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by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 4:37 pm

Does anyone know if paul nolan does tyres? i have the nct next week, need two new front tyres, and the rear droplink bushes are shot, i've ordered a set of bushes from Camskill but need the tyres and wanted to get the lot tracked and aligned!

by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 4:41 pm

sorry meant dave mc cann

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:52 pm

Just on the subject of Tyres - check out the performance tyre test on this weeks Autocar - Goodyear F1 wins again. Good all-round tyre. Pirelli P Zero and Bridgestone S03 have also fared well in recent tyre tests I have seen.

Unusual situation with UK - Ireland tyre prices. Goodyear F1 seems to be more expensive than Pirelli P Zero and Bridgestone S03 in UK yet is a far cheaper tyre than either in Ireland - so it seems to make even more sense on this side on the pond.

by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:57 pm

i don;t really mind what i get, well eagles or something different, i only had the front ones 11 months and they were toyo T1s. granted the rear ones are ok.

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:00 pm

If you're just getting 2 tyres then better off to stick to whats already on the car - Toyo proxes are a v good choice on an FTO in any case.

by **soc** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:01 pm

Dave wrote:i don;t really mind what i get, well eagles or something different, i only had the front ones 11 months and they were toyo T1s. granted the rear ones are ok.

dave mccann does tyres - he had a whole lot in stock when I was there with the FTO - not sure what makes though.

by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:01 pm

eagles would more or less be the same, the toyo obviously don;t have a great wear on them, 11 months and around say 18000 miles! not the best in my opinion!

by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:03 pm

i've sent over an email to Dave either way so hopefully he'll reply, i'm waiting on the bushes either way so it'll be next week before i get her done!

by **soc** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:04 pm

Dave wrote:eagles would more or less be the same, the toyo obviously don;t have a great wear on them, 11 months and around say 18000 miles! not the best in my opinion!

Wow, 18000 miles in 11 months - you must do some amount of driving. I had a set of Toyo's on my old GS for about 10 months and they were still nearly perfect - do I sense a heavy right foot or am I just a complete wuss :-)

by **Dave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:09 pm

yeah a lot of mileage alright, newbridge to crumlin everyday and the odd heavy foot but nothing too major, i am right in thinking that this is not a great return on tyres!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:36 pm

Dave wrote:eagles would more or less be the same, the toyo obviously don;t have a great wear on them, 11 months and around say 18000 miles! not the best in my opinion!

Sounds about right to me - I'm not doing so much mileage these days - but I had done 35K miles a year over the past 3 years in the Racing Puma and the FTO GR Tip and I went through 2 sets of Eagle F1's and 2 sets of Pirelli P Zero Neros, 2 sets of Pirelli P7000's and a set of Bridgestones. Averages out at about a set every 16-18K miles. I tend to swap the tyres over every time I do an alignment check hence they wear evenly and I replace them a set at a time rather than 1 or 2 at a time. I've had no punctures at all over the past few years and I guess this helps as you don't end up with one good tyre and 3 bald ones.

If you're buying performance tyres - they will have a softer compound - - if you want a balance then go with something like Bridgestone RE720's or similar.

by **soc** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:43 pm

Myfeckin FTO wrote:
Dave wrote:eagles would more or less be the same, the toyo obviously don;t have a great wear on them, 11 months and around say 18000 miles! not the best in my opinion!

Sounds about right to me - I'm not doing so much mileage these days - but I had done 35K miles a year over the past 3 years in the Racing Puma and the FTO GR Tip and I went through 2 sets of Eagle F1's and 2 sets of Pirelli P Zero Neros, 2 sets of Pirelli P7000's and a set of Bridgestones. Averages out at about a set every 16-18K miles.

So I'm deffo a wuss then - I've always gotten about 22-25K miles out of my tyres (even when I had the 205 gti)..... I doubt I'll make those figures with the golf though - it's wheelspin city when I turn the traction control off. Can't image what it would be like with 50bhp and 60lb/ft torque extra

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:09 am

anyone got a number for Dave McCann?

by **kevinod** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:40 am

Got 2 Dunlop S3000s on the front wheels on my GR, seem good enough although I don't have them long so can't vouch for their longevity.

Saw someone mentione www.eiretyres.com, and www.bantrytyres.com tend to be good enough pricewise in my experience.

Kev.

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:44 am

yeah i used eire tyres before but they took too long to deliver considering i actually have the test next week.

still need that number if anyone has it... :roll:

by **soc** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:29 am

Dave wrote:yeah i used eire tyres before but they took too long to deliver considering i actually have the test next week.

still need that number if anyone has it...

Lifted from www.yellowpages.ie :-)

8202221

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:37 am

thanks shane! i should have those prices for you today!

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:11 pm

anyone know of Avon ZZ3's? Dave reckons they are a good tyre!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:29 pm

Dave wrote:anyone know of Avon ZZ3's? Dave reckons they are a good tyre!

No personal experience with these tyres but they are a v good quality performance tyre. You won't be disappointed with them - thats for sure.
Should be in a similar ballpark performance and price wise to the F1 Eagles - what price have you been quoted for these as a matter of interest :?:

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:39 pm

well the eagle F1s were coming in at mad money, they were 210 or something like that, and Eire Tyres were quoting 177 or something but i;d still have to get them fitted! the ZZ3' come in at 180 fitted and he's doing the bushes for me as well! i'll get the car aligned and should come in around 400 or so for the lot! Dave recommended them as being a good tyre so i wanted to give someting different a shot so why not!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:50 pm

Dave wrote:well the eagle F1s were coming in at mad money, they were 210 or something like that, and Eire Tyres were quoting 177 or something but i;d still have to get them fitted! the ZZ3' come in at 180 fitted and he's doing the bushes for me as well! i'll get the car aligned and should come in around 400 or so for the lot! Dave recommended them as being a good tyre so i wanted to give someting different a shot so why not!

Surprised at the Eagle F1 money - but then again you do have 18's on your car. I paid €145 per tyre last year for F1's - 215/40 on 17's.

I would go with the ZZ3's at that money - It would be interesting to see how you find them. Not too dissimilar to the thread pattern on the toyo's either. I'd say the wear rate will be quite similar to the Toyos as well - the ZZ3's are pretty sticky - hence softer compound = more wear.

by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:56 pm

yeah that's what Dave was saying he said the thread is very similar to the Toyo and Eagles, but i'm running on 225/40/18's, little bit more rubber but you pay for what you get these days!
might be a good idea to stick a poll up and get peoples opinions on the best tyres they've used.

by **soc** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:20 pm

Dave wrote:yeah that's what Dave was saying he said the thread is very similar to the Toyo and Eagles, but i'm running on 225/40/18's, little bit more rubber but you pay for what you get these days!
might be a good idea to stick a poll up and get peoples opinions on the best tyres they've used.

Don't camskill recommend the Avons ? You see a lot of the UK boys are running them these days.

18's are pretty expensive by the sounds of things..... I can see my 18" RS4's (or BBS CH's) slowly slipping away :cry:

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:07 pm

Dave,

Did you get those Avons :?:

If so - how have you found them?

by **Dave** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:10 pm

getting them fitted tomorrow along with some bushes so i'll post up then! touch wood they are decent. :shock:

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