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davewagon

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Post #1
Okay guys,

just looking for some final words before I head off to buy some tyres.

Basically my shortlist is down to:

Michelin exalto PE2's - £51 (blackcircles)
Falken Zeix ZE912 - £39.50 (camskill)
Uniroyal rain sport 2 - £37.50 (camskill)

Any thoughts, I hear the PE2s might get many votes, but the £20 I'll save on the other two will go towards the kwikmonkey to fit them and tracking that needsdneeds doing.

Cheers chaps

Dave

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Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 20:08
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PE2 all day long for me.
Got one car with PE2's and the other with RS2's, never tried Falkens but the PE2's are the best road tyre i've used to date. I've got mega pressures in the RS2's to try and compensate for the plastic bag thick walls, still not pleasant to drive with.

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Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 20:20
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adam b

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You need to find yourself a local tyre place on a friday afternoon with a £20 in your hand. Then get the tracking done elsewhere.

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Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 21:17
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dan86

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Pe2's will be worth the extra £20. You will not be disappointed.

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Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 21:59
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dangti6

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PE2s Thumbs up

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    darzmat

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    Are they prices for 195/55/15's?

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 22:47
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    davewagon

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    Afraid not,

    50 profile, figure it'll make little difference

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:31
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    eliotrw

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    Post #8
    P.....Eee.....222

    Gets pe2s / thread

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:34
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    eliotrw

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    Post #9
    Ps 912s arent that great tbh.
    They are better than most
    Infact probably the second best i have tried on a 6.
    But not great.

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:36
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    cress87

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    Don't know about the 912s but I had FK452s on the front of the BMW and really liked them. Thumbs up

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:40
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    eliotrw

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    Post #11
    They are quite well spoken of those.

    Im looking forward to getting 16s

    Wayyyyyy more premium tyre choice.

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:44
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    davewagon

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    And forget the uniroyals too?

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    roland rat

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    Wanli's will be fine Thumbs up
    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:49
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    eliotrw

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    Uniroyals are supposedly good.

    Pe2s are the f**king bomb though.

    Just by pe2s now.

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:52
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    GTI-6

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    Damn I forgot how cheap tyres are in the UK. paid $400 for four sh!t, I mean really sh!t tyres out here,
    to get it through RWC (MOT). Been trying to kill them for 6 months now so I can justify some decent ones to the missus.

    All i'm gonna say, is bite the bullet and pay for better tyres.
    It's a battle between me and my tyres. I'm trying to kill them, they're trying to kill me.
    I think they're winning Sad

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    Posted 5th Sep 2012 at 23:58
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    davewagon

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    roland rat wrote:
    Wanli's will be fine Thumbs up


    Wanli ?

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    Posted 6th Sep 2012 at 00:07
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    eliotrw

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    Think hes taking the p**s

    Dodgy chinese types.

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    Posted 6th Sep 2012 at 00:30
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    iplay

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    Post #18
    The side walls on uniroyals wobble like a jelly baby Thumbs up.
    Actually that is a smear against Jelly babies ... LOL
    PE2 all the way ...
    Posted 6th Sep 2012 at 11:10
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