New Tyres for Leon Ecomotive

[davepartridge]

Hi everyone,

The time has come to replace the stock tyres on my 60 plate Leon SE Ecomotive. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should replace them with?

The tyres on there currently are Pirelli P7 205/55R 16 91V but they haven't worn well as I've only done 19,000 miles in the car. My time is probably split 50/50 between urban driving and motorway driving.

I don't want to spend a fortune but realise that tyres are the thing that keeps you on the road so don't want cheap rubbish.

Any suggestions will be gratefully received!

 

[m0rk]

Isn't 19k good from tyres? It's not bad really.

Why not get the same again? They're some kind of eco tyre aren't they? So a cheaper alternate might be less eco

 

[TarekElsakka]

To be honest I've always gone for bridgestone tyres as they have been awesome for my cars as well as my familys'. They aren't cheap, but they're worth it. I honestly care more about grip and safety rather than money.

By the way, 19k is not a lot. How about you get them fully checked before you go ahead and replace them? Maybe they're still in a good condition and don't need replacement yet. I drive in horrible roads and my tyres last longer than 19k.

 

[Subc]

£79.00 a corner at Kwik Fit excellent tyres

Goodyear - GO205/55V16EFFGP - NDC - PO
Goodyear Efficient Grip
Tyre Size 205/55V16
Summer Tyre Car Tyre

 

[Deleted member 74601]

Michelin Energy Savers - £80 from Camskill, £83 from Black Circles fitted.

They're a LRR tyre, so you'll see the mpg jump, but obviously grip won't be up there with the better 'normal' tyres.

As regards for mileage, I don't know from these because I've only done 10k on them, but they're like new. My Continental Eco Contact on my Corsa did 50,000 miles. However, I did rotate them after about 25k, and most of my mileage is motorway.

 

[davepartridge]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I did think that 19k was quite poor from a set of tyres, but they definitely look close to their limit and I don't want to push my luck. I've got a service in the next couple of weeks so I'll get the garage to check them and let me know how soon they need to be done.

If anyone else has suggestions or wants to corroborate what's already been said then that would be great!

Thanks,

Dave

 

[tonto]

The pirelli are the first to have an AA tyre.
Look into the lable regulTions comming in. It explains a tyres wet performance,noise and fuel ecom. Obviously a being the best and g being the worst.

Esav michelins are ab and ac as it vary on sizes.

 

[G.P]

The pirelli are the first to have an AA tyre.
Look into the lable regulTions comming in. It explains a tyres wet performance,noise and fuel ecom. Obviously a being the best and g being the worst.

Esav michelins are ab and ac as it vary on sizes.

Yoko have a dry weather track tyre which is A rated in the wet brake test, but I suspect you'd not want it on an A/B road when it's tipping down. The noise test is taken at a certain distance from the vehicle, so an A rated tyre may not be the best within the cabin. Fuel results can be affected by running high pressure's, so it's doubtful the results well be the same on the road. Some manufactures are not quite been very truthful with there results either. .

To the OP, for the price (£65/fitted) I think I'd stick with the P7's. .

 

[Stegor]

My Pirelli P7s only did 15k - don't rate them at all. Noisy as well. Got Michelin Energy on now.

 

[Deleted member 74601]

My Pirelli P7s only did 15k - don't rate them at all. Noisy as well. Got Michelin Energy on now.

The ones I had were a bag of ****.

 

[alnsaz]

I've managed 20k miles on the P7s and I do a mix of driving. Car's now on 37000 miles and still plenty left on my 2nd set. The original rears look like they'll go up to 50k!

Great tyres in the wet and dry, grip is great for an 'eco' car and road noise is pretty good

I'd stick with the Pirellis - Kwik Fit, National etc always have great deals on them too as they are a pretty standard size (£75 roughly)

 

[davepartridge]

Thanks everyone - much appreciated.

 

[coggie]

I got 17k from my Pirelli P7s and didn't much like them grip wise.

I got 25k from my first front pair of Goodyear Eagle NCT5s which were a good tyre, only downside was very poor performance in snow. So I bought some steel wheels (for winter tyres) which had a worn set of Michelin Energy Savers on, I can't say how many miles you'd get out of new ones but I was suprised how well the worn ones lasted. I didn't put them on soon enough to wear them out before October!

As for MPG, the Pirellis wern't much good compared to the Goodyears, which had a significant improvement. I just can't get the same figures that I got on the Michelins, which are the best I've tried. I'll be having the Michelins once I wear my Goodyears out.

 

[Tara]

Can I replace the stock low resistance tyre with normal ones ?

 

[ddc]

Can I replace the stock low resistance tyre with normal ones ?

Are you sure you've got low rolling resistance tyres fitted? My 61 plate ecomotive came from the factory with standard P7's even though the brochure said they are fitted with LRR tyre to help get the 99g/km.. I even mentioned it to the sales guy when I popped back to the dealership a few weeks after collecting the car.. He just said the spec had probably change since the brochure was printed... I've had a look a other newish Eco's when I've seen them out and about and non of them have had LRR tyres fitted..

Back on topic, I've got Dunlop sport maxx fitted and have just over 30k on them and still got another 5 -7k left in them..

I guess I don't drive to hard

 

[Wimbledonian]

Conti EcoContact 5 are well-rated if you want ECO tyres. But of course you can change to better handling tyres if that's your priority.

 

[Deleted member 74601]

Conti EcoContact 5 are well-rated if you want ECO tyres. But of course you can change to better handling tyres if that's your priority.

The two best LRR tyres are Energy Savers or the new Eco Contact 5. There's been no conclusive testing yet, but I believe the Continental ones are supposed to be slightly better (as their tyre design is newer)

 

[Tara]

On another note does your clutch pedal feel firm to press on your ecomotive's ? Mines not slipping but is slightly firm to press in.

 

[ddc]

On another note does your clutch pedal feel firm to press on your ecomotive's ? Mines not slipping but is slightly firm to press in.

Mine doesn't feel different enough to make me aware of it (if that makes sense?)

That's compared to my last Toledo 5P, my wifes Toledo, the sons Ibiza or daughters Fabia.....

So I would say it feels "normal"