Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i need two new front tyres already 
oh the joys of havin a 250bhp front wheel drive turbo with ESP always off 
not cheap either, 225/40/18 continental's 
are there any better gripping tyres out there than conti sport contact 2's?
[Edited on 23-12-2008 by Ben G]
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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You've done 6k ALREADY?
When did you buy the car?
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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6000 miles?
Must be driven in true essex boy fashion everywhere.
The astra done 15k before new rubber was needed, and that included a trackday....
Tip:
Remove trays from rear wheels, and turn TCS on.
In fact, just stay away from the McDonalds carparks altogether  
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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 good to see your giving it some stick Ben 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i drive the car properly go down the country lanes near me every weekend.
yeah done 6000 miles in 5 and a half months, not too bad really.
price for the conti's is 140 quid each
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Daimo B
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Thats come down.
19"s for us last year were £235 per corner. SO thats not bad really is it
Just stop driving like a chav everywhere.
Bloody essex boys and their fords
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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just staying true to fashion mate they're actually on the limit so i ned some today as it'll be dangerous in this weather.
gotta get wheel alignment and headlight reset done aswell. oh the joys
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Good work ben 
im worried that I have shaved a good few mm off of my tyres and ive only had them on for about 3000 miles
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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Ben G
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it's all good (safe) fun though.
i feel i need to go to elite direct today and get raped with their silly high prices
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Robbo
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You want Goodyear F1 Eagle Assemtricos Cheaper and betetr than most of the competition
PS Id put the rears ont he front first for a bit
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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I got mine from there. Went for some Vredstein's, were actually cheaper then my local place 
£75 a corner fully fitted for 205/45/17
I feel you could be getting your wallet out more for yours though
[Edited on 23-12-2008 by gavin18787]
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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I've just fitted 2 Falken 452s in the exact size as yours mate and so far there bloody good imo, well compared to the toyos I had before.
Got them for £130 including fitting
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i drive the car properly go down the country lanes near me every weekend.
yeah done 6000 miles in 5 and a half months, not too bad really.
price for the conti's is 140 quid each
those lanes are ace
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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toyo's on ctrs are bad. they are too soft. My vredsteins are ace compared to what i had. I know people rate the falkens too
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
I've just fitted 2 Falken 452s in the exact size as yours mate and so far there bloody good imo, well compared to the toyos I had before.
Got them for £130 including fitting
i'm not overly keen on falkens to be honest, heard a few bad stories about them in the past. more than likely have come alon way since then though
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i drive the car properly go down the country lanes near me every weekend.
yeah done 6000 miles in 5 and a half months, not too bad really.
price for the conti's is 140 quid each
those lanes are ace
I wanna come play
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Fro
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Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Phone unity tyres ine ast london, not got their number on me though.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Ben thats shocking my mate just told me their ST (works for Enterprise rent a car) lasts longer than that and lets be fair we all know what people do in hire cars....
Calm the fuck down!
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willay
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dont listen to fad, hes as lame as a 1 legged horse. drive faster.
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Fad
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Sorry hard
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JonnyJ
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Im with Willay, the 6000 mark is set Ben, now time to try break that record
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willay
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i agree with the man with nice alloys for sale, what a guy.
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
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Fucking LOL
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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7k miles in the Corsa VXR, but the handling was awesome and I wanted to see if I could get it on 3 wheels at every opportunity.
This 'Ring VXR is much better, either that or these Dunlops are made of better stuff than the Conti's as 5,600 miles later and they don't look worn at all, and that's a few laps of Nurburgring and even more laps of Brands.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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6k
I recommend my Uniroyal Rainsports, but the F1's are a better tyre.
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