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Best 185/60 R14?
This is a discussion on Best 185/60 R14? within the Maintenance & Performance forums, part of the General Motoring Discussions category; Can some peeps do a search on mytyres for this tyre size and look at the various brands around £30, ...
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15-09-2004, 12:58
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| Mongreller  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
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|  Best 185/60 R14? Can some peeps do a search on mytyres for this tyre size and look at the various brands around £30, please? I favour the eco-contacts, from experience, but whats you best recommendation for tyres of this size. I'm thinking of getting some 14" alloys for winter time, which will need tyres - and ditching my 14" steels. Which £30 tyre do you prefer? 
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15-09-2004, 13:04
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Jammed up on her majesties highways
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| Was going to say Eco-Contacts! I have Eco-contacts 3 on the front when I had to replace due to a puncture at 18K and just eco-contacts on the back. Not bad tyres. Got mine for £32 fitted.
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15-09-2004, 13:05
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| I'm currently running some el-cheapo Ceat jobbies on mine that came with the car. Seem to be wearing very well after 10k and not had any scary experiences with them, even when being a hooligan  Think I found them for about 40 quid a corner, but that did include fitting. If you want exact name, etc, I'll go and take a photo for yer  Chris
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15-09-2004, 13:55
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| Bridgestone Potenza RE720  £34.80Wet and dry grip and braking is way better than the ecocontact, wear is about the same. However the EcoContacts are marginally better in the snow. HTH |
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15-09-2004, 19:41
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| If you can still get them go for uniroyals 540 or better still get some octy steels and go down that route
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15-09-2004, 23:27
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| Thanks for info. Rather than grip, performance, etc I'm more interested in the long wearing, but also economy, so something like an eco-contact may be give better mpg than a bridgestone. I shan't be driving in the same style with 14" wheels on so grip, etc is a second concern after economy Eco-contacts are starting to win me over. 
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15-09-2004, 23:55
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I have them Jason. They are so good you get this kind of economy everywhere honest 
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16-09-2004, 05:47
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16-09-2004, 11:35
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| I may see what ATS will do eco-contacts for as well. I'v had no contact from matey with the 14s yet though. They're on the link below if you wanna peek - With my skoda centre caps in I reckon they'll look smart! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=7922172439
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