Avon or Conti's

[The Big Yin]

Time to replace the two front tyres ive not been impressed with the rubbish Barum's that where on before after ringing round have a couple of choices

Sticing to the original 185 55 15 size

First choice is Avon ZV5 £57 fitted
Second is Conti Sport Contact 2 £60 fitted
Third was Toyo T1R £58 fitted but i dont want to have to replace them in 6 months time as they are on the front with a big diesel lump above and dont wear too well in normal circumstances


Anybody have experience of the above ?

 

[Triki]

Conti.....end of.

 

[The Big Yin]

Conti.....end of.

And your reason for this is ........ ????

I want to know from people who have or tried one of the above tyres and can supply feedback to base my decision on

Thanks

 

[BioHzrd]

Ask alan bout Avons sure he hated them !

 

[treemanx]

I've got Avons, there what came on the car. Can't really comment to be honest nothing to compare them too but I'm not impressed really. Had some Eagle F1's on my old Fiesta Zetec-S and they were very grippy as were Toyo's

 

[cat171]

I've had avons on a clio before (albeit, avon zv1's & zv3's) tbh I didn't like them at all.

 

[172cupwizard]

Try some Yoko S-Lines, good grippy tires

 

[The Big Yin]

not too fussed about grippy soft compounds i drive a 65 bhp dci lol want a good combination tyre that gives good grip in the wet and dry with good wear

Thanks for the comments so far

Alan sweetcheeks pm on way later

 

[Djw John]

195/50/15 ftw my fife friend

 

[Jonff]

Never tried Avons but the conti sports I had on my previous Cup were great even when they were starting to get knackered they still gripped well.

 

[Daniel]

I would Go with Conti's.

I had Avons on my M3 (Came with them) and they were pap!

 

[The Big Yin]

195/50/15 ftw my fife friend

Yeah John I know you'll be pleased to know a set of 4 uniroyal rainsport 2's in 195 50 are getting fitted at the weekend

 

[Derelict-UK]

not too fussed about grippy soft compounds i drive a 65 bhp dci lol want a good combination tyre that gives good grip in the wet and dry with good wear

Goodyear Hydragrip? they are in your price range and have good wet and dry grip

195/50R15 82V GOODYEAR HYDRAGRIP £ 55.70 fitted from best buy tyres

 

[MarcoB]

Contis are shite, wear quickly and perish in the same time.

 

[The Big Yin]

Goodyear Hydragrip? they are in your price range and have good wet and dry grip

195/50R15 82V GOODYEAR HYDRAGRIP £ 55.70 fitted from best buy tyres

Thanks Mate that where i bought the Uniroyals from - the Uniroyals get great reviews on the net i just decided to get them

Have you used bestbuytyres before ? Any good not getting them fitted til Friday

 

[Triki]

And your reason for this is ........ ????

I want to know from people who have or tried one of the above tyres and can supply feedback to base my decision on

Thanks

Having used both on various vehicles.
Avon are poor especially in the wet, and hardly grip when dry. Seem to wear ok though.
Conti's have been fantastic in everyway, given that though they to tend to wear quicker.
So if your intention is to stay alive as opposed to worrying about replacing tyres sooner. It would be the Conti's for me everytime.

 

[JD]

Contis all the way. When I changed my wheels from 15 standard to 16 sport alloys, the difference in grip in the wet was very noticeable. Had P6000 on my 15s and have stuck with however many pairs of Contis on my 16s.

 

[micallef1990]

i had toyo's on the front a few months ago, i have avon zv5s now and they perform fine in all conditions.

 

[alex-avfc]

How are you getting on with those Rainsports?

Just had a set of 4 195/50's fitted to my gf's 206, they look the business

 

[theduck]

I refuse to drive cars wearing avons. Scary tyres!

 

[The Big Yin]

How are you getting on with those Rainsports?

Just had a set of 4 195/50's fitted to my gf's 206, they look the business

Grip in the wet is fantastic as is the dry only downside to the tyre is the tyrewall is a bit soft when doing a hard change of direction but this is rarely an issue so far i am exeptionally happy with them