very crossed up on damp road this afternoon

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jb
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very crossed up on damp road this afternoon

Post by jb »

I was very lucky not to collect a wall or worse so apart from the fact I need to learn respect again I think I would like to get a new set of tyres.
I was looking for a set and noticed someone in the forum recommending Pirelli P7s I looked on tyretest.com and noticed that P6s come out even better - but then that is just someone who probably drives a normal cars opinion. Where can I find out what to get. I expect someone on ddk must know.
I want the best grip I can find especially in damp conditions.
What about Pirelli P6 195/65 R15 91V?

BTW I cannot justify a set of xwx for this!
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Post by stuby »

This may interest you - test reports for tyre manufacturer,Marangoni (Vanto) - reasonably priced tyre, just put a set on my project but yet to test - made by Michelin in Spain - has a split tread pattern for grip/ water expulsion



Average of 11 completed tests Ø Score 2.1

Grip in dry conditions Score 1.45
Braking in dry condtions Score 1.45
Grip in wet conditions Score 2.00
Braking in wet condition Score 2.09
Grip in snow Score 4.45
Comfort Score 2.36
Tyre noise (in car) Score 2.36
Tyre noise (external) Score 2.18
Tyre wear Score 2.82
Kilometers driven 17.455 km



Scoring:
1: In this characteristic the tyre is best
6: In this characteristic the tyre is not acceptable.
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