npinks wrote:

if any brand can go on the front/rear then i will go for goodyears, liked them on my first FL2

I had conti's on this car when I first bought it. They lasted 20k miles, whereas the Goodyears lasted 30k miles. I still could have got a bit more out of the wranglers, but they were getting noisy and starting to perish at the front. Tyres generaly have a life expectancy of around 3 years before they start to perish, so I guess the time was right to change. I've done about 300 miles on these new tyres and no sign of wear as of yet, so well impressed  Gone - TD4 XS Auto, Sumatra Black, Mud flaps and side strips, clear indicators, private plate, privacy glass

npinks wrote:

i think i have only got 8K miles out of my front tyres, and will needing to change them shortly, one was changed not so long ago to a part worn one, but the shoulders turn to slicks on continentals

might look as swapping brands then

Mmmmm, noticed that also, the Wranglers stayed even all the way across but as you say, the shoulders do seem to wear on he Contis, just put mine back on after the winter, so made a point of putting the fronts on the rear, you can see that the edges are not making much contact with the Tarmac when solo at the moment.

Can you get the Wranglers in 19", if I didn't have a new set of Contis waiting in the shed, courtesy of the bay, only standing me £300 including postage I would be looking for alternatives

npinks wrote:

i think i have only got 8K miles out of my front tyres, and will needing to change them shortly, one was changed not so long ago to a part worn one, but the shoulders turn to slicks on continentals

might look as swapping brands then

Can you do anything effitiantly - you must drive your car's hard... I don't fancy your sloppy seconds much

I can see another prize coming up this year??

Lowest mpg achieved!
Lowest miles on tyres! Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

I don't drive it hard, lots of round abouts, inner estate driving turning round in roads etc, my tyre dealers blame it on power steering scrub and continentals lack of shoulder rubber

ad210358 wrote:

Can you get the Wranglers in 19", if I didn't have a new set of Contis waiting in the shed, courtesy of the bay, only standing me £300 including postage I would be looking for alternatives

According to mytyres you can get efficient grip in 236/55/19 at £203 fitted, after my eBay tyre history I can't find myself doing that again

npinks wrote:

According to mytyres you can get efficient grip in 236/55/19 at £203 fitted, after my eBay tyre history I can't find myself doing that again

Sorry - I must have missed that what was the 'e$ay tyre history'  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

Long story, very long in fact, tyres that went to Yorkshire, loved it so much they went again.

litle known fact that continental tyres bought on eBay with a undisclosed puncture repair are actually Australian and when you throw them back at the seller and get your money back, they will return back to you boomerang style