Thanks, I appreciate it.I’ll check what I’m running when I get home because they’re great! I’m not in the Pepperpot A2 today.
Thanks, I appreciate it.I’ll check what I’m running when I get home because they’re great! I’m not in the Pepperpot A2 today.
Thanks. We have Conti Winter TS850s in 165/65?R15 and they're comfortable at ~2.2bar, though much less so at the 2.4-2.5bar I ran during the longer runs in the winter (though on OK roads, even that pressure is OK). Cold weather, ~0-5C, happens here during spring months, with rain sometimes, and sometimes in summers can get down to 5C, though rarely? I'm in Poland, so I'd be getting them from somewhere here. I've read a review of Nokian Wetproof tires where someone said that they harden at lower temps, and lose performance at very high temps too. Some of the drivers here seem to be crazy, an even sedate driving might require some occasional evasive actions.Blackcircles are listing some Michelins in size 185/60R15.
If you don't need cold weather performance, then the Primacy 4 185/60R15 84H (Euro Label C A 68dB) should provide a good balance of tyre life/performance/comfort. There's also a T-speed rated version listed with the same Euro Label.
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Michelin do now make a brand new tyre called the e.primacy in 185/60/15 which is supposed to be even better for noise and rolling resistance, designed primarily with EVs in mind - BUT I don’t know how robust they’ll be if driven over potholes etc.
Great. Have a look at the tread pattern on the e.Primacy, as compared to the Primacy 4 S1. Looks very very similar to my eye.The Dunlop is very good even despite it’s age (in terms of design). I would go for these if budget was a concern, but I would not buy tyres with a production date of 5 years ago, as even when correctly stored, the rubber still ages.
I’ve spent a long time on pepperpot tyre choices, one of the things you’re not considering is road noise - the A2 will be more sensitive to tyre roar than most other cars due to the design and fairly poor sound insulation - if you’re doing long-distance, high speed trips then you may want to consider this - For me this ruled out the Bridgestone T005.
Here is a post from my blog on this very subject, with the choice I made once all factors were considered - in my case I wanted the quietest, lowest rolling resistance tyres that would wear really well yet still have good wet braking test scores and be no wider than 185 section - like you I am a fan of Michelins, so guess which way I went . I haven’t had the wheels on the car and tried them yet but I’ve no doubt I’ll be delighted with them.
Michelin do now make a brand new tyre called the e.primacy in 185/60/15 which is supposed to be even better for noise and rolling resistance, designed primarily with EVs in mind - BUT I don’t know how robust they’ll be if driven over potholes etc.
Primacy 4 | 84H/T | C/A/68 |
Primacy 4 | 88H XL | C/A/69 |
Primacy 4 S1 (with or without SelfSeal) | 84 T | A/B/68 |
e.Primacy | 84H/T | A/B/68 |
e.Primacy | 88H XL | A/B/70 |
I would avoid higher load index to get getter comfort .
And as many has said, 185/60-15 is a great size for the 6" pepperpots.
Personally I bought the Goodyear Efficientgrip just the other month and is very happy with them on my A2.
On my mk2 galaxy i run commercial tyres, for me this suits the car better in each and every way including my pocket (Yorkshire man you see)I would avoid higher load index to get getter comfort .
And as many has said, 185/60-15 is a great size for the 6" pepperpots.
Personally I bought the Goodyear Efficientgrip just the other month and is very happy with them on my A2.
That looks very close to the front and back of the wheel arch. Do they ever rub? What about clearance for mud, etc?
That looks very close to the front and back of the wheel arch. Do they ever rub? What about clearance for mud, etc?
Is that the nature of this size in these arches? Is it really never a problem?
I try not to take the A2 off the road, but have taken it on some dirt 'roads'. In this country though, very often, 'parking' is up a curb...I looked and thought the same thing! I reckon it’s the angle of the camera as I had 195’s (edit 185/65!) on pepperpots before and they looked closer that these.
No rubbing at all, and I don’t do too much off-roading these days defender is long gone mores the pity
I use that size, makes the speedo read spot on.I've had even larger 185/65 on pepperpots with no issues. Although I did have to clear some snow off my rear mudflaps to make sure of no rubbing at one point.