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#110734 - 23/11/07 08:23 PM better tyres
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now that the weather is getting damper I'm finding the standard Pirrelli P0 lacking any grip when wanting to accelerate from start, my car is new from June, done around 1800 miles only, are they worn in yet ? I drive fairly steadily. Anyone tried different tyres and found any better ones ? Seem fine in the dry.
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#110735 - 23/11/07 08:28 PM Re: better tyres [Re: YellowBadge]
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did find the same problem as u when I used to have my st! don't think there much u can do!
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#110736 - 23/11/07 09:18 PM Re: better tyres [Re: babyboom]
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Yep i have the same problem with the p-zero's, going to try toyo's next , they seem to have high praise for these tyres.
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#110737 - 23/11/07 09:51 PM Re: better tyres [Re: rudest1970]
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ame prob here, i nearly got thrashed by a saxo vtr last night cos i couldnt get the power down from wheel spinning. i nailed past him when i got onto 3rd though! couldnt let a saxo vtr take me, no way!
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#110738 - 23/11/07 10:14 PM Re: better tyres [Re: STrick]
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ame prob here, i nearly got thrashed by a saxo vtr last night cos i couldnt get the power down from wheel spinning. i nailed past him when i got onto 3rd though! couldnt let a saxo vtr take me, no way!


had worse! got overtake by a ford transit van! and worse I couldn't follow him on the road! the car was sliding! as for the toyo use to have it on my ST and grip was better indeed!
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#110739 - 24/11/07 12:54 AM Re: better tyres [Re: babyboom]
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I'll second that, I've had Toyo's on mine for several months now and found them to grip a lot better than the Pirellis.
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#110740 - 24/11/07 07:31 AM Re: better tyres [Re: babyboom]
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ame prob here, i nearly got thrashed by a saxo vtr last night cos i couldnt get the power down from wheel spinning. i nailed past him when i got onto 3rd though! couldnt let a saxo vtr take me, no way!


had worse! got overtake by a ford transit van! and worse I couldn't follow him on the road! the car was sliding! as for the toyo use to have it on my ST and grip was better indeed!



No way a transit i got owned by a mercedes sprinter in my mondeo in the wet , i was speechless at the time
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#110741 - 24/11/07 08:44 AM Re: better tyres [Re: STrick]
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ame prob here, i nearly got thrashed by a saxo vtr last night cos i couldnt get the power down from wheel spinning. i nailed past him when i got onto 3rd though! couldnt let a saxo vtr take me, no way!


had worse! got overtake by a ford transit van! and worse I couldn't follow him on the road! the car was sliding! as for the toyo use to have it on my ST and grip was better indeed!



No way a transit i got owned by a mercedes sprinter in my mondeo in the wet , i was speechless at the time


glad I wasn't the only one!! those mercedes sprinter are fast in straight line but as for handling don't find them very good at all! do drive one sometime and can tell u feel really unsafe its like driving a kangouro!
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#110742 - 24/11/07 09:22 AM Re: better tyres [Re: babyboom]
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ame prob here, i nearly got thrashed by a saxo vtr last night cos i couldnt get the power down from wheel spinning. i nailed past him when i got onto 3rd though! couldnt let a saxo vtr take me, no way!


had worse! got overtake by a ford transit van! and worse I couldn't follow him on the road! the car was sliding! as for the toyo use to have it on my ST and grip was better indeed!



No way a transit i got owned by a mercedes sprinter in my mondeo in the wet , i was speechless at the time


glad I wasn't the only one!! those mercedes sprinter are fast in straight line but as for handling don't find them very good at all! do drive one sometime and can tell u feel really unsafe its like driving a kangouro!



i know exactly what you mean! i had a sprinter 5 years ago and it was a fast van but very unstable over 60mph i never felt safe on the motorway
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#110743 - 24/11/07 01:16 PM Re: better tyres/new ST [Re: STrick]
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thanks all, think will change tyres when these are worn out, although might be a new ST out soon looking at Auto Express recently anyone any thoughts on the spy shots for the new fiesta shape ?
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#110744 - 24/11/07 01:37 PM Re: better tyres/new ST [Re: YellowBadge]
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i got T1R's on mine, massive difference mate and in the wet handles amazing now

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#110745 - 24/11/07 02:06 PM Re: better tyres/new ST [Re: YellowBadge]
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although might be a new ST out soon looking at Auto Express recently



There will be a new one coming out, but it's still a little way off. The new Fiesta itself won't be out until late next year, and although it's been said that the ST would be out "soon" after, I wouldn't expect it until Spring 2009.

Here's a link to that article you're on about:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/spyshots/212778/ford_fiesta.html

As to how it looks, I think it looks ok, and from those pictures the 5 door looks simply like the 3 door with more doors rather than that one that was posted earlier this week here, which looked awful:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-verve-sedan.html

Worryingly it sounds like they could be changing their mind yet again on the name. I hope not, apart from anything else would cause a big headache for this site if the name were to change from Fiesta.
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#110746 - 24/11/07 02:14 PM Re: better tyres/new ST [Re: ChrisCumbria]
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i dont like it any more! the 5 door is pretty grim!
from pictures i have seen before it looked ok but from the angles in those pics it looks a bit poo!
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#110747 - 24/11/07 03:08 PM Re: better tyres/new ST [Re: STrick]
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The three door looks much better i think.
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