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I need to replace the tyres on my car

They are 205/55/16

I've gotten prices for the following:
Yokohama A Drive R1 - R1187
Yokohama Decibel - R925
Continental Sport Contact 5 - R975
Michelin Primacy 3 - R1350
Pirelli P7 - R899


I've had Yokohama's on my previous cars and they were excellent, anyone have experience with any of the others?

How good are they?
 
What Fazda said.

Does the price include fitting, balancing and VAT? If so, brilliant price for the Pirelli's
 
I had Yokohamas on a VW Jetta 4 and they achieved 55000km. A set of Pirelli P7 has so far done 38000km and very little visible wear, maybe at the edges. I rotate them every 15000km

Otherwise no difference in noise or handling, not that my wife tears it up

They cost R 710,00 each in 2011 so that is a hefty price increase
 
I use the Continental Sport Contact on my Merc. They give really impressive mileage (for a Merc) and have outstanding grip.
 
I have Michelins on my TurboDiesel. The fronts have lasted 65000km and now need replacing. From others' experience, that is a lot longer than you could expect from both the Conti Sport Contact or the Pirelli P7. Some guys on another forum said that their Contis were kaput at 40000km to put it in perspective.
 
bromster said:
I have Michelins on my TurboDiesel. The fronts have lasted 65000km and now need replacing. From others' experience, that is a lot longer than you could expect from both the Conti Sport Contact or the Pirelli P7. Some guys on another forum said that their Contis were kaput at 40000km to put it in perspective.
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My Conti Premium Contacts lasted just over 60000km on a heavy AWD vehicle... Wonder if the Sport Contacts can really be that much worse, or are they just driven harder and not rotated enough?
 
Hamster said:
So except for the Michelin's wear, it does seem to be a case of you get what you pay for.

Michelin Primacy 3
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/Primacy-3.htm

Yokohama A Drive
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Yokohama/A-Drive.htm

Pirelli P7
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Pirelli/P-7.htm
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Weird - back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, we always bought Michelin for extra long life, even though they had soft sidewalls, and horrible wet weather handling! :D

How things have changed! :)
 
Fazda said:
Weird - back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, we always bought Michelin for extra long life, even though they had soft sidewalls, and horrible wet weather handling! :D

How things have changed! :)
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What's interesting though is that although the wear is not that great the "buy again" stat is quite high compared to the other two. Almost as if wear is not that an important factor.
 
Hamster said:
So except for the Michelin's wear, it does seem to be a case of you get what you pay for.

Michelin Primacy 3
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/Primacy-3.htm

Yokohama A Drive
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Yokohama/A-Drive.htm

Pirelli P7
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Pirelli/P-7.htm
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Two things, the better grip is most likely the result of a softer rubber compound which will lead to increased wear and that site is UK based so the wear here will most likely be even worse as our temperatures are much higher than in the UK.


Fazda said:
Weird - back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, we always bought Michelin for extra long life, even though they had soft sidewalls, and horrible wet weather handling! :D

How things have changed! :)
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All depends on which Michelin tire you get. The XM's I currently have on have done 60 000km on the front and should be good for another 10 000-15 000km before reaching the legal limit. The rear ones have barely worn, they still have 6.5mm tread remaining.

Reason I am replacing now is that I've noticed a steep decline in wet weather grip on the fronts, they have never been great in the wet but now it's gotten ridiculous. If I'm not very careful with the throttle they will just completely lose grip so much so that even the TCS struggles to stop them from just spinning.

The sidewalls are still very soft, lost one of the rears after just a couple of thousand km's due to a screw poking a hole in the sidewall, apparently the XM2's have reinforced sidewalls.
 
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