Hunting for new tyres

[lfcrule1972]

:bow: cyclone :bow:

I always bow to your knowledge cyclone, I also look for your advice when searching the forum as it's always worth my time to read it Gonna go now as it sounds like I have a man-crush on you lol

[cyclone]

I have a man-crush on you

Hmm...... going to have to have a talk with your Dad about you.

[lfcrule1972]

Nice editing lol I live by Dad's motto - 'Don't knock it until you've tried it'

[Joeauger]

I had to replace my front left on the weekend. £125 from Kwik Fit.
Seems to look simular to the bridgestone's. Can't really tell the difference between the two when driving.
Tyre is a tyre to me really.

[Jimbob]

Nice editing lol I live by Dad's motto - 'Don't knock it until you've tried it'

And always try knocking it as well.........

JB

ps I don't have a man crush on Cyclone.

[Jimbob]

I have noticed that since I switched from Michelin Energy Savers to Bridgestone my MPG has suffered.

With the same driving style over a long period it has gone from 59 mpg to 55 mpg. Not a lot but significant and consistent.

JB

[lfcrule1972]

Mine are Pilot Exalto's and came fitted as standard on both my DS3s

[pmatil]

What pressure do you keep in your summer/winter tyres? The tyre shop guy said that on the summer potenzas, 3 bar is standard. Citroen recommends 2.4 bar on both summer and winter tyres but obviously that's too low.

[Jimbob]

I go with Citroen's recommendations.
Surely they are well thought out?

JB

[pmatil]

With low profile tyres under 2.5 bar is too low. The car just handles so much better. And I trust the tyre professionals over Citroen

[Jimbob]

Have we moved from "the tyre shop guy" to "tyre professionals"?

My experience of tyre shop guys in the UK is such that I wouldn't trust most of them with a spent match!

JB

[Bigfeet]

Just a point of note guys that there is a difference between 'Winter' and 'Snow' tyres, for most parts folks tend to only need 'Winter' tyres and they are well worth the investment. Best advice would be to shell out for a couple of steels for the Winter tyres to go onto and just swap when the weather changes.

Need more convincing?

Look at it this way, would you go walking out in the snow while wearing sandals?

[Jimbob]

Look at it this way, would you go walking out in the snow while wearing sandals?

Jesus did!

JB

[lfcrule1972]

Great point, well made !

[Berty]

That's an understatement from what ive read, the phrase "use these in the wet and you will die" comes up a few times on a Google. I looked at the T1-Rs but dismissed them for some reason, I think it was lack of availability in my area.

I had TR-1's on my old MG TF, absolutely lethal in rain, ice, snow etc.