Well, thought I'd put up a few words about the Uniroyal's now I've had the fronts fitted a few weeks. When I 1st had them fitted, the weather was quite good, so got about a week of dry weather driving into them, and i must say, from the moment I drove out of National tyres, who fitted them for £20 (fronts only), after I got the tyres from www.camskill.co.uk for £195 delivered for the 225/40/18's, that the level of grip over the Falken 452's I was running before was like night and day. Even with the stickers still on, there was no traction control intervention after 1st gear, even when proper thrapping it! They are smooth, quiet, and look pretty good as well. Then at the beginning of last week, the normal british summer started, and then these tyres really came into their own. The level of wet grip is out of this world! I can honestly say, with no hesitation or exaggeration, thet they give as much grip in very wet conditions, as the Falkens did in the dry. Now I'm not one to drive like a loon in the wet, but on my way down the M6 on Monday, doing about 70'ish in the middle lane, a truck pulled out in front of me, about 75 meters ahead, and he can't have been doing much over 40. I instinctively slammed on the anchors and safely swung into the outside lane, through quite a bit of standing water, and there was not a hint of ABS as I not only braked heavily, but changed lanes as well. Now for me, this single event justified to me buying these tyres, instead of getting anything else. The dry grip is fantastic, but the level of safety they give in the wet means I will probably never buy any other model of tyre, as long as they keep making them of course. Well, just thought I'd share my thoughts, just in case someone is umming and arring about buying some...just do it!
