Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I never realised how bad my old ones were!! Driving it now feels so balanced and sure footed! Before going over speed bumps or dips in the road would sometimes pull the wheel to the left or right  Was surprised how much of a differance its made!
Heres to another 3 years before I change them again! 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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ours dragged the car all over the road with worn tyres. Felt like really bad, intermittent alignment, paired with tramlining
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Yeah, mine was the same. I nearly only changed the fronts buit was told it can effect the 4wd system.
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Edd
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Location: Glasgow
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kind?
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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mines the same, i need new tyres desperately
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Claire
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Registered: 19th Jan 03
Location: The Sarrrf
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Tyres loose their shape when they start to get old whuch can give all kinds of wierd feelings. I had some which made the steering pull to one side in notches. Swapped front and back wheels and the back of the car went from side to side instead! They were about 7 years old I think.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
kind?
Yokohama AVS Sport.
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SetH
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nice tyres those, had them on my ibiza cupra and octavia VRS. I dont think you will get 3 years out of them on an impreza though! too soft a compound, sticky though 
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Sooty
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AVS sport are crap in the wet.... had some on a corsa and it met a grisley end
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
nice tyres those, had them on my ibiza cupra and octavia VRS. I dont think you will get 3 years out of them on an impreza though! too soft a compound, sticky though
My last set lasted 3 years 
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
AVS sport are crap in the wet.... had some on a corsa and it met a grisley end
Never lost my car in the wet Sooters.
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
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i just got BFgoodrich profiler 2's all round
very good in the wet so far, not had any proper dry weather to test them otherwise
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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I went from rainsports to BF goodrich profilers......
then quickly back to rainsports as the BF goodrich were shockingly bad. they locked up far easier than the rainsports and were awfull in the wet and in the dry they didnt lose grip progressively they would just slide round corners.
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Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
I went from rainsports to BF goodrich profilers......
then quickly back to rainsports as the BF goodrich were shockingly bad. they locked up far easier than the rainsports and were awfull in the wet and in the dry they didnt lose grip progressively they would just slide round corners.
BF's are ace
i never had any problems, lasted for about 15k were immense in the wet too
[Edited on 07-09-2006 by Sooty]
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Dave A
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the way different people judge tyres is vastly different. Also depends on driving style and ability and of course the car. My car (the corsa gsi) gets pushed to the limit all the time, hence the cage, buckets, 4 pots and engine/suspension mods and it needs tyres to match. BF goodrich profilers just arent up to the job with higher performance cars IMO
I work with a company called MT Motorsport and as you would expect, the cars are used on the track and are pushed to the limit. Tyre shops and manufacturers always give the company tyres to test and as yet none have been as good as toyos (the track ones) in the dry and Uniroyal rainsports in the wet.
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Sooty
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really? my 106 ran them all round for about 6 months and i thought they were class, did you have profiler G's?
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Dave A
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yes, thats the ones.
I fitted them and ran the car for 100 miles with them on. they were such a huge steb back in performance I sold them on and bought some proper tyres.
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Sooty
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what did you get?
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Dave A
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uniroyal Rainsports.
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Sooty
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never had em, had proxies on my MR2... and now got P6000's on my 106
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marklawton
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
uniroyal Rainsports.
best tyres
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Obligatory pic!
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Adam-D
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you have been off road already in it?
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Marc
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No lol, its still mucky from Cadwell Park last week and its been in the garages yard.
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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I need new tyres, mines are dangerous in the wet
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