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Was planning to get Uniroyal rainsports, but don't think they do them in the standard 195 55 15, do they? Heard good and bad things about Toyos. What are my other choices? It's always wet as feck here in Scotland so need tyres that are very good in the wet! Nothing too expensive though!
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 thewho07
Regular  Location: Scotland Registered: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 289 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 17th Nov 2011 at 18:02
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monkeyman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sunny St Albans Registered: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 1,955 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Have a read through the winter tyre tests for wet ratingshttp://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/ Rainexperts are £75 fitted in 195/55/15 on blackcirles.com ________________________________________ Spanner Monkeys Monkey SpannerForum Search Clicky |
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Posted 17th Nov 2011 at 19:05
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smithers
Seasoned Pro  Location: Glasgow Registered: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,016 Status: Offline |
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Just had my second set of Rainsport 2's fitted - excellent tyre in the wet and pretty decent in the dry as well. I had rain experts on inbetween the rainsports but wasnt overly impressed with them. Only downside is like you say they don't do them in 55's but at only £40 ish a corner from blackcircles they are well priced.  ________________________________________ 1997 Black GTi6smithers205 at hotmail.com |
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Posted 19th Nov 2011 at 08:19
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
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I rated the Rainsport 2's pretty highly when I had them on my cyclones. Did about 6k miles in them and plenty of life left, wet weather grip was great! No need for dry grip up here though  Not sure what to stick on the Speedlines, probably chance it through Winter on the cheap budget crap on them already, grippy tyres next year and a set of steels for next Winter. Planned on having winter wheels this year but unemployment killed that idea! ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 19th Nov 2011 at 14:17
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
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PE2/thread ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 19th Nov 2011 at 15:44
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
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Posted 27th Nov 2011 at 20:20
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dan86
Senior User  Location: Bideford Registered: 10 May 2009 Posts: 548 Status: Offline |
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PE2________________________________________ |
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Posted 27th Nov 2011 at 20:33
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro  Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
Post #8
rainsports are supposed to be awesome however i havent tried.I cant see any tyre being better than a pe2. Because they are so so good in all conditions. Transform the car imo ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 27th Nov 2011 at 22:49
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro  Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
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eliotrw wrote: I agree. Good tire. rainsports are supposed to be awesome however i havent tried. I cant see any tyre being better than a pe2. Because they are so so good in all conditions. Transform the car imo  ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 13:27
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
Post #10
As above PE2's are just epic all round although the rainsports do a mighty good job.had both and pe2's edge it for me in every area bar cost. |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 13:29
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro  Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
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roland rat wrote: As above PE2's are just epic all round although the rainsports do a mighty good job.had both and pe2's edge it for me in every area bar cost. I am looking for a set for the cyclones I have for normal day to day stuff, and wet driving (my current wheels have R888's on). I had narrowed it down to: - Michelin PE2 £58 - Toyo T1R £38 - Rainsport 2 £40 Would you say that the PE2 was worth spending nearly an extra £20 per corner over the other 2? ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged  [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 14:19
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
Post #12
yup I'd check what the longevity of the Rainsports are like, but the PE2 slightly outperformed them on grip. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 14:30
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mik
Seasoned Pro  Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
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cjm_harris wrote: roland rat wrote: As above PE2's are just epic all round although the rainsports do a mighty good job.had both and pe2's edge it for me in every area bar cost. I am looking for a set for the cyclones I have for normal day to day stuff, and wet driving (my current wheels have R888's on). I had narrowed it down to: - Michelin PE2 £58 - Toyo T1R £38 - Rainsport 2 £40 Would you say that the PE2 was worth spending nearly an extra £20 per corner over the other 2? Wow where do you get PE2s for £58? The best I've found is a lot more than that. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 20:48
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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camskill probably.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 21:21
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro  Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
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another vouch for rainsport2's(haven't driven PE2's mind) ________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I  this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh  |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 21:40
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
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Yes, Camskill £56.30 for 50-profile, but £91 for 55-profile. Damn thought I was about to learn something new!________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 28th Nov 2011 at 22:23
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans! Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
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cjm_harris wrote: roland rat wrote: As above PE2's are just epic all round although the rainsports do a mighty good job.had both and pe2's edge it for me in every area bar cost. I am looking for a set for the cyclones I have for normal day to day stuff, and wet driving (my current wheels have R888's on). I had narrowed it down to: - Michelin PE2 £58 - Toyo T1R £38 - Rainsport 2 £40 Would you say that the PE2 was worth spending nearly an extra £20 per corner over the other 2?  without a doubt |
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Posted 29th Nov 2011 at 16:42
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #18
I have PE2's on one of my cars and Rainsport 2's on the other. If i could go back i wouldnt have bothered with the RS2's and got another set of PE2's, stupid penny pinching on my behalf which i really regret now. RS2 are impressive in the wet but i still prefer the PE2's. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 29th Nov 2011 at 20:12
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
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mik wrote: Yes, Camskill £56.30 for 50-profile, but £91 for 55-profile. Damn thought I was about to learn something new! The prices were from Black Circles, but yes, in 50 profile. I have used both 50 and 55 profile and found that I prefer the 50. Plus they are much cheaper as you have said prism7guy wrote: I have PE2's on one of my cars and Rainsport 2's on the other. If i could go back i wouldnt have bothered with the RS2's and got another set of PE2's, stupid penny pinching on my behalf which i really regret now. RS2 are impressive in the wet but i still prefer the PE2's. Thanks Ste I was penny pinching too, but the vote seems to be for PE2's so I will most likely go for them. ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 30th Nov 2011 at 08:40
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