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Old 17th February 2009, 11:59 PM
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Sorry Andy, didn't notice it was your first post. Welcome and make sure you get some pics up!
Just came back after a longish drive on the new tyres, deffently grip well, the car feels smoother too. But found them quite noisy on the motorway, turning the Bose up helps though...
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Old 18th February 2009, 06:26 AM
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Mines got Nankang NS2's on it. I had 3 sets of these on the Volvo and liked them on that. I'm still getting used to my 8 so can't comment on them too much yet but initial thoughts are similar to how I found them on the V70, quiet, good turn in, decent wet weather grip( the sun hasn't shone yet to test dry roads ) and on teh Volvo I got 25K a set of pushing on driving(and teh V70 is notoriously hard on front tyres)

At under 80 quid a corner fitted and balanced they are not bank breakers either.
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Old 18th February 2009, 05:02 PM
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Great in the wet after 6000 miles. Bit noisy on concrete bits of the m25 need warming up on cold mornings or things go a little sideways.

Edit to add: the cold weather slidiness is beginning to grate. Definitely a summer tyre. As goodyear themselves do point out.
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