Yes premium tyres are reallly worthwhile, gives me an idea, maybe I should stick them budget tyres on the front and do burnouts so I have an excuse to buy some premium tyres
You do know the car is FWD?
Yes premium tyres are reallly worthwhile, gives me an idea, maybe I should stick them budget tyres on the front and do burnouts so I have an excuse to buy some premium tyres
There have been quite a few tests Iāve read about the Accelera tyres some good some bad like I said Iām happy with them Iāve pushed them as much as I would want on the road in dry and wet and Iām totally happy with their performance Iāve total confidence in them if owners want to put expensive rubber on their cars thatās up to them not a problem but I donāt think people should be saying budget tyres are dangerous if theyāre the right size right loading and speed rating they just canāt sell em if theyāre dangerous.I'm surprised to read that opinion.
Even in daily driving duties good quality tyres make a massive difference. There is a huge difference between good and bad tyres.
The tyres do meet requirements. You see the tests where modern cars slash highway code stopping distances by half. Braking efficiency and tyres have greatly improved over the years.
Looking at some of the results of the Accelera PH1 tyres the results are poor compared to a quality tyre. They are last in every test related to performance or handling.
From 100kph(62mph) in the wet Michelin PS4s take 46.3m meters to stop. The Accelera took 73.3m in the same test. 27m extra to stop which is around 6-7 car lengths. That's a crazy difference and easily the difference between stopping in an emergency, or having a big crash.
I've never scrimped on tyres. I don't see the point of buying nice cars and ruining them with cheap tyres. Equally even for normal cars the extra safety margin a good tyre makes is worth it too.
You should never have drastically different tyres on a car. It will make the handling imbalanced.
There have been quite a few tests Iāve read about the Accelera tyres some good some bad like I said Iām happy with them Iāve pushed them as much as I would want on the road in dry and wet and Iām totally happy with their performance Iāve total confidence in them if owners want to put expensive rubber on their cars thatās up to them not a problem but I donāt think people should be saying budget tyres are dangerous if theyāre the right size right loading and speed rating they just canāt sell em if theyāre dangerous.
Yeah I know itās front wheel drive and used to do wheel spin burnouts in my early years of driving but that was over 30years ago. Donāt think I have ever owned a rear wheel drive car. Driven a few but the are lousy in the snow hence either front wheel drive or 4wheel drive only for me. Unless itās a FerrariYou do know the car is FWD?
What resource are you using for that Kerr? Might be useful for us all to see how good/bad our tyre choices areThe test results for your tyres are very poor. They are miles off quality tyres for every aspect of driving expect things like noise. The braking distance differences are alarming.
What resource are you using for that Kerr? Might be useful for us all to see how good/bad our tyre choices are
As I said Iām happy with them Iāve had no issues at all and they have performed well, to be fair I donāt do a lot of wet weather driving in my Z but I have done a few high speed motorway 200 mile runs that have been wet and again had no problems.With the results of that test looks like Iām going to be extra quick on the brakesIt's strong to call them dangerous, but it's an unnecessary choice to reduce the ability and capabilities of your car even purely considering safety.
Car manufacturers cut corners everywhere, but none of the respectable brands fit budget tyres.
The test results for your tyres are very poor. They are miles off quality tyres for every aspect of driving expect things like noise. The braking distance differences are alarming.
It looks as if you've spent a lot of money modifying your car. I genuinely don't understand why you would spend money improving the car, then scrimping on the important parts and undoing any improvements. You've got an easy fix to vastly improve your car.
ahhh, OK. I was kind of hoping there was an "input tyre choice" and it would give you comparisons. I had Uniroyal Rainsport3's on my Z when I bought it, but when it came to change them there was only Rainsport 5's avaialble, so wondered how they compared.uto Bild do a lot of group tyre tests. They are worth searching out. They also had a group test of 50 tyres and the Accelera came 49th. It was knocked out in the qualifying round for dangerous wet braking distances.
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Another picture with my 205 Turbo Technics, the new and the old legends
Iām a 63 health Care Scientist, and have owned my RCZ for 6 yrs....The tyres are ok for now since they are brand new, but I never by cheap tyres so once they wear down will buy premium tyres like I always do, also not a fan of Dunlop tyres as they were on my last car and they have serious design fault which cost me to replace them at 1/2 year intervals as they crack and burst on the inside tyre wall. SO tend to use Michelin, Eagle F1's or pirellis on my cars. What is the recommended tyres for this car?
They definitely changed the brake pads so may need some discs soon, also noticed Fish Bros has put the price up
The car is taxed as it was paid for at the garage as I have a receipt for it and I also checked on dvla which states it takes upto 5 days for it to register.
Im too old for that being almost 51 years old and a scientist. Its something I can easily afford , but it was a question of finding one.
Almost as bumpy as my 205 turbo technics which has coilovers and eccentric top mounts. Will test out the handling more when the weather is nicer as that is the ultimate test of a car and try and push it for the most important lift off oversteer manouvre. and catching it perfectly. As that is how its done in my 205
You never go wrong with Black cars ,they look great even when dirty ....Best colour choice by far enjoy