New tyres time :-(

[Adrian E]

Camskill - try Continental Sport Contact 5s. Got them on my a6 after Michelin Pilot Sport 2 and happy with them for decent saving

[Sir WIll]

My A8 has the 20" wheels so tyres are always a major cost. Ran pilot sports before but have just put some Kwik Fit Arrowspeeds on.

Had limited choice at the time due to a damaged tyre but been very impressed. Quieter than the pilot sports but about 10% less grip for overall driving but at £100 a corner good value compared to the normal £300 cost for each tyre!

So as a good tyre well recommended though not quite as good as Eagle F1s or Pilot Sports.

[awolfinsheepsclothes]

Thanks adrian! The best price I've got so far is from camskill at £705.56 - a £50.00 fuel voucher for the pilot super sports
Cheers dave

[johnny_quattro]

Just my two penneth...

I've had 255/35 20 inch tyres Nankang NS2s on my car for over a year. Quiet tyres and good wear too, tyres were around £120 each. I've always had major brand tyres in the past but I honestly can't see much difference. It makes for a huge saving when other manufacturers start quoting £250-£350 per tyre.

http://tinyurl.com/A8-tyres

Cheers,
John G

[awolfinsheepsclothes]

Thanks that's 2 of you recommending nankanks interesting! and one arrowspeeds thanks john Adrian and mr S4

[harrybosche]

Having posted about the fuel gauge issue i've now seen your question about tyres so i might as well let you know my limited experience in this area. Just to let you know i've only had my s8 for 18 months but my mileage has gone up by 33k because my commute is about 110 miles round trip mainly on the motorway. The tyres i currently have fitted have 5mm min tread left, they were rotated front to back 2 months ago after 4 wheel alignment and have to date covered 27k. The brand is Wanli and they are standard 245 4 5 18, i found them via the AA website, i didnt know at the time that you could get tyres via the AA but i was interested because they were £280 fitted&balanced.When i found out they were chinese i was apprehensive but they were endorsed by the AA so i decided to give them a try. More experienced racey drivers may be able to criticise the handling characteristics but i have never had any issues with them under normal conditions and through the winter snow we had so the bottom line is i would be happy to fit the same tyres again.

[PsYcHe]

I had NS2 on my PF D3 and they were OK. not awesome in the wet, but perfectly acceptable everywhere else.

[tonupkid]

Originally Posted by awolfinsheepsclothes

Thanks that's 2 of you recommending nankanks interesting! and one arrowspeeds thanks john Adrian and mr S4

I found Nankangs to be OK until it rained. Then they became so exciting that I replaced all four even though there was loads of tread remaining. These were on an LS400 Sexlus

[briang9]

Arrowspeed are made for KF by Nexen I think, I had never heard of them before but when I bought my car it had just had Nexens fitted, never had any problems with them TBH, I do think the 4wd makes it more difficult to do anything silly unless you really drive like a loon and even if you do it also helps you recover easier than 2wd. I often had scary moments with my old company leased Octavia vRS in the wet, even with so called big brand name tyres, but that was of course only front wheel drive, but with 165 bhp less than the S8.

[Sir WIll]

Arrowspeed is a Goodyear/ Dunlop brand