If you can afford them, yeah they're good, but if you're budget is tight then the Falken FK452 is the one to go for, £60 vs £100 per tyre and they are 99% as good as F1's, which I have previously used.
Are F1's worth the money??
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that seems strangebut what happens wen u need to put some air in ????
When you want to put air in you can top it up with air from the garage. Thats not a problem. Nitrogen is meant to keep the pressure for longer in the tyre, reduce road noise and also increase fuel consumption. This is what the leaflet told me. Apparently though normal air eats the inside of the tyre wheras nitrogen doesnt
To be fair Ive had the tyres a couple of months now and the pressure has hardly drpped. They dont lose pressure in different weather conditions and the road noise!!!! What road noise lol. I dont know if the road noise is due to the tyre change I had or whether it is because of the nitrogen
Yeah i've heard that too
just seem them on camskills at £96 each
so they are inbetween both F1's and falkens
which i've tried both so fancied trying something different
this time
might just give them a wirl
What size, I'm talking about the 18's - £64.70 delivered from Camskill and my place charges £10 to fit and balance, so £74.70 all in. £102.45 for the F1 Assymetric, so £112.45 fitted.
In 225/45/17 you're talking £71.10 for the FK452 and £85.00 for the F1. Don't forget in 17 you can get the Hankook V12 EVO tyre for £61.90 which is a very good tyre.
In the past I have run the Toyo T1-R's and great weather dry tyre. The Goodyears were probably best allrounders, and the Michelins whilst fantastic under heavy breaking make some strange noises which I've not experienced with other tyres when turning tight slow corners.
It was the day after a front tyre blow out at high speed that it rammed it home to me just how important the best tyre you can possibly buy is. Whilst any tyre would probably have blown in my situation (hit half a brick in the road), your tyre is the only contact point you have to control the physics between your car and forward or lateral movement. Any compromise in that connection is a compromise too far in my opinion, so I now choose my tyres very carefully, and cost comes secondary to reviewed performance standards. I accept this choice is driven by budget, but I'd happily spend another few tens of quid per corner for ultimate peace of mind.
It was the day after a front tyre blow out at high speed that it rammed it home to me just how important the best tyre you can possibly buy is. Whilst any tyre would probably have blown in my situation (hit half a brick in the road), your tyre is the only contact point you have to control the physics between your car and forward or lateral movement. Any compromise in that connection is a compromise too far in my opinion, so I now choose my tyres very carefully, and cost comes secondary to reviewed performance standards. I accept this choice is driven by budget, but I'd happily spend another few tens of quid per corner for ultimate peace of mind.
Yes they are worth the money a fantastic tyre, wet weather performance is the best Ive ever experienced, but I have to agree with the above, I've done 7000miles and have 2mm left.
My Bridgestone RE050A's were, I think better slightly more confidence, about a fiver more and I got 10000miles out of them. I'd buy Bridgestone again over the F1's next time round, having said that 4x AVON ZV5's on order £260, moneies tight so will try these after recomendation from a friend.
Just seen this! I've had these, never again, suicidal in the wet and my Hankook tyres were just as good in the dry. The Parada's are awful, better tyres for less money out there
Many will vouch for the Falken FK452 as a quality tyre that punches above its pricetag. I take tyres very seriously too, with around 300bhp I have to, especially with kids in the car too. This is my second set of 452's and they perform excellent in all weathers, pushing hard or just cruising along, blasting down country roads or pootling along the motorway - they are very good indeed.
I've tried many, many different tyres such as Pirelli, Toyo, Goodyear, Hankook, Falken, Dunlop, Vredestein, etc. etc. and the FK452 is right up there with the best.
I've tried many, many different tyres such as Pirelli, Toyo, Goodyear, Hankook, Falken, Dunlop, Vredestein, etc. etc. and the FK452 is right up there with the best.
Avons will last even less time in my experience. Goodyears wear okay in my opinion for the performance you get. I found i went though toyo proxes faster.
Interesting to read, as I may have to change all 4 tyres a couple of months ahead of the car going back to Audi in March 2010 (if we decide not to pay the bubble and keep it). If so I will put the Falken's on it and give them a whirl.
I got 11,000 miles out of the Conti SPort Contact 2's that were supplied on the S3 fronts and rear. Didn't really rate them, and was forced to go with Mich PS2's as dealer was out of Goodyears and I was running on legal limit. I've got to 11,000 on the MPS2's and they have half the tread left, but they don't lack grip so not sure how they have such longevity. Horribly expensive though, although at Castle Combe they performed very well.
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Hi all are f1s realy worth the money? or is there a cheaper tyre thats as good? as i need 2 new fronts
F1's are the danglies. grip like **** on a blanket and inspire confidence!
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EVO and their result:
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
3) Continental Contisport Contact 3
4) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
5) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
6) Pirelli PZero Nero
7) Kumho Ecsta STP KU31
8) Dunlop Sport Maxx
9) Yokohama S.Drive
Autocar and their result:
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
3) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
4) Continental Contisport Contact 3
5) Pirelli PZero Nero / Rosso
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
Tire track and their result:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
3. Continental ContiSportContact 3
4. Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Autobild and their result:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2. Hankook ventus V12 evo
3. Pirelli P Zero Nero
4. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
5. Contintenal Sportcontact 3
6. Michelin Pilot exalto 2
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
3) Continental Contisport Contact 3
4) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
5) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
6) Pirelli PZero Nero
7) Kumho Ecsta STP KU31
8) Dunlop Sport Maxx
9) Yokohama S.Drive
Autocar and their result:
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
3) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
4) Continental Contisport Contact 3
5) Pirelli PZero Nero / Rosso
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
Tire track and their result:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
3. Continental ContiSportContact 3
4. Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Autobild and their result:
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2. Hankook ventus V12 evo
3. Pirelli P Zero Nero
4. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
5. Contintenal Sportcontact 3
6. Michelin Pilot exalto 2
That speak volumes, it's really nice knowing the tyres are there for you, when [cough]pushing along[/cough]
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