Re: [DML] Alternative Tyres

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

I keep bantering on about this, but over here in the UK, in my opinion 
(and anyone who's been in my car agrees) that my Pirelli P600s on the 
back and P6000s on the front are fantastic.

The P6000 supercedes the P600 but the rear size is not made in a P6000 
and the fronts are no longer available as P600. The P600s are W rated 
and the P6000s are V and have a different tread pattern. The writing on 
the side-wall is almost identical.

The ride is positive and cornering is a breeze - it's very hard to even 
get squeal from the back, let alone loosing it. With TABs torqued 
properly, my car corners like its on rails - James Russel-Grant was a 
passenger in my car and was positively shocked when I took a corner fast 
enough that his foot was searching for "the invisible brake pedal"! He 
has BFGoodrich's on his car.

Martin
#1458

Noah wrote:

> The 235/60-15 is spoken for. Any 195s I can get my hands on are still
> available.
>
> And here's a question for you tire gurus. Given the lack of AVS-I tires,
> people are (obviously) going to start hunting for the Next Best
> Thing(tm). As most of us are aware by now, no manufacturer currently
> makes a single model tire that will fit on our cars (fore *and* aft) in
> the same speed rating as the yoko. So, here's the question: Is it (in
> general, knowing full well that some tires are of inherently higher
> quality that others) better to have a matched set of tires front and rear
> at a lower speed rating, or a mismatched set of four (read: one type in
> front and another in rear) at a higher speed rating? If the latter, has
> anyone given thought to what combo would be best (or at least "a damn
> sight better than the matched sets that are currently available")?
>
> Noah
> #2867