Two or four, and what suits the car better?

[_tones]

Sorry, I couldn't type much earlier - on the phone at the time, and multi-tasking ain't my strong point

Yesterday, I started off thinking the Avon's or the Dunlop's, but they were out early on due to the high wear rate; just after I posted here last night, I was pretty sure I wanted Michelin's but when it came down to it, the price for the Goodyear's was working out around £100 less for the set. Given that my annual mileage is around 7000 miles nowadays, these should see me for a couple of years at least, and they are bound to be quieter than the EfficientGrips that are on there at the moment which are hellishly noisy (particularly the fronts, as they are so worn).

For the record, I am thoroughly disgusted at myself for letting my fronts get to borderline legal - - I normally oik them off at 3mm to 4mm minimum.

I shall report back once I have the new ones on.

i recently got my fronts changed for Pirelli P7's but would have considered asymmetric's if I had to change the lot. Already had Pirellis at the back so stuck to them.

[fat controller]

I had half a mind to just go for the two EfficentGrips for the front, and wait for the rears to wear out (there has to be a good 6mm left on them at least), but I like them all to match as much as possible, and the idea of a couple of decent spares for the shed appealed to me - not least should I be skint and need a couple of part-worns to get me through a month or two.... at least I know where they have come from.

[AGW82]

Sorry, I couldn't type much earlier - on the phone at the time, and multi-tasking ain't my strong point

Yesterday, I started off thinking the Avon's or the Dunlop's, but they were out early on due to the high wear rate; just after I posted here last night, I was pretty sure I wanted Michelin's but when it came down to it, the price for the Goodyear's was working out around £100 less for the set. Given that my annual mileage is around 7000 miles nowadays, these should see me for a couple of years at least, and they are bound to be quieter than the EfficientGrips that are on there at the moment which are hellishly noisy (particularly the fronts, as they are so worn).

For the record, I am thoroughly disgusted at myself for letting my fronts get to borderline legal - - I normally oik them off at 3mm to 4mm minimum.

I shall report back once I have the new ones on.

I'm sure you won't be disappointed, I certainly haven't been for the 3 months I've been running them.. dry grip is good, as is wet grip and stability through standing water.. only time will tell about winter.. if we get one this year..

[fat controller]

Well, so far, so good

Tyres were fitted on Thursday, and I have done a fair bit of running about with them already; the difference to the EfficientGrips is marked - these are much grippier, seem to be almost immune to tram-lining, and they are quiet (so much so, they have brought another problem into focus - [url=https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?159629-Wheel-bearing&p=911368#post911368]see here[/url. I haven't had an awful lot of wet use with them yet, but they coped well with some local roads that were left wet after a thunderstorm yesterday - - all in all, they do inspire confidence, and at £116+VAT each corner, they aren't all that horrendously expensive either really.

I still have the two EfficientGrips that came off the rear - they are practically as good as new now I see them off the car, and would almost certainly give me 18 months (or more) use should I need to use them; beside that, it is quite comforting to know that I have a couple of good part worns that I know for a fact have not been abused.

So, yeah _ I am impressed with them so far, and happy that I haven't been shafted on the deal either. BlackCircles and the Indy they used as a fitting partner did really well in the customer service/ease of buying stakes too.

[_tones]

Well, so far, so good

Tyres were fitted on Thursday, and I have done a fair bit of running about with them already; the difference to the EfficientGrips is marked - these are much grippier, seem to be almost immune to tram-lining, and they are quiet (so much so, they have brought another problem into focus - [url=https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?159629-Wheel-bearing&p=911368#post911368]see here[/url. I haven't had an awful lot of wet use with them yet, but they coped well with some local roads that were left wet after a thunderstorm yesterday - - all in all, they do inspire confidence, and at £116+VAT each corner, they aren't all that horrendously expensive either really.

I still have the two EfficientGrips that came off the rear - they are practically as good as new now I see them off the car, and would almost certainly give me 18 months (or more) use should I need to use them; beside that, it is quite comforting to know that I have a couple of good part worns that I know for a fact have not been abused.

So, yeah _ I am impressed with them so far, and happy that I haven't been shafted on the deal either. BlackCircles and the Indy they used as a fitting partner did really well in the customer service/ease of buying stakes too.

Good to hear the tyres are working out for you. The P7 XL's I had fitted are fairly noisy but they have always been like that. 71db I think but the car is an sLine so has harsher suspension.