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roy4matra
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« Reply #79 on: March 26, 2011, 12:45:50 pm » |
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Quote --------- and I don't think these major 'European' brands are worth as much as twice the price. ==============================================================
Still my best experience is with the Michelins on the Murena. Also the Pilot primacy V speed on the front did very well and much better as the Michelin E3A. It's a pity they were 195x15x55, to big for my purpose. It was my best experience on the front till now.
Well to put another view on this, I'm afraid I would *never* fit Michelins after my experience with them. The main problem is that Michelins have a reputation for long tyre life. They get this by being 'harder' but hard tyres don't grip as well, and I value MY life more than tyre life. I always go for the softest tyre I can get with good wet grip. When I had Michelins fitted they gripped well - up to a point - and then let go with no warning! I was lucky to get away with the spin as there was nothing else on the road. I drive my car hard and want the best out of it. I found softer tyres were much more progressive and I could feel the approaching breakaway and control it. On the Murena the front is so light relatively that even with soft tyres and great grip I get 30,000 + miles anyway so that is fine as far as I'm concerned. Rears last less owing to the extra weight and the power going down through them, but again I don't mind as long as I get the best grip. And I always check my tyres and pressures regularly since without the right pressures, and tread depth, the car will be unsafe. Most people drive on their tyres until they are very close to the legal tread limit (1.6mm in the U.K.) but again I do not. I change them much earlier. To me Michelins may be fine if you don't drive the car hard and near their limit, but even then any tyre that breaks away suddenly with no warning is a liability since you just don't know when it may happen. As I stated, I have no experience of the Nexen or other brands and I stick to what I know suit me. But I have heard others say they are fine. The problem is most people do not drive mid-engined cars and therefore what may seem fine on a front wheel drive (the most common now) may not be any good on a mid-engined car. Even the magazine tests rarely test tyres on a mid-engined car so their results are not relevant to us. The only way is to test them yourself on your car - but that can be expensive. I have mostly used Pirelli P700 Zero on the front, but they are probably no longer available, so I have had to switch and the last set I bought were the Uniroyal 550 - to try. Uniroyal have a good reputation for wet grip and handling, and these also gave good results in tests, but I reserve judgement until I have used them in anger. That has to wait until I have my Murena back on the road... Roy
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« Last Edit: May 19, 2011, 12:21:43 am by roy4matra »
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Oetker
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« Reply #84 on: March 29, 2011, 09:42:51 am » |
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Yep, that is the fun of driving a Murena. I rarely drive the car to is limits and don't want to do this with a car this age anymore, but sometimes my right feet doesn't listen to my brain When I bought the car it was driving like a wet newspaper. It was unpredictable in any aspect. From that moment on I am busy to get the driving experience better. I started to replace most rubber in the rear and front, and overhauled the steering rack and replaced all rods and ball-joints. Lining the car learned that the right rear wheel was 7 mm out of specs. The cause was a bad welding job on the right rear arm, so i replaced that with a better one. Every step i made the car was going better and at that point I even had the courage to speed it up to 120 mp/h Then i changed tires.....Back to the start. I have the feeling making progress again with the conti's on the front and the new spax on the rear. This summer I am playing around with setting it up. If you don't hear anything from me, something went wrong
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I feel like Jonah, only my fish looks different. Murena 2.2 Red 1982. Murena 1.6 black on places.
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