miles under them so far.

Uniroyal Rainsport 3. Never feels like a wet road in these, and great value

Will definitely do some research! Cheers mate!

 

 

What car, what's currently fitted and do you have a budget? My go to choice is the Goodyear F1 Assymetric 2 but now superseded. I have 3s on the Superb now but only a couple of hundred miles under them so far.

Fabia VRS, MK1 - BLT Engine - Standard Everything (For the time being  )

Sorry, i currently have contis on it and as for budget, can't put a price on safety (:

Sorry, i currently have contis on it and as for budget, can't put a price on safety (:

How worn? Contis go from the "normal compound" to a hard sub-strait rubber at 3mm depth remaining.

I'm on Avon ZV5's, bit noisy but stick like the proverbial. 

Edited 8 November, 20169 yr by StevesTruck

How worn? Contis go from the "normal compound" to a hard sub-strait rubber at 3mm depth remaining.

Im on Average 2.5mm

 

 

I'm on Avon ZV5's, bit noisy but stick like the proverbial. 

I tend to steer clear of avon, had an accident with avons on my motorbike :(

Im on Average 2.5mm

 

 

I tend to steer clear of avon, had an accident with avons on my motorbike :(

Ah, that's your problem then. The Contis are worn out (and would actually be illegal in Germany, which is why the change of rubber occurs at 3mm; that's their depth limit).

 

I agree; it's years ago but a mate of mine had H rated Avons on a car capable of 109mph (source magazine test), and when he complained about sidewall cracking after 2_000 miles was told "it's because you're driving too fast".

Ah, that's your problem then. The Contis are worn out (and would actually be illegal in Germany, which is why the change of rubber occurs at 3mm; that's their depth limit).

 

I agree; it's years ago but a mate of mine had H rated Avons on a car capable of 109mph (source magazine test), and when he complained about sidewall cracking after 2_000 miles was told "it's because you're driving too fast".

Learn something new everyday! Didn't know that!

And really? Thought they were more "reputable" than to say something like that!

 

Any compensation towards the tyres?

Learn something new everyday! Didn't know that!

And really? Thought they were more "reputable" than to say something like that!

 

Any compensation towards the tyres?

HTH.

 

As for the Avons, he got his money back after threatening to get Avon a free advert in "Motoring News" and on the "Daily Record" consumer affairs page (the journalist who wrote same was a neighbour of mine, so we could be certain he'd use the material).

HTH.

 

As for the Avons, he got his money back after threatening to get Avon a free advert in "Motoring News" and on the "Daily Record" consumer affairs page (the journalist who wrote same was a neighbour of mine, so we could be certain he'd use the material).

 

Cheers Mate!

 

And ha! Fair play! - its true what they say, Its who you know, not what you know!

Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas...

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or Pilot Super Sport...

Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas...

These would be my choice. Amazing in the summer months and are very good (IMO) in the wet. Only downfall is that they're on the soft side, so I go through them in about 10-12k miles if I don't rotate them.

Edited 8 November, 20169 yr by jars

As it's 205/45/16 on the Furby it does limit choices.

Don't think you can go wrong with GY F1 Assymetric 2 or 3, Michelin PS4 or Uniroyal RainSport3.

From various reports the Uniroyal's are cheaper but they don't last as long, so overall it doesn't save you much.

Evo tyre test had Continued SportContact6 first with Yoko Advan 105 and GYF1A3 joint second. This and the Autobild tests are the tyre tests I trust.

Only downfall is that they're on the soft side, so I go through them in about 10-12k miles if I don't rotate them.

I had several different tyres in the 10 years I owned my previous Audi RS4 (2006-2016):

- Pirelli Pzero Rosso; lasted 9000 miles, had an appalling lack of grip in the dry and were verging on dangerous in the wet (even with quattro)

- Goodyear F1 Assymettric; lasted 12000 miles, good grip and ride, best rim protection and quietest ride

- Michelin Pilot Sport 2; lasted 14000 miles, excellent grip and ride, slightly noisier than the F1s

-Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta; lasted 18000 miles, soft sidewalls meant initial turn-in was lacking, cheapest but a good budget choice

- Michelin Pilot Super Sport, lasted 1400 miles, best grip and ride, slightly noisier than the PS2

 

My point is that the Vredesteins lasted longer than any other tyre I used.

Edited 8 November, 20169 yr by PetrolDave

As it's 205/45/16 on the Furby it does limit choices.

Don't think you can go wrong with GY F1 Assymetric 2 or 3, Michelin PS4 or Uniroyal RainSport3.

From various reports the Uniroyal's are cheaper but they don't last as long, so overall it doesn't save you much.

Evo tyre test had Continued SportContact6 first with Yoko Advan 105 and GYF1A3 joint second. This and the Autobild tests are the tyre tests I trust.

My big issue with Evo and Autobild tests is that they're all done on new tyres. This is no guarantee of half-worm performance (or, as upthread, at or just below the German legal limit).

I had several different tyres in the 10 years I owned my previous Audi RS4 (2006-2016):

- Pirelli Pzero Rosso; lasted 9000 miles, had an appalling lack of grip in the dry and were verging on dangerous in the wet (even with quattro)

- Goodyear F1 Assymettric; lasted 12000 miles, good grip and ride, best rim protection and quietest ride

- Michelin Pilot Sport 2; lasted 14000 miles, excellent grip and ride, slightly noisier than the F1s

-Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta; lasted 18000 miles, soft sidewalls meant initial turn-in was lacking, cheapest but a good budget choice

- Michelin Pilot Super Sport, lasted 1400 miles, best grip and ride, slightly noisier than the PS2

My point is that the Vredesteins lasted longer than any other tyre I used.

I assume the 4 wheel drive system helped with understeer, whereas my very nose heavy front wheel drive derv doesn't and munched them.

Always good to have a different perspective.

Edited 8 November, 20169 yr by jars

I assume the 4 wheel drive system helped with understeer, whereas my very nose heavy front wheel drive derv doesn't and munched them.

Always good to have a different perspective.

Don't forget the RS4 had a large 4.2 litre V8 at the front so it too was an understeerer - it certainly munched the front tyres far quicker than the rear tyres. When the fronts were down to 3mm the rears would typically still be at 5mm.

I had several different tyres in the 10 years I owned my previous Audi RS4 (2006-2016):

- Pirelli Pzero Rosso; lasted 9000 miles, had an appalling lack of grip in the dry and were verging on dangerous in the wet (even with quattro)

- Goodyear F1 Assymettric; lasted 12000 miles, good grip and ride, best rim protection and quietest ride

- Michelin Pilot Sport 2; lasted 14000 miles, excellent grip and ride, slightly noisier than the F1s

-Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta; lasted 18000 miles, soft sidewalls meant initial turn-in was lacking, cheapest but a good budget choice

- Michelin Pilot Super Sport, lasted 1400 miles, best grip and ride, slightly noisier than the PS2

 

My point is that the Vredesteins lasted longer than any other tyre I used.

 

 

After reading up, Definitely think i'm going to get the vredesteins!

excuse to purchase new rims too 

My big issue with Evo and Autobild tests is that they're all done on new tyres. This is no guarantee of half-worm performance (or, as upthread, at or just below the German legal limit).

Better than some person on a tyre review site who raves about some cheap tat they've fitted. I don't know of any tyre reviews that discuss the long term performance. Evo in their long termers do discuss tyre performance.

I'm not a fan of the Sesstanas. I had a set on a mk2 Octavia estate and they lasted 7000 miles before needing replacement. Hankook v12 evo that followed was a much better tyre imo.

Hankook v12 evo2 is available in mk1 16" size

In my big heavy diesels, past and present, Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta have always been long lasting and sure footed in any weather except snow and are my go to tyre when I need new ones unless Michelin PS3's are on offer at Costco. Not much difference between them in performance but the Michelin's last a bit longer and have a bigger rim protector. For the price of the Vredestein's not much comes close.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/91856/tyre-reviews-best-car-tyres-2016