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View Poll Results: What tyres would you choose for my usage
Kumho Ecsta KU39 (I previously had these on my WRX wheels) 0 0%
Toyo Proxes CF2 1 5.56%
Continental Sport Contact 5 1 5.56%
Dunlop SP SportMax RT 2 0 0%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 12 66.67%
Other (please add a comment) 5 27.78%
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Old 13-12-2016, 04:57 PM
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Default Best tyres for standard Sti 17" wheels - poll

Your valued opinions wanted!

I'm going to get some new tyres, which for my usage will be:
about 7000 miles per year
mostly A and B road
in the south of England
some longer motorway journeys 2~3 times a year
occasional track time 2~3 times a year
need to carry the family on the longer trips (and some short ones)

I don't really want to spend more than ~£400 including fitting.

Wheels are standard 5x100 PCD STi wheels, on an '05 non-widetrack wagon. 225/45/R17 is the size I am looking at, and the poll is from the search results on blackcircles.com for under £100 per corner (fitted).

Your votes/comments please!
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Goodyear Eagle F1 AS3 out of that list for me.

Or.... Vredestein Sessanta. Great tyre on the road and served me well on track too.
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Eagle F1 AS3 for me everytime, plan to change the tyres on my new STI for these.
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I'd get these ����
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details...l-zr#125714890



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I currently have Vredesteins on mine and have been my choice for a few years now, good tyre for the price and handle most conditions well, mine have done a few laps of the ring too.

I know Steve has pictures of his car on a very moist track day with Vredesteins on, I believe they did ok there too.

I will be going to the Eagle F1 AS3's next, have heard great things about them and understand they are meant to be pretty capable on the odd track day too.
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Old 13-12-2016, 08:16 PM
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Uniroyal rain sport 3's are very good wet and dry
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I know Steve has pictures of his car on a very moist track day with Vredesteins on, I believe they did ok there too.
They certainly did, handled the standing water at speed with no issues
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As a complete aside, what's up with the statistics in the poll?!?!
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As a complete aside, what's up with the statistics in the poll?!?!
Hah, now there's a funny bug in vBulletin. Its a poll where you can select multiple choices, and I ticked two boxes (AS3's and 'Other') as I'd also recommend the Vredesteins.

So technically 100% of the voters ticked the Goodyear AS3 box.... but yes it looks weird!

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Eagle AS3 are not rated as good as AS2, If I had to buy another set of road rubber right now and couldn't get Asymmetric 2's and didn't have dedicated track rubber, wanted best of both worlds then I would be looking at splashing that little bit extra on Michelin pilot super sports at 215 or PS4s as CJ said above.,

Who is actually running on asym3's (not 2's)?

Though you could easily make Cup2's last 7k at your size for £119 a corner its an incredible bargain and would offer massive grip gains over the tyres you've listed.

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Now you mention it, I have Asym 2 on the FSTi and Impreza.

Wasn't sure there was a particular difference, hence my vote!
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I have AS3s...


...but they're on the Passat so doesn't count.
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Vredestein Sessanta gets my vote. I've had a couple of sets of them now and always performed well on the road: and in all conditions.
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Thanks everyone. Think I will probably go with the Eagles, as the 3 version has been in the top one or two of some magazine tyre tests this year, and seems to be a decent price/performance ratio. The Eagle AS2 version is pretty much universally recommended on Scoob forums etc, and I doubt that the newer version is worse.

Have struggled to find Vredesteins under £100 fitted but if anyone has a link, could go for them too. Having said that, this looks a bit scary:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm
Michelin Pilot Sport 4s are under my price limit, but Cups are not. Will chat to the tyre shop and see what they think too.

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Another vote for Eagles. I found they offered the best of both worlds and whilst not offering the ultimate (dry) grip of the Potenza's, the car was a far more pleasant place to be in with on theeagles. Softer and no tramlining. I must be getting old!.
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michelin pss you get what you pay for..agree with dave on the f1 ass 2's though...were great on the megane
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Have struggled to find Vredesteins under £100 fitted but if anyone has a link, could go for them too. Having said that, this looks a bit scary:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm
Not seen that issue with Vredestein before but its not the Sessantas which are the ones i'd go for. I've been looking for tyres in the same size as you (225/45/17) for the wife's Peugeot 308 diesel and the cheapest i've found them is:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s16p1..._Noise%3A_67dB
Then add £12-15 per corner for fitting at a garage of your choice.

But having said that, for the daily driver, i'm going with these for the wife:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s16p1..._Noise%3A_71dB

Absolute bargain at £48/corner imo.
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They are a bargain at £48. £65 a corner for the same tyre in a 215/40/17, that will teach me to have odd size tyres on the Scoob.
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Thanks everyone. Think I will probably go with the Eagles, as the 3 version has been in the top one or two of some magazine tyre tests this year, and seems to be a decent price/performance ratio. The Eagle AS2 version is pretty much universally recommended on Scoob forums etc, and I doubt that the newer version is worse.

Have struggled to find Vredesteins under £100 fitted but if anyone has a link, could go for them too. Having said that, this looks a bit scary:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm
Michelin Pilot Sport 4s are under my price limit, but Cups are not. Will chat to the tyre shop and see what they think too.

Cheers!


Goodyear have cheapened the production process with the Eagle Asym3, and I've read a couple of folks moving from 2's to 3s to be disappointed, but I'm sure they are still a good tyre.
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http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s16p1..._Noise%3A_71dB

Absolute bargain at £48/corner imo.
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They are a bargain at £48.
Well, spoke too soon. Camskills prices jump all over the place it seems... had 4 in the basket ready to checkout at £48/corner, went to sort dinner, watched an hour of tv, came back upstairs with my wallet to buy them and price is now £56/corner

I'll hold out until they go back down i think....
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Aren't the Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas now discontinued?

I thought the Vorti was the replacement.
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Thanks again everyone. I've ordered some Eagle Asymm 3s, being fitted next week (£78/corner), will let you know how they feel - can't be worse than what's fitted at the moment!
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Hi folks,

Got the Goodyears fitted yesterday, and it feels like I've got my car back! The cheapo tyres that came with my STi wheels were truly awful, especially in damp conditions, and I had little confidence in cornering. Only one drive home from work on the new Eagle AS3s and it was damp (not raining), but had fantastic grip and cornering ability. Looking forward to some fun roads in Cornwall over Xmas too, as long as I can park the wife somewhere so she doesn't get too scared!

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Aren't the Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas now discontinued?

I thought the Vorti was the replacement.
Don't think so? They're still listed on Vredestein's website...

Held out for a few more days and Camskill's pricing on the Rainsport 3's dropped down to £48 again so 4 of those are now sitting in the porch for the wife. I won't go into the obvious jokes about buying her rubber for christmas
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Getting these put on the r next year cheapest ive seen


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What size are you running on the type r?
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Don't think so? They're still listed on Vredestein's website...
Think I read it here when I was looking at tyres for the Foz. May be they misinformed me!

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vr...c-Sessanta.htm
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what size are you running on the type r?
215/35/18
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They are £80 each on there as already checked .
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