Do you still have a Subie in your family, Daniel? What type/brand of tires are you running now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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Do you still have a Subie in your family, Daniel? What type/brand of tires are you running now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
We do yes. I keep on meaning to book it into the blasters to get the rust sorted out..... Currently it's got 2 Vredesetin Sportrac's up front, a Conti Premium Contact 2 and some Infinity thing on the back. Had 2 Conti's but Caroline picked up a puncture from an absolutely massive masonry bolt! :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I had a set of Falkens (couldn't tell you the model number) on the rear of my old MR2 once went through them in about 7000 miles :eek: Needless to say the next time I had to get new tyres I went for cheapy Nankangs, lasted for ages and you just had to alter your driving style a bit (e.g gentle with the loud pedal in the wet or be ready for a bit of opposite lock). Besides being cheaper I actually enjoyed the Nankangs more, I knew they were a bit loose but could be smooth enough that it wasn't a problem. Might have been a bit different in the snow, but then a RWD car is always going to be lively in snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Mounted the winter rims on the swagger-wagon on Sunday, just in time for the 15cms that fell in the last couple of days :s
Good deal. Not to go off-topic, but I want another Subie so bad it's not funny. I didn't realize they stopped making the Baja when I was looking for a late model used Baja. I think 2006 was the last year. :( On something like a utilitarian, but fun, Baja, I think a decent touring or maybe even a mid-grade all-season would be just fine. On that, I would be looking for long tread life as opposed to all-out performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
As Mr. Jan mentioned above, Falken high performance tires tend not to last all that long compared to a harder tire - I assume he had all seasons, as Falken makes all variety of tires. But then again, no all season tire is going to last very long if you run it year round. A fellow I know who had an earlier model NSX went through a set of Pirelli V or Z rated summer tires in 5K miles!!! I think he had some sort of medical problem with his right foot that may have contributed to that though. ;) The Bridgestone RE92's that came on my car didn't last as long as the first set of Falkens, and they became worn enough to notice a difference within 14K miles. I can usually get about 20K from Falkens. I'm OK with that. The problem with the Bridgestones, in addition to not being all that grippy, was also the price. The Falkens are less than $90/tire. The price on the Bridgerocks was close to $280/tire even back in '06 or so! :eek:
Funny thing is that the Bridgestone Potenza's on my car have lasted really well. If not for the fact that the dealer messed up the tracking which meant the car murdered the fronts in 3k miles after having some warranty work done, I'd still have originals on the front and they'd have made it to 40k miles easy. I think tyres differ greatly between the US and the rest of the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Utilitarian cars are fun :) I bought this a bit over a month ago not sure if I want to keep it or sell it on for a profit in the winter if the weather hits. 4x4 Panda's go for silly money when the white stuff falls :) http://oi49.tinypic.com/2dhgoyr.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Had to drive the car today as the guy who was supposed to pick me up had summer tyres on and couldn't get out of his neighborhood. Good thing he didn't, it was pretty slippery the whole day and it would be stupid to end up in a ditch as some of the care free spirits did today.
One of the garage's here had quite a few customers, four hour waiting in the peak time. :D
I changed my tyres in the nick of time couple of days ago. It was much nicer to leave work after nightshift when there was semiwinter in the morning. I have Nokia Hakkapeliitta 5 and I've been very happy with them.
To make a long story short… I’ve recently replaced my previous ~10 year old Hyundai POS with a new 2013 Hyundai ~POS for which I’m now in search of winter ti(y)res.
A local tire shop has recommended these, at a really good price:
CHAMPIRO ICEPRO - GT Radial Canada
I've never heard of this rubber brand before. Does anyone know anything about it? :s