Ok people Im looking to buy a set of tyres for my escos as i have new rims but im not really clued up as to what are good ones so any suggestions please.....

 

For Road use Eagle F1's or R888's.

 

cheers mate

 

what size wheels?
Kelv has some tires forsale justnow at a good price.
R888's arent the best in the wet so depends when you use the car.

 

wheels are 8x18 think kelvs may be a little wide tho

 

i was told toyo proxe t1r?

 

camskill.co.uk just match ur size and price edit...... http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s0p0

 

f1s

 

F1's. Not that it matters, but they look great also

 

It is so subjective, I have F1's on a astra, and have tried them on a lot of cars.
Personally I wouldn't put them on a wheelbrarrow.
Autoexpress did a feature on tyres about 4 weeks ago, F1 came 6 out of 12, the real surprise for me was the winner, a PIRELLI, the tyre test was done at Michelin's tyres test place by experienced drivers.
Worth getting a copy, because of the copious amounts of rain in this country I like to use something very wet biassed, and so use Uniroyal Rainsport, no 1 in test in deep water, but used them years.
I have used Toyo T1S and then the T1R, the S was ace especially for the money, the R was crap IMO.
tabetha

 

thanks for all the replies peeps

 

tabs is right............tyres are a preference.......but some work better on one car than another...........most people will say f1's or proxies......cos everyone has them......but when do u use ur car...???..........all year or when the sun shines........i'm using falken fk452's at the mo............they seem to be average untill u push them, then they seem to get better.........strange really cos u need to put more speed into corners and they stick..........

 

i see well i will be using it in dry weather all of the time

 

It is a shame for me that Goodyear stopped the EAGLE VENTURA, that was ace, as was YOKI A008.
tabetha

 

in which case i would go for Toyo R888 as they have awesome grip in the dry and will still get you home in the wet, just avoid standing water.

Think Martin H is about the best for prices on these

 

i think the Eagle F1's are and all round winner for everyday driving.

i do have a set for sale, but for some the size i have is a little to wide.



if you wanted a set of R888 thru Martin -

225/40/18 = Ł552
235/40/18 = Ł575


HTH

 

round ones