OK, these el crapo tyres have to come off - no wet grip whatsoever, and
since the drought order was made it's rained incessantly (I'm thinking
of building an Ark...!)

So my local dealers have offered me Goodyear NCT, Avon, and Pirelli at
reasonable prices. Thoughts please? This is for a Merc 220TE BTW.
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"Chris Bolus" <chrisB (AT) RILEYELFb0lus (DOT) com> wrote

For a Merc - Czechoslovakian remoulds will be fine.

"Chris Bolus" <chrisB (AT) RILEYELFb0lus (DOT) com> wrote

I only have experience of the NCTs in run-flat form where they are fairly
average run-flats. (As in very hard)
I had a bad batch of Avon ZV1s where the side walls all deformed but they gave a
refund for unused tread.
And I currently run Pirelli P5000s on my G40 and they seem to grip well in the
dry and wear quite well but I did get all 4 wheels aquaplaning on them.

"Chris Bolus" <chrisB (AT) RILEYELFb0lus (DOT) com> wrote

I'm sure you know that what suits one car, are often rubbish on another,
however....................

My brother had NCT Eagles on the front of his Puma 1.7 which lasted about
20,000 miles. He replaced them with Avon ZV1(?) which gripped better but
didn't last 15,000 miles. The Ford dealer then fitted a pair of Armstrong
tyres (cheap Pirelli's?) which were very cheap and lasted quite well with
reasonable grip. Then he sold the car!

My experience with Avon over the years has been mixed, likewise Pirelli. I
once got though a pair of Pirelli P4 tyres in 8000 miles on the front of an
Escort 1.8D - but I was younger then! Subsequent Michelin MXT tyres lasted
about 15-16,000.

I'm currently running my 206 2.0 HDi on BF Goodrich Profilers. The last pair
of fronts lasted 35,000 miles and gripped very well. I average 750 miles per
week on all sorts of roads and previous Continental Premium Contacts used to
last less than 25,000. The BFG's are also £20 each cheaper than the Conti's.

I don't know where you are but I use Headley Tyres on the A339 just south of
Newbury. Often busy, but always cheap and helpful.

Chris Bolus <chrisB (AT) RILEYELFb0lus (DOT) com> wrote:

I've had NCT5s on 4 cars now and been very happy with them.

Almost as much grip as my favourite Pirelli P6000s, but with twice the
life and 75% of the cost.
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The message <1hfr4vn.pbu0k3109q2d2N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk>
from steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk (SteveH) contains these words:

No longer available, according to me tyre dealer. I bust a NCT5 today
(went through a puddle and hit a submerged something) and am having to
replace both front tyres 'cos he can't match it.

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Guy King <guy.king (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Bollocks.

We bought 2 full sets only a month ago.... just checked the etyres site
and they still have them listed.

www.etyres.co.uk

You can order a single tyre from them and they'll fit it on your drive /
in the office car park.
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In article <tep372pil59bg1oqj178erobog1j1masgu (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Chris Bolus
says...

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Chris Bolus wrote:

I had a full set of Avon ZV1's fitted 2 years ago. Expensive, but "Just
Tyres" had a special, so wasn't much more than I would normally pay.

They are fantastic in the wet - they just cut through standing water at
speed like it isn't there. Dry grip is excellent.

Only problem is they wear like b**tards. I don't do a lot of milage, and
I'm down to 3.5 or so mm on the front.

I'd get them again, but if I ended up doing 50 miles/day like I used to a
few years back then I'd think twice...

HTH

Tim

In message <1hfr9g0.xap5zm1na204wN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk>, SteveH
<steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> writes

I wouldn't put too much faith in that. Last time I wanted an obsolete
tyre all of the online companies listed it, none of them actually had
any.

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