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Old May 10, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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well, to al of you who said they wre crap (and me who sort of agreed with you) bollocks

after a bit of running in they've got much better and no, it's not me getting used to them being crap either

fair enough the cars still got a broken spring so i can't drive it about, but it's got to the point where the handling is as it should be on a set of 18's

not saying they are the best tyre in the world, the contis that were on there before were much better, even with 2mm worth of tread on them but hey aren't as bad as you lot have made them out to be
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Old May 10, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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Old May 10, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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aye, for the price they meant to be pretty good once you look into them and dont just buy tyres due to the badge.

there even less well known ones that are better too.

they not amaaaazing, but road tyres never are.

and most RSs have way more serious handling issues than the tyres, thats for sure!
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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there on a 2.0 slushbox running 18's ......... of course they're fine
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Old May 10, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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They are complete shite.

Nearly every branded tyre is better.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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wait till it rains and you try and put your foot down on a corner
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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youve got a cossie you can put your foot down on a corner and survive?!

mine had wheelspin in 5th even in a straight line!

and not on nagkangs either
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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I had a set once. I wouldn't exactly rush out to buy them again but I didn't find them to be as bad as folk made out. I thought they were...okay..
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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i found them to be wheelspin city in the cossie when coming on boost
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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I hate them.

Had some on a cossie once, and it was scary.

i'd of felt safer on rubber bands.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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i used to use budgets on the focus, never ever had a problem with them.

Its a little known fact that most budget tyres are identical to brand name ones. The cooper/avon factory near me that a few mates used to work out churn out budget name tyres, which are just re-named avons!
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
i used to use budgets on the focus, never ever had a problem with them.

Its a little known fact that most budget tyres are identical to brand name ones. The cooper/avon factory near me that a few mates used to work out churn out budget name tyres, which are just re-named avons!
i dont trust avons either
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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had them on my old rwd saph for a brief spell

complete shite

the car was dangerously unstable in the wet. the front end understeered everywhere, the back tried to swing round with the slightest throttle.

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ruddy hell, thought you'd left us all Matt! ltns. hows tricks?
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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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kuhmo 712s
i had khumo's on my saph, in the dry they were so grippy they wuold squeal and leave marks on the tarmac without the abs cutting in
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