New tyre choice (182)

[Rhys182]

Need four new tyres on my 182 and i'm either getting the standard fit PE2's for £343 (inc. VAT,fitting and balancing) or Goodyear F1's for £300 all in. I've searched hard to get these prices which I know are very competitive.

My problem is do I spend the extra £43 and go for PE2's again or try something new and save a bit of cash. I've only had PE2's on my 182 but I know f1's are also highly rated.

 

[polarbert]

I don't know all that much about tyres, but if I wasn't getting PE2s I would definately get the F1s. The F1's will wear quicker than the PE2s though.

 

[Rhys182]

Is that from personal experience mate? I have really got on with the PE2's but I thought they wore quite quickly so really don't want anything worse from that area.

 

[seb]

i found pe'2 to wear well. everyone drives different mind. where did you get yr quotes from? i'd stick with pe'2 personally. good tyre

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

i found pe'2 to wear well. everyone drives different mind. where did you get yr quotes from? i'd stick with pe'2 personally. good tyre

Absolutely right mate, I didn;t like the F1's when I switched to those a while back and went back to Contis which although are quite hard, are a good tyre for the price imo.

Jut replaced them with PE2's in the 205 wide allround. Feel a lot stickier, sure the 'ring will help me judge more

 

[Rhys182]

Just ordered the F1's, can't beat the price for 205 45 16's anywhere (most places have been £100+ a corner!). Just hope they don't wear to quickly.

Ordered from Harris Bros. They are in swansea, but don't think they are a chain or anything, they have 3 branches in swansea so have that market wrapped up.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

That's very cheap. Best price I could get fitted for the PE2's was 95 each! Hence being on contis for so long, my tyre man does them for 60!

 

[Bennigin]

who's the tyre man??

 

[Fletcher]

Need four new tyres on my 182 and i'm either getting the standard fit PE2's for £343 (inc. VAT,fitting and balancing) or Goodyear F1's for £300 all in. I've searched hard to get these prices which I know are very competitive.

My problem is do I spend the extra £43 and go for PE2's again or try something new and save a bit of cash. I've only had PE2's on my 182 but I know f1's are also highly rated.

How many miles did you get out of your old PE2's?

 

[Englebert]

It's always worth checking with your local tyre shop, if you factor in fitting they're normally as cheap if you haggle.

 

[Rhys182]

How many miles did you get out of your old PE2's?

I bought the car with 11500 miles and assume the tyres hadn't been changed since new. Its on 15500 miles now. But the tyres weren't that bad when i bought it to be honest, my driving style isn't the most sympathetic towards tyres!

 

[V1NNY]

when i had my pe2's they didnt wera much at all

 

[kully]

That's very cheap. Best price I could get fitted for the PE2's was 95 each! Hence being on contis for so long, my tyre man does them for 60!

bought 4 contis , fitted , balanced for 260 all in ......new tyre man :rasp:

 

[Adam]

pe2 for me...stick with what ya know lad...

 

[oneeighttwo]

killed my pe2's in 8000 miles, (fronts) second set heading the same way. maybe my driving. its been the same with every car i've owned tyres go nowhere.

 

[Evandim*]

I've had PE2's and F1's on my car currently using F1's and just brought another 4... Both tyres are very good IMO however I find the F1's are better in the wet and well I live in Wales and its always raining here lol