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Which Tyre?

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  • 25-08-2007 12:42am
    #1
    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭


    Haven't had the best of look with tyres recently, everything I've got has worn really quickly. For MK2 Mondeo with 15" alloys (195/50/15). Currently considering:

    Toyo Proxes TR-1
    Bridgestone Turanza
    Uniroyle rallye 550

    Looking for experiences and open to suggestions. Not into highspeed performance etc., want a tyre that with last a few miles.

    Tnx in advnc


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Early MkII Mondeos are known for excessive tyre wear.
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    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Ah ok, thanks for the heads up but dosen't help with the choice. Anyways, its not an early MKII its the last year they made.


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    wingnut wrote:
    its not an early MKII its the last year they made.

    Ahh right, tyre wear is not an issue with the later MkII.

    What prices are the tyres your list?
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    commited
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    I had the Toyo's - great tyres, but wear quickly.


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    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    I switched from Pirrelli to Bridgestone because I was told they would wear better. But they look crap in comparison. The Pirrellis had a lovely square profile.


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    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Yeah I love the look of the Perelli p6000's but they get bad reviews generally. The tyres I am looking at in general are around €60 each give or take from Eiretyres. I can get four of them fitted and balanced locally for €30.


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I had very good wear & grip from a set of Yokahama A539s a couple of years back. (195/65R15)


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    E92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭E92


    Mk2 Mondeos didn't have 15 inch tyres. It was 16 inches minimum. So the tyres in question are incorrect.

    In any case, the Bridgestone Turanzas would get my vote. My old pair's Avensis had them and they got over 35,000 miles from them. They now have Pirelli P6000's on them, and they are noiser and less comfortable than the Turanzas they replaced.


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    commited wrote:
    I had the Toyo's - great tyres, but wear quickly.
    My T1-R's seem to be wearing at the normal rate


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    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Correction - Tyre size is 195/60/15


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    Andrewf20
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Tyres have a wear rating on the sidewall. The higher the number, the longer they should last. See here for more details.

    http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyres-ratings-nhtsa/tyre-wear-ratings.htm


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,239 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I have Toyo Proxes T1-R tyres at the moment. They are a very good tyre but I don't think they will wear that long. They are a soft compound tyre and are designed for great grip rather than longativity imo.

    If you want a long wearing tyre you probably need to look at hard compound tyres. Maybe something like the Vreidestein Ultratrac.


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