Which Tyres?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Vauxhall Astra?

No.... but you got a problem with that?

[The Spartan]

No.... but you got a problem with that?

Not at all I recognise the tyre size as that's what I drive at the moment, hopefully not for much longer though as it's served it's purpose.

[Mich the Tester]

Vauxhall Astra?

Not at all I recognise the tyre size as that's what I drive at the moment, hopefully not for much longer though as it's served it's purpose.

What on earth could have been the purpose of a Vauxhall Astra?

Incognito dogging car?

[Damon]

Hehe nearly a forum fight!

Quoting tyre sizes reminds me of the last set of tyres I ordered from a garage...16 inch front and 17 inch rears confused the **** out of the garage

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Not at all I recognise the tyre size as that's what I drive at the moment, hopefully not for much longer though as it's served it's purpose.

ah ok - fair enough. I guess if it is cheap to run and you use it for work then it makes sense. Mine is a Golf TDI.... gets me 600 miles for the tank and perfect for my current gig (124 mile round trip).

[The Spartan]

What on earth could have been the purpose of a Vauxhall Astra?

It was cheap and reliable it's just a shame it is petrol, I'm hoping to pick up an MG ZT this weekend with any luck

[The Spartan]

ah ok - fair enough. I guess if it is cheap to run and you use it for work then it makes sense. Mine is a Golf TDI.... gets me 600 miles for the tank and perfect for my current gig (124 mile round trip).

Now that's what I'm after in terms of mileage

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Now that's what I'm after in terms of mileage

I hear the newer Golf does even more 800+ easily....

[bobspud]

Bollocks

From Autocar -

The magazine tested wet handling and braking, dry handling and braking and aquaplaning, plus a high-speed test at the Contidrom test centre in Hannover. Senior tester Jamie Corstorphine summed up with: We expected the bargain tyres in this test to fall short of the Continental, but we were not prepared for just how poorly some performed.

The results are shocking. To get the full test results you'll need to buy autocar this month, but the results from the wet braking speak for themselves:

Continental: 31.7 metres
Nankang: 33.8 metres
GT Radial: 35.8 metres
Wanli, Triangle and Linglongs: 40.2 metres

But if you are keeping to Highway Code Stopping distances they would all be ok. Its only if you want to cut your own safety distance that you might be in trouble. I was using Vredestien sesantas (sp?) at over £180 a corner on my Saab Aero when they had worn out I changed to some tyres that a Saab specialist was selling. They were £55 plus the Vat and fantastic I managed 25k on them and still drove quite enjoyably.

The new car has Perrelli rosso daft bastards on and I really don't have the guts or stupidity to go round bends faster than I did in the Saab. the new ones are £324 per corner…

[Peoplesoft bloke]

But if you are keeping to Highway Code Stopping distances they would all be ok.

Except you also need to be able to stop if a prat pulls out without looking or dog/cat/tiger/donkey/child walks out in front. In any of those cases, having bought el cheapo Chinese tyres to save a few quid and therefore not being able to stop (albeit not your fault someone else did something stupid) might be painful.

EDIT - BTW not suggesting your Vredesteins were what I'd call "hedgefinders" but the cheapo ones are dangerous. I tested this theory one by buying a car with brand new "Chongdonkey" (can't remember the actual name) tyres on the front. After a couple of months I concluded they were dangerous and got some Michelins fitted.