blokey bloke
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- Oct 19, 2008
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Hi everyone, just come across this forum whilst trying to find tyres for my B180 CDi which has been chipped. I've noticed 2 things about the current tyres:
1) They are noisy!!! I think it is because they are the ones that give you more mpg - allegedly!
2) With the extra torque they just spin if it's damp and I want a quickish getaway!
There's still a bit of tread to go before they are down on the wear markers on the front, but with the winter coming I thought I'd change the front tyres. The originals are 205 55 R16's. The car has done about 21,000 miles - the rear tyres have loads of tread.
Should I swap the rear and front tyres and change all 4 tyres later or replace the front ones for something more quiet and with better grip? Has anyone any suggestions as to which are a good tyre to use?
On one of my previous cars (which also had eco tyres) I swapped for Avons which reduced the road noise dramatically and only increased mpg by about 1 mpg!!!
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to visiting this forum!
1) They are noisy!!! I think it is because they are the ones that give you more mpg - allegedly!
2) With the extra torque they just spin if it's damp and I want a quickish getaway!
There's still a bit of tread to go before they are down on the wear markers on the front, but with the winter coming I thought I'd change the front tyres. The originals are 205 55 R16's. The car has done about 21,000 miles - the rear tyres have loads of tread.
Should I swap the rear and front tyres and change all 4 tyres later or replace the front ones for something more quiet and with better grip? Has anyone any suggestions as to which are a good tyre to use?
On one of my previous cars (which also had eco tyres) I swapped for Avons which reduced the road noise dramatically and only increased mpg by about 1 mpg!!!
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to visiting this forum!