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[skillionaire]

Most people wont ever worry the worst tyres.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. OK.

Morning.

[skillionaire]

What, so you're saying the average joe who commutes back and forth to work each day, averaging about 5km/h is going to stress his tyres?

Its more probable that he'll spill his coffee in his lap and crash or spend to much time brushing his farken teeth, then it his tyres are going to cause and accident.
Korean tyres cost less, because the pay the shmuch 45c a day. It has no bearing on the quality. You lot just seem to think that cost = value. "I paid a fortune so it must be good". Nice logic jack-ass...

The comparison made was a $60 tyre to a $220 tyre. If you're really going to argue that then it's going to be a long Saturday.

It is far more probable that a crappy tyre will induce under/oversteer in any kind of snap emergency situation.

By your logic driving slowly to work every single day on cheap tyres is safe as houses. Nice logic j... you see where I'm going with this.

[buzzda]

What, so you're saying the average joe who commutes back and forth to work each day, averaging about 5km/h is going to stress his tyres?

Its more probable that he'll spill his coffee in his lap and crash or spend to much time brushing his farken teeth, then it his tyres are going to cause and accident.
Korean tyres cost less, because the pay the shmuch 45c a day. It has no bearing on the quality. You lot just seem to think that cost = value. "I paid a fortune so it must be good". Nice logic jack-ass...

No fuckhead thats not what I'm not saying that at all, and I've never said "cost = quality"... TBH my re001 that cost $205 ea IMO are one of the best around although their not the most expensive

[buzzda]

"Modern tyres have done more than any other automotive component to improve the capability of the platforms that ride upon them. No matter how impressive the hardware is – those extra kilowatts, those even more powerful brake systems – it’s tyres that translate the potential into actual performance. It’s a big job, too, and often taken for granted. This is one of the reasons why the sadly burgeoning trade in cheapie retreads for performance tyre carcasses often sees young blokes on a budget go rapidly from ‘fully sick’ to profoundly injured, in an ambulance."

It’s simple enough to join the dots separating that last paragraph from the list of premium tyres tested this year. All the premium tyre makers were invited to participate, and some declined. If there’s one finding we’ve reported in the five previous Wheels tyre tests, it’s that there are small differences in performance between premium tyres, and a major gulf back to the discount bottom-feeders. In effect, we’ve been spruiking one key message for six years – buy premium tyres, not cheapies. Me? I’d be asking myself how smart it would be to buy something that a manufacturer wasn’t prepared to see put through its paces against its key competitors, in tightly controlled objective tests.


Straight from the wheels tyre test 2008

Before you make any more of a fool of your self read this:

http://www.wheelsmag...A25745000255724

[Chadza]

Spotted Tom driving down Cross road yesterday arvo just before 5pm, you didn't see me cause I was in the old mans GTi Golf.

[skillionaire]

+1 Buzz.

[robt]

Just picked up my HD links from Mark. Got home to find a bidding war for something I am selling on ebay. Got more than expected so called up and bought 4 pots with the proceeds. Happy car. Next week tint. Car finished.

[Scuba-Roo]

Cool! I was on a rexnet cruise today in a mates 07 sti, meet 2 local guys then meet the Sydney people in gosford and went out to wolimi, good day

[Ericmcg]

Just picked up my HD links from Mark. Got home to find a bidding war for something I am selling on ebay. Got more than expected so called up and bought 4 pots with the proceeds. Happy car. Next week tint. Car finished.

We have all said that in the past but a car is never really finished, there is always just one more thing and then another.............

[robt]

Just as I proclaim that I just bought a sway bar HD mount for $80 on ebay. Special clearance. Awesome.

[CRUISN]

Spent my arvo at a rally driving experience.

MOST AWESOME FUN EVER!!!!

My wife sucks at photos, so i only go the ones below, no action shots.... but i love her for organising it for me. Im going back to to do the full day course.

Did my laps in the Evo then had Luke Fink, yes current National Drift Champion take me for a hot lap in a GC8 STi RA. FARK ME!!! I can not describe how sideways we were on the dirt and he always pulled it back. The guys a freak!!!!

Awesome fun and cant wait to do it again soon.

[RX25SE]

Nice one Buzz. But, I have a question. When they do these tyre tests, do they allow the tyres to scrub in before they are punished? I noticed with my Sumitomo HTRZIIs (very happy with them) that they were like a dog on wet lino until they got some use and heat cycled a few times, then the grip started to come. I also remember with new tyres on the bike I also had to be very very careful (brown undies a few times). Hey Dylan, maybe we need a tyre forum

[robt]

Fark yeah. I think it was the best day ever for everyone. Those are 2 cars I really want to have a go in. Hey man you gotta go to the Lerderderg Gorge. I got to a big waterhole with no-one around and it was amazing. Kids would love it.

[Ericmcg]

Just as I proclaim that I just bought a sway bar HD mount for $80 on ebay. Special clearance. Awesome.

Surrender to the fact that modding is a disease and there is no cure yet, there will always be that "one last thing"

[robt]

I'm no surrender monkey! Actually I surrender, give me a banana.

[Ericmcg]

Spent my arvo at a rally driving experience.

MOST AWESOME FUN EVER!!!!

My wife sucks at photos, so i only go the ones below, no action shots.... but i love her for organising it for me. Im going back to to do the full day course.

Did my laps in the Evo then had Luke Fink, yes current National Drift Champion take me for a hot lap in a GC8 STi RA. FARK ME!!! I can not describe how sideways we were on the dirt and he always pulled it back. The guys a freak!!!!

Awesome fun and cant wait to do it again soon.

My younger brother did one of these rally days earlier this year and said it was the best ever, started in an old RWD Escort rally car then got into an Impreza, he wants to go back and do it again after Christmas

Nice one Buzz.

But,


I have a question.


When they do these tyre tests, do they allow the tyres to scrub in before they are punished?


I noticed with my Sumitomo HTRZIIs (very happy with them) that they were like a dog on wet lino until they got some use and heat cycled a few times, then the grip started to come. I also remember with new tyres on the bike I also had to be very very careful (brown undies a few times).


Hey Dylan, maybe we need a tyre forum

+1 for the tyre forum idea

[CRUISN]

Fark yeah. I think it was the best day ever for everyone.
Those are 2 cars I really want to have a go in.

Hey man you gotta go to the Lerderderg Gorge. I got to a big waterhole with no-one around and it was amazing. Kids would love it.

Good to hear you had a good arvo to Rob.

The RA went hard!!!!

Will go to the gorge.

[Ericmcg]

I'm no surrender monkey!

Actually I surrender, give me a banana.

I don't know how many times i have said "thats it, no more" and then, you know what happens.

This is where i reckon i will be spending a large chunk of money in the near future..

http://www.couture-auto.com/

Probably why my missus calls me the biggest kid, nearly 40 on the outside but 12 on the inside.....

[CodeBurn3r]

Had a awesome day today, Son's 4th Birthday, had family over, Huge BBQ and Awesome weather, Good Start to the weekend. How was everyone else's day?

[buzzda]

Nice one Buzz.

But,


I have a question.


When they do these tyre tests, do they allow the tyres to scrub in before they are punished?


I noticed with my Sumitomo HTRZIIs (very happy with them) that they were like a dog on wet lino until they got some use and heat cycled a few times, then the grip started to come. I also remember with new tyres on the bike I also had to be very very careful (brown undies a few times).

Probably not.

the test conclusion...

Never forget that premium tyres are a form of insurance. Pay maybe $30 more per corner and you could avoid a traumatic brain injury – surely one of the better insurance deals around.

With that in mind, it’s almost impossible to go wrong when you shop for tyres. If everyone went into their local tyre retailer and selected only from a ‘premium’ list, without being distracted by the discount specials from Eastern Europe, India or China (and checked the pressures once a fortnight) the roads would be safer. Here’s the list (in alphabetical order): BF Goodrich, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop, Falken, Goodyear, Michelin, Sumitomo, Toyo, Pirelli, Yokohama.

It’s that simple.

In a sense, what we’re doing here is splitting hairs. There’s a little less than five percent separating the six 235/45R17 contenders, and just over three percent separating the 195/60R15s. A big deal in racing; less so on the road. It means they’re all good tyres, and infinitely better than any cheapies or retreads.