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Old 7th April 2014, 05:15 PM
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I always buy tyres from there, very good prices and you get what you buy always on time. Many of my mates switched to them as well.
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/...res-265-35-r20

I personally bought this time Toyo Proxes T1 Sport after having Dunlops and others on 8. Reason one, as I'm lowered, inside of the tyre is made from hard compound which reduces wear due to a camber change and for better steering, and outside is made from a soft compound for better cornering grip. Two, they are OEM on S6 and RS5 so I was pretty confident they will be good and I'm very pleased with them, in wet and dry.
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Old 7th April 2014, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for that I am leaning towards Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX GT as they are the quietest out of them all and http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyre...5-20-99-Y/?m=1 are quoting 236 which is not bad.
Quietest but with the longest stopping distance
I went for Michelin Super Sports. They have rim protectors, which also (I learnt to my expense) grab at Devonshire walls, and tear the tyre. 300 miles and written off.
The Michelin's are quieter than the Yokahoma Advans and Bridgestone's IMO. You should really ensure you get Y (99) rated tyres
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Old 7th April 2014, 11:15 PM
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Thanks guys, never even crossed my mind about stopping, big heavy car with big ass brakes too.

Do you have a link tonup to a sit that has braking tests?
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Old 8th April 2014, 01:13 AM
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This place is well worth checking out too for good deals

http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/
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Old 8th April 2014, 02:30 PM
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Well thats it done, ordered the Super sports, paid 252 each with a £100 fuel voucher thrown in, nice.
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Old 8th April 2014, 04:19 PM
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Where's the fuel voucher valid and is it only on sets of 4? I need a pair so if I can offset £50 of fuel I'd consider buying mine earlier
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Old 8th April 2014, 04:32 PM
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Well thats it done, ordered the Super sports, paid 252 each with a £100 fuel voucher thrown in, nice.

Also got the tyres removed today ready for dropping off the morraw to the powdercoating place.

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Old 8th April 2014, 04:37 PM
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50 quid for 2 tyres

Info here http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/special-offers/fuel
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Old 8th April 2014, 04:51 PM
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Cool - end of the month then
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Cool - end of the month then
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